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

[ronott1]

We locked down 20 of our original 39. Most that didn't make it to lockdown was because they weren't fertile. A few quit though. Pulled out 2 right before I set up for lockdown. Everyone else still had nice veins and good movement even though those eggs are getting full! This will be my biggest incubator hatch ever

if all goes well. I'm not counting chicks though, lol. Just counting eggs.

hoping for a great hatch!

 

[ChickyChickens]

hoping for a great hatch!

X2!!!

 

[Amberjem]

I would loveee a lavender astolorp! probly be a lavender orpington...my top want list on chickens are orps, brahma, laced wyandottes, n astrolorps (no perticular order maybe laced bit more then others! papa has some laced orpingtons I been drooling over


ohh forgot pure bred faverollie too love to see if they are as sweet as my faverollie mixes are

 

[sunshinechick83]

Hi all! I've been away since Chriatmas craziness started. I'm so glad to be slowing down now! I candled and drew aircells this morning. All my eggies are locked down. Yay! Im now willing the bator to be the temp and humidity I want. I need to stop hovering over it, lol.

 

[LemonMeringue]

No Barbie anything in this house. But they do have a cute chair I painted and curtains on all of the nest boxes

 

[LemonMeringue]

hoping for a great hatch!

X2!!!

Thanks!

 

[ronott1]

No Barbie anything in this house. But they do have a cute chair I painted and curtains on all of the nest boxes

That is perfect!

 

[casportpony]

Quote:
Originally Posted by ronott1

Okay, so I found a nest that a hen had left, so I put them in the bator. So far one has hatched and a few more look like they might in the next few days!

-Kathy

Ate they chickens or Pea Hens? Remember, it did not happen unless we see a picture....


In the bator are 1 pea egg that I set several days ago, 1 pigeon egg, two chicken eggs, one chick that hatched yesterday, one chick that the keets tried to kill. Here they are.












-Kathy

 

[ronott1]

Quote:
Originally Posted by ronott1


Ate they chickens or Pea Hens? Remember, it did not happen unless we see a picture....


In the bator are 1 pea egg that I set several days ago, 1 pigeon egg, two chicken eggs, one chick that hatched yesterday, one chick that the keets tried to kill. Here they are.












-Kathy

They are so cute!

Thanks for the pictures.

 

[chickiebaby1]

What breeds do u have?
I wouldn't say "addicted" or "obsessed". I'd just say you have a really big love for chickens. Lol
Is that a wire hanging over the eggs? Won't the chicks peck at it when they hatch. Ik they are usually curious boogers.
Aww. That's terrible. So sorry to hear that.

I have several different breeds, such as cochin, silkie, wyandotte, white leg horns and black sex-links. My cochin is not laying right now but I did get several eggs out of her before she stopped and my silkie only lays about every other day so I hold on to those, but for right now I am focusing on the sex links and wyandotts. I want to have some good started pullets by spring when people really start to look for chickens. I am probably also going to be listing them on Craigs list, I'm hoping sex-links will sell good seeing as how you know if you are getting pullets or roos. I got 7 pullets and 3 roos out of my last hatch so I was pretty happy with that. For this hatch a long I have the last 4 eggs my cochin layed and 3 wyandott eggs I'm hoping do good. Getting ready to go candle and lock down now. I also set some more silkie and wyandott eggs for 1/15 hatch and I'm setting 2 dozen more sex links tomorrow.