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

[Cynthia12]

ron, I won't be doing any of the contests, but are you needing any more prizes?

 

[Cynthia12]

I want! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the dog!

Just beautiful. I've always loved this breed. Used to foster and rescue dogs, never had the chance to come across one of these though..good thing, I just may have kept him, even though I always have a Golden R. on hand. I have my first female Golden now, it's always been males..love her to pieces.

 

[sunshinechick83]

Mine are all set! Oh, let the next 21 days go by quickly!

 

[Cynthia12]

Still waiting on the call from the PO about my eggs. The shipper had good reviews so am hoping she packed well and she said that she gathered them on Monday so I have that working in my favor. We have this really hard rainfall and to get to me you have to go over winding roads

that they are being handled gently and are well packed.

Again, in the same boat..one box came today...hoping the other comes tomorrow!!

 

[ChickyChickens]

Mine are all set! Oh, let the next 21 days go by quickly!

X2...lol!

 

[Cynthia12]

I'll play! I set eggs last night. Some are BLRW and the rest are BLRW/EE mix. Assuming my bator doesn't fry them. This morning my thermometer had fallen user the turner and I had no time to correct it. So hopefully it's ok.

 

[JLaw]

75 eggs set at 1245

 

[Marks chickens]

got some eggs cooking!

 

[domesticzoo]

Ready! Set! GO! The quail eggs are not included but I just wanted to show them off, fingers crossed, may your Temps stay steady!

 

[jbenson]

I am so excited. I will have a full bator of d'Uccle eggs later today! I started collecting 9 days ago cause I was worried the gals would lay too sparsely. But the more balmy temps this past week combined with 6 layers versus the 3 I had last spring ended up with more eggs than fit in my turner! I decided to not hatch any that were very very dirty and ruled out a few more during collection that may have gotten too cold from being laid in the feeder. And a couple that looked like double yolkers. But after I collect this evening I will probably have at least 6 more than fit in my turner. Things have come a long way since last spring when I was pressing it to collect a dozen at a time for hatching. I might squeeze the extras in on the side and tilt the bator. There are bound to be a few that get pulled at candling next week and then I could squeeze the extras in the turner. I really hope I can find buyers for these babies before it gets warm. If the hatch rate is good, I won't have brooder space for them all until it is warm enough here for them to go in the coop.