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

[critterrun]

yea maybe I can be ready by than to join
it has been way to long !!

 

[draye]

Here is a list of what I have set:
30 Easter Eggers
34 Naked Neck (some will not be NN b/c of gene)
20 Green Egger Naked Necks
9 cross breed
11 black/blue Copper Marans
4 Marans x Crested Easter Egger for Crested Olive Eggers. These four eggs are from only 1 hen that was collected for 5 days.

 

[critterrun]

I made one with a light bulb base covered with a outside fauced cover
worked great

 

[Kaylish]

Now now people, let's not get prudish. If we as a society can accept and even encourage sexualisation of women for advertising purposes (which I certainly am not saying I personally agree with, far from it), then why not accept the truth of sex in the animal kingdom, or dressing up as chickens... or down into natural states for candling.

Speedo's however, totally offensive on every level

Is anybody else a little more excited for NY now, rather than Xmas??
I usually dislike New Years (and my birthday.... Just more reminders that time is moving on and ticking by, leaving me older and feeling less accomplished as the days go by LOL).
This is a much better way to ring in the new year!!

I whole-heartedly agree on both counts!

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.

Is it bad that I'm already planning what to set for Easter...or that I have the March 15th set date already marked on the calender?

I am amazed!

16 of 24 Trader Joes Fertile eggs are developing--I spent $2.99 a dozen for those eggs! The expiration day on them was 12-31--It should have been a hatch date on the carton!

The Blue Australorp eggs have 8 of 11 with veins and they were shipped!

Yea!

for a good hatch!

What breed are the Trader Joe eggs?

The eggs are white shelled--last time I hatched them they were Leghorns.

The batch I just hatched in November were Astra-Whites (a couple had the "splash" markings)

Easter Hatchalong 2015!!

Easter is on April 5 and, in the past anyway, eggs were set to hatch the day before so that chicks would be on-hand for Easter. By my calculations, that would mean chicken eggs would be set on Saturday, March 14!! Plan early for eggs!!

Yay, for Spring!!

Ok, I'm not the only one then...

I saw this one also...lol

Awesome! and SOOO TRUE!

holy wow thats alot of eggs

i know i am behind....i refuse to contine to not post because i am miles behind lol. If my boss would stop walking in i would be much farther along.

Yep, work is suffering for me this month...It's the only place I can actually catch up!!!

and Happy Friday!!!

After not candling, it looks like we've got embryo spots in all the eggs!

MrsB

Yea!

 

[draye]

I checked with Whole Foods in Littke Rock today. They have quit selling the fertile eggs because they were throwing away more than they sold. Out if a case of 30 they were only selling about 5 or six dozen. Not very profitable.

 

[LindaB220]

@Michaelelf Now that I think of it, michael, I do have OCD. . Chickens and gardening

Bama, I wonder what this big boy would do.?

http://www.amazon.com/Super-Bright-...010905&sr=8-5&keywords=ozark+trail+flashlight

 

[Dish chickens]

Ozark Trail OT-250L from walmart works really well....and $15 fine for skipping

Gettem Bama

 

[bamadude]

Has any1 ever soaked an egg in vinegar??? The shell completly dissolves....Im thinking of doing eggtopsies with vinegar

 

[Dish chickens]

After not candling, it looks like we've got embryo spots in all the eggs!

MrsB

Congrats

 

[ronott1]

@Michaelelf Now that I think of it, michael, I do have OCD. . Chickens and gardening

Bama, I wonder what this big boy would do.?

http://www.amazon.com/Super-Bright-...010905&sr=8-5&keywords=ozark+trail+flashlight

@ozexpat has posted links to that flashlight--Reports are that it works very well.