5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

[msladyhawke]

Thanks to Msladyhawke I am back in!!! YAY!!!! So you still have a newbie! lol! when is the set date for the Bantams?

Hatch for chickens is the 11th, no difference for bantams so far.

 

[Gardeningmama]

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She is beautiful!

 

[chicken pickin]

Cracked that egg open tonight, DH made a late night egg sandwich. It was a double yolker.

 

[msladyhawke]

She is beautiful!

Aww, thanks! She is the momma to some of the eggs chickensnewtome is getting. And, here is the proud papa too:

 

[msladyhawke]

Cracked that egg open tonight, DH made a late night egg sandwich. It was a double yolker.

NICE!

 

[acemario]

My d'Uccles have stopped laying...buff mottled...and my chamois Sebrights are just nearing POL so wish I could send you some...but not yet!

Well, thanks for the thought! My landlords (aunt-in-law) had a favorite barred rock bantam that got smashed in a bad wind-storm a few weeks ago. She loves the bantams, so I was hoping to hatch a few new ones for her to keep here when we move soon.

I hope you join!

Haha! It's looking pretty good... but don't count on me quite yet..

Brinsea mini advance, scratch and dent, but I haven't found the scratch or dent, yet. Hope it functions correctly!

Hey! I just got the exact same bator in september! I had a 3/4 hatch rate with two of them that had been in the fridge for several days! It was soooooooo easy! You'll love it!

 

[SilkieSensation]

 
I joined, but because of moving around New Years, I am worried about chick safety. Could I move them at 3 days old? It'll only be 20-30 minutes in the car, and a brooder will be ready at new location. I'm planning on Barred Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, Amerucana, and possibly Marans.

A 20-30 min car ride is nothing. They would be just fine. Just keep the heat on in the car.

When moving chicks in cold weather, use a small box that forces them to stay fairly close together, fill the bottom with bedding, only poke a couple very small air holes near the top of 2 sides of the box, warm the car but not over 80 degrees, do not set the box in the direct heat from the vent & if it's really cold you can wrap the box loosely in a towel or blanket. Overheating is more dangerous than chilling. Chicks recover quickly from chill but die very fast from heat stroke. I've transported many babies in both heat & cold.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Thanks to Msladyhawke I am back in!!! YAY!!!! So you still have a newbie! lol! when is the set date for the Bantams?

You GO! MsLadyHawke, you really bring 'enabling' to a whole new level.

 

[kara1015]

Got the incubator out of storage today! Started collecting eggs! Getting excited! e

 

[chicken farmer]

17 More days!!!! so excited!!!!!!