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

[chickengirl1193]

Me too! I just sit on my lawn chair on a nice warm sunny day, with a good book and a drink right in the middle of the yard, while they free range all around me.

its extremely relaxing!! until they wander too far and you have to heard them back home lol. I try not to bring my cell phone out with me, or at least just leave it in my pocket, its nice to spend some time away from the world

 

[ronott1]

It's December 11th and I don't have a single egg to set. It looks like I won't be hatching until January. Bummer...

Oh well, have fun everyone! and good luck with those hatches!

Sorry to see you go!

Keep up with us though.

 

[ronott1]

im so nervous these three weeks cant go by fast enough! i think i am going to put them into the incubator in an hour at noon. I candled and it was my first time candling but i saw air cells in all the eggs. One egg it looked like there were too air cells (like 2 smaller spots right next to each other) is there anything i can do for that egg? i wrote down which it was so i can keep an eye on it. im not going to touch them again until next week. i dont want to mess them up! this experience really teaches you how fragile life is...

The air cell should go back together. I have see them split int a bunch of bubbles and be ok.

It sounds like the made good shape!

 

[Cynthia12]

Ohh Man. Eggs won't get here till tomorrow

Mine either.

I had to set some early, yesterday, and now..hopefully, the others will get here to set a day later. She mailed yesterday.

Ha, just went and checked the tracking..it's still in Pennsylvania.. Probably won't get here until Fri. I'm in Utah.

If it weren't for the fact that we are setting at a certain time for the actual NYD, then maybe there could be a couple of different setting times. But that's what this is..NYD hatch a long. Our babies will hatch, when they hatch, if they hatch after such a long trip in the cold. Didn't expect these others to be out there for so long. :/
Wish I could just go out to my coop and collect. Would be great to be able to own a rooster.

 

[chickengirl1193]

The air cell should go back together. I have see them split int a bunch of bubbles and be ok.

It sounds like the made good shape!

yeah they did im happy with them! im just hoping i didnt handle them too much trying to get the flashlight in the right place, on a good note my bathroom gets pitch black and i have a super bright led flashlight and it was really good for candling!

 

[chickydee64]

Mine either.

I had to set some early, yesterday, and now..hopefully, the others will get here to set a day later.

Hi,
I see you are on line so maybe will get my message that I have new Serama chicks..............
Have not gotten a good look yet but saw 1 white, 1 black and a chipmunk..............

Got these from Castle delight for my hen that lost her first clutch.
Nice to have some diversity................
Pictures for all as soon as she will let me........................

 

[Cynthia12]

Hi,
I see you are on line so maybe will get my message that I have new Serama chicks..............
Have not gotten a good look yet but saw 1 white, 1 black and a chipmunk..............

Got these from Castle delight for my hen that lost her first clutch.
Nice to have some diversity................
Pictures for all as soon as she will let me........................

Congrats! Sounds like a nice variety in color. Yes, pictures!

 

[Aphrael]

im so nervous these three weeks cant go by fast enough! i think i am going to put them into the incubator in an hour at noon. I candled and it was my first time candling but i saw air cells in all the eggs. One egg it looked like there were too air cells (like 2 smaller spots right next to each other) is there anything i can do for that egg? i wrote down which it was so i can keep an eye on it. im not going to touch them again until next week. i dont want to mess them up! this experience really teaches you how fragile life is...

The best thing you can do for it is to let it sit upright (fat end up) undisturbed to allow the air cell to merge and reattach. I have a darling little duckling right now who came from an egg that started with a detached air cell. So there is hope for that egg.

I candled my eggs last night and of the 12 SFH eggs that shipped 8 have detached air cells. I'll be setting them at noon here and leaving them upright with no turning for a couple of days at least. I did mark the 8 so I can see how my hatch rate is with those.

Me too! I just sit on my lawn chair on a nice warm sunny day, with a good book and a drink right in the middle of the yard, while they free range all around me.

I love sitting out in nice weather and watching "chicken tv". They are so fun to watch. I find it very relaxing and they make me laugh all the time.

 

[JLaw]

Me too! I just sit on my lawn chair on a nice warm sunny day, with a good book and a drink right in the middle of the yard, while they free range all around me.

I do same I also take a bag or cup of grapes and make them jump into my lap for the treat they love them.

 

[Elliemae 77]

Hey All. Sliding in under the wire! My hatching eggs showed up at the p.o. early this morning, so now I get to join the fun for the first time this year. I'm setting:
13 FBCMs
1 silver laced Cochin and, 7 FBCM/black tailed buff marans,