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

[Penny Hen]

Here is the link on how to calibrate your hydrometer: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/151621/calibrating-a-digital-hydrometer-how-do-you-do-that

 

[ronott1]

Do you have one of these for chicken eggs?

I have a better one for chickens:

 

[roostercluck]

I just had porous lav orpington eggs just like that. They hatched out just fine for me a week ago

Since they were porous, I didn't candle/handle them as often. I have an automated turner in my incubator. Apparently bacteria and humidity can be an issue. Though I didn't keep an eye on humidity and they still hatched fine (they were even shipped!).

Yay! Thank you. This really makes me feel better about my eggs.

 

[Ramblin Rooster]

I have a better one for chickens:

 

[Cynthia12]

The ones tooo early for the hatch. They are Cochin bantams and 5 hatched yesterday, 6 today...I will be adding my standard size chicken eggs by the 11th for the hatch-a-long! Just had to show off my new babies!!!!

Top of the list of my favorite bantam. Loving that little blue right there. I have a little black cochin, that I call Charlie..she's a she..but she walks like Charlie Chaplin because of how thick her leg and foot feathering is. She's a sweetheart..of course.

 

[Penny Hen]

OK I scored some Italian Speckled Cortunix quail on Ebay.

They won't be here until Saturday but that is about the right time to start quail for NY day.

Between them and the Olive Eggers from my girls this should be interesting. DH still doesn't know that I am going to incubate. He was grumbling about "foul fowl" again.

 

[Ramblin Rooster]

I have to unsubscribe from this.. its making me so sad that I'm missing out! Then again I can't bring myself to unsubscribe because its so fun and awesome. Oh whatever I'll just suck it up and enjoy your photos and stuff.

 

[ronott1]

I have to unsubscribe from this.. its making me so sad that I'm missing out! Then again I can't bring myself to unsubscribe because its so fun and awesome. Oh whatever I'll just suck it up and enjoy your photos and stuff.

That is a very good choice Sir, Very good choice.

Staying Subscribed!

 

[Ramblin Rooster]

That is a very good choice Sir, Very good choice.

What? Unsubscribing or no unsubscribing?

 

[Penny Hen]

Sam!!! Wish you could!! Hopefully you could do easter!!! I wouldnt....id have too many chickens! Haha just got 22 eggs for this NYD hatch!!!

Well if you enjoy hatching you can always sell the chicks. Never mind that one or two per hatch that you slip into the pen with the rest.