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

[bantambury]

I will join!!!

so excited!!!!

 

[chicken pickin]

I cant believe it is getting close. We are only 5 days away from set day! I hope everyone has everything in order. We will probably start seeing lots of pics of egg shipments coming in. My package will arrive tomorrow, and I ship out a package today or tomorrow depending on how many eggs I collect today.

I think today I need to clean my incubators that have been collecting dust over the past 4-5months. I cant believe its been that long since I hatched anything *sigh*.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

My 'quote'. Isn't working soooo

Kalalyn, nice score on the eggs! As they were shaken enough in their travels for some to break and som to crack, I would recommend not turning them for the first 3 or 4 days - this is what I plan to do with mine.

Faerieannette: beautiful sign! And how generous of you to donate it.

CONTESTS: IMHO, We do not want to make anymore work for Ron and scare him off. I like Random Post contests, but they can 'clog the thread', and this thread is busy enough. Perhaps the photo contests could be organized and put in a survey by a volunteer? I'm not certain but think you need a modifier, or platinum member or administrator or....I don't know, someone with a title to set up surveys, is that correct?

 

[Gardeningmama]

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[BoereMeisie]

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And then the bestest day; Wednesday a.k.a Set day for chicken eggs!!!

 

[Cynthia12]

Need to watch this baby off and on through the next week, that's how long our freeze is going to last. I'll try and be happy, but not sure I can dance like that any more.

http://www.myamazingearth.com/2012/12/the-happiest-penguin-ever/

 

[ronott1]

I will join!!!

so excited!!!!

ronott1,

We have decided to participate in the Hatch a long!!! so excited!!! we are running a bator test today, and another next week a day before we place the eggs.
hopefully getting mire eggs Tuesday!!!

happy to join!!
~Bantambury

You have been added!

I hope the bator works well!

 

[acemario]

So excited for all the contests going on!!
I was wondering if when is too cold to gather eggs to set?
It was mid forties today and I didn't gather the eggs until just a little bit ago and I was wondering if the temperature will cause the fertility/ hatch possibility to go down. And if I should gather the later and closer to set day eggs when the temperature is warmer?

Here it was 1 degree! It's really tough to get the eggs before they are frozen... but at 40s, you should be just fine!

Oh man! Hoping this freeze is gone by next week, when my eggs are coming. I am getting some from a couple of different people. It's cold. It was 1 degree this morning.

I know, right? I lost a few of my flock, so I'm down to only 2 in my main pen! I hope they snuggle! One reason I do love the cooler temperatures is because of all the new feathers they get! They turn into huge fuzz balls!!!

I thought the plastic was so you can lay it on top of the eggs to get a temperature reading at egg level

Of course if you are using a turner it slides off

I am still toying with the idea of joining in. I have collected some eggs from my one blue wheaten Ameraucana pullet that is a new layer and the only one laying right now. Either the chicks will be OEs because she had been in with my golden cuckoo Marans rooster up until a week and a half ago or pure blue wheaten chicks since she has been in with my Ameraucana rooster for a week and a half.

Nice! Either way you gotta be pleased!!!!

 

[Kat242]

Well I wasn't planing on it but hubby ordered some silkie eggs that will arrive just in time, So ill join as well.

 

[ronott1]

My 'quote'. Isn't working soooo

Kalalyn, nice score on the eggs! As they were shaken enough in their travels for some to break and som to crack, I would recommend not turning them for the first 3 or 4 days - this is what I plan to do with mine.

Faerieannette: beautiful sign! And how generous of you to donate it.

CONTESTS: IMHO, We do not want to make anymore work for Ron and scare him off. I like Random Post contests, but they can 'clog the thread', and this thread is busy enough. Perhaps the photo contests could be organized and put in a survey by a volunteer? I'm not certain but think you need a modifier, or platinum member or administrator or....I don't know, someone with a title to set up surveys, is that correct?

I might have one more random post.

I will have to check it out- I saw a link to make a poll in the first post so I should be able to do that.

What photo contest contest sounds good? Broody mom? (trying to keep things hatch related).