6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

[FuzzyHens]

very pretty!!! I love the blue coloring on chickens.

 

[ronott1]

They do look a little like that. But usually the thick part is a little more globby looking. No they didn't just start they have been laying for a while now.


Ok, I'll message her. Is it likely that only those two would have the worms or the illness? They are normally in the main flock with the other birds, and they all lay big, beautiful, perfectly uniform eggs.

I'm unsure what else I can do to increase nutrition. They are given wheat and BOSS sprouts in the morning. They freerange all day (although the pickings are slimmer this time of year), and then are given fermented feed in the evening before they go to roost. The FF is 1/2 Layena Layer Pellets (16% protien, high calcium) and 1/2 Bryant flockraiser type (24% protien, low calcium). They also have free choice oyster shell, all eggshells are fed back to them (they much prefer these to the oyster shell

) and they have unfettered access to the compost pile. Oh, and ACV in their water.

Haven't gotten pics of eggs yet. Will do so after I have dinner.

Your are doing very well with them!

Sometimes a chicken or two will be the ones that show symptoms. All of them would need to be treated though.

 

[FuzzyHens]

Don't worry...yet. The tracking isn't always kept up. You may get a special delivery before you expect it. Happens often.

Seems you are correct! They are tracking to deliver on Thursday now. Hoping I get lucky and they show up tomorrow.

 

[domesticzoo]

Well the third quail finally hatched, took out all others and locked down the last of the eggs. Hopefully they will all finish before 12/11/14.

 

[ronott1]

Well the third quail finally hatched, took out all others and locked down the last of the eggs. Hopefully they will all finish before 12/11/14.

Nice!

 

[Aphrael]

Your are doing very well with them!

Sometimes a chicken or two will be the ones that show symptoms. All of them would need to be treated though.

Ok. Thanks Ron.

Well the third quail finally hatched, took out all others and locked down the last of the eggs. Hopefully they will all finish before 12/11/14.

Aww.

So tiny and cute.

 

[Roan]

Contests:

1. Best Hatch Rate
First Prize: Pita Pinta, Arkansas Blue and\or Partridge Penedesenca Hatching eggs (Courtesy of @ronott1 )
Second Prize: BYC 2014 Calendar

For this contest during this hatch,​

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participants will need to be setting a minimum of 6 eggs, with confirmation picture posted to this thread on set day​

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These can be under broodies or in your incubators. Tell us how many you will have cooking and then don't go back and edit your post where you tell us how many eggs you start with. We'll need that info​

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by the 3rd of Jan at the latest​

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to be included in the contest. When the hatch is over,​

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you'll take a pic and post it to show us how many​

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you actually hatched.​

The picture must be of sufficient quality to count all the chicks.​

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In the event of a tie, the one who hatches the most chicks wins.​

Umm, what's wrong with this picture?

 

[Aphrael]

Umm, what's wrong with this picture?

Hatch rate is determined by the percentage you had successfully hatch. So if 2 people have a 100% hatch rate, for example, but 1 hatched 30 and one hatched 10, the one who hatched 30 would win.

 

[ronott1]

I have worked out some contests!

Contests:

1. Best Hatch Rate
First Prize: Pita Pinta, Arkansas Blue and\or Partridge Penedesenca Hatching eggs (Courtesy of @ronott1 )
Second Prize: BYC 2015 Calendar

participants will need to be setting a minimum of 6 eggs​

.​

​

These can be under broodies or in your incubators. Send @ronott1 a pm letting him know how many you will have cooking. We'll need that info​

​

by the 3rd of Jan at the latest​

​

to be included in the contest. When the hatch is over,​

​

you'll take a pic and post it to show us how many​

​

you actually hatched.​

The picture must be of sufficient quality to count all the chicks.​

​

In the event of a tie, the one who hatches the most chicks wins.​

2. Best Hatch a Long Participant
Prize: BYC Calendar

Open to hatch a long members except Hatch a long administrators. Send a PM to @ronott1 after the hatch is over with the name and reason for the nomination. Winner will be announced during the first week after the hatch.

3. Cutest Chick Hatched
First Prize: Golden Feather Membership
Second Prize: BYC Calendar

Open to all hatch a long members except Hatch a long Administrators. Post baby pictures in thread and we will vote on them.


4. Number of eggs set for Hatch a Long
Prize To Be Announced

Click here and post your guess for the total number of eggs set. Do not go back and edit the number and only enter once. The contest is open from now until Midnight Tuesday the 10th. Winner will be announced by Friday. Open to all BYC Members.

 

[FuzzyHens]

Look at these beautiful eggs I got from chicken pickins today Thank you!

Wow, beautiful! Are those dark olive eggs?