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

[ronott1]

Oh no, I think I missed the start date. I'll start some tonight anyway.

What is this good candeler you speak of? And I must have missed the date

I am sorry you missed the set date!

We do this every year so be ready next December!

The is also an Easter hatch but Easter is on a different date each year.

 

[ccnbuck]

I pulled 5 eggs tonight. 3 clears and 2 blood rings. All were shipped. I still have 22 going strong in the igloobator and 3 more under a broody.

 

[FuzzyHens]

@bosingleton set 450 eggs.

OMG!!!! no words, just OMG!

 

[valleychicks]

I had an egg look just like this, a broody stepped on her egg. I used melted plain unscented white candle wax. Not poured directly on but smoothed on with my finger. I put it in the incubator and it hatched just fine.

Thank you for the picture! Such a sweet chick is it a Silkie? I don't have an incubator just broody hens so I hope the tape works.

 

[blackgoat]

I candled tonight, and the most of my little guys were dancing all over the place!

I have two clears (both Silkie), two have shadows I'm not sure about, one is the second of my only two Araucana eggs

I'm still holding out hope that it's just the shells being too dark to see through, and two that had development on day 5, but are not showing anything today (also Silkies). I also have 5 with saddle-shaped air cells. They were packed really well, but came from California (I'm in Virginia), so, there's that. Should I put the saddle ones in a carton for the remainder of the hatch and carefully tilt them instead of rolling?
Here is a video I took of one of the dancing embryos. it was moving around like crazy! (my camera kept going out of focus, but you can still see the black spot moving about, so cool!)

If the video doesn't work, here is the youtube link

I hope I didn't burn the little guy's butt. I used a 60 watt bulb inside an oatmeal container, and when I was done taking the video, the egg was fairly hot, 107! Ooops! I had to dunk it in some water to cool it off. I candled the remainder of them with my phone flash, so couldn't get more videos.

 

[DragonClaw01]

Ah shoot. Let me go find a stick for me to beat myself with. I want to start a Valentine's hatch along, any tips?

 

[bamadude]

I had an egg look just like this, a broody stepped on her egg. I used melted plain unscented white candle wax. Not poured directly on but smoothed on with my finger. I put it in the incubator and it hatched just fine.

pardon me but hush up please. I dont wanna eat no poop

 

[valleychicks]

pardon me but hush up please. I dont wanna eat no poop

 

[bamadude]

My aracauna dont want none unless u got...

 

[chickkrakidd]

I am sorry you missed the set date!

We do this every year so be ready next December!

The is also an Easter hatch but Easter is on a different date each year.

there will also be a Valentine's Day HAL!!