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

[hennible]

Congratulations on everyone's hatches!!! Unfortunately due to a death in the family I was unable to keep up with all the posting during the last week. All the pictures are awesome. I am still trying to reading the last 25 pages or so. But again Congratulatins!!!! And thanks for letting me lurk behind the scenes so to speak! 

Sorry to hear that

 

[Cynthia12]

Love Farmers Markets!


YEP!!

They usually have it up in February. Easter is April 5th!!

Serious? That early? Wow...It will be here before we know it!

 

[Roan]

Hardening off is when you slowly introduce the plant to the outdoors you put it out for couple hours each day bring it in at night protect it until it gets a little tougher same thing that you're working towards with your chickens

Ah I see. Yeah, that's what I'm doing.

I'm posting this question here because there are more people here than over at the Jan Hal. I got some eggs today but won't be able to set them until Tuesday. The question is, should I bring them inside or leave them in the car? The outside temp is 45 tonight, and 35 tomorrow night. I have them in the car right now. Is that within safe holding temp? Or should I bring them in. I know the optimum holding temp is 55, right? Unfortunately, that is not an option. The inside temp is about 70.

How about placing them in a cardboard box on the porch with a soft light that doesn't put off too much heat at night?
I say cardboard because it breathes easily so won't hold as much heat as other materials would.

This is just a suggestion so I'd wait to see what someone with more experience says about this idea before you try it. I could be way off base.

 

[Cynthia12]

Do you have a basement? or a closet on an outside wall that stays cool? 55 is what major hatcheries use but many of us use what we have available. I wouldn't risk the colder temps.

X's 2! Bring them in where there is a cooler area.

Don't leave them outside at all.

 

[Roan]

Congratulations on everyone's hatches!!! Unfortunately due to a death in the family I was unable to keep up with all the posting during the last week. All the pictures are awesome. I am still trying to reading the last 25 pages or so. But again Congratulatins!!!! And thanks for letting me lurk behind the scenes so to speak!

Aww, I'm sorry to hear that. I'll pray for you and your family.

 

[blackgoat]

Do you have a basement? or a closet on an outside wall that stays cool? 55 is what major hatcheries use but many of us use what we have available. I wouldn't risk the colder temps.

Thanks I'll poke around and see if I can find a cool area in the house. I thought that out in the car might be too cold, but wanted to get another opinion

 

[gilchicken]

2 mottled Split orpingtons

2 silkies

2 White Bantam Cochins

1 Lemon Cuckoo Orpington

2 lavender Orpingtons

 

[ronott1]

I'm posting this question here because there are more people here than over at the Jan Hal. I got some eggs today but won't be able to set them until Tuesday. The question is, should I bring them inside or leave them in the car? The outside temp is 45 tonight, and 35 tomorrow night. I have them in the car right now. Is that within safe holding temp? Or should I bring them in. I know the optimum holding temp is 55, right? Unfortunately, that is not an option. The inside temp is about 70.

I would bring them in and keep them on a bathroom sink, tilted and turn the eggs a couple of times a day.

 

[ronott1]

2 mottled Split orpingtons



2 silkies



2 White Bantam Cochins


1 Lemon Cuckoo Orpington


2 lavender Orpingtons

They look very nice!

Anyone have a thread started for the EHAL?

They usually start a month before set day--sometimes 6 weeks.

 

[NotAFarm]

Quote:

Quote: Last year Easter was later (April 20) and the thread was started on February 21st (how do I know..

..it is on my list of threads I posted to so I went and looked). If people are hatching emus (Yes, someone did last year for the EHAL) they need to be set 54 days before hatch date. If they are setting muscovies, those need to be set 35 days before hatch date. The word has to get out for poultry and chicken addicts lovers to get things lined up!!