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

[Cynthia12]

I am counting the minutes until I can start collecting eggs for the chicken set.

Anyone else?? :3

MrsB

Ummm, mins. no...days, yes.

 

[Cynthia12]

Okay, lame joke time.

Me: Do you know what turkeys eat?
My 3 yo Grandson: No
Me: Corn on the cobble cobble cobble

Gotta love those grand kids, they really do say the dardnest things. lol

 

[JadeComputerGal]

I am counting the minutes until I can start collecting eggs for the chicken set.

Anyone else?? :3

MrsB

Hey, you're really lucky though to have so much extra time since you're hatching chickens. Standard duck eggs have to go in tomorrow

 

[Aliciahess]

I am counting the minutes until I can start collecting eggs for the chicken set.

Anyone else?? :3

MrsB

Let's see...uhmmm yep I am!!!

So excited! EEEEEEEEE! My first hatch-a long and my second time incubating. I ordered eggs from simonerol, but they weren't sure if the breeds I wanted would be laying, and my ebay "goth chicken" (cemani mix) egg order got cancelled (grrrrr), so I panicked and ordered some from papa brooder. Now, it looks like I'm getting two orders of eggs for a total of 18, and at least 3 breeds! Yay! Go me! (Needless to say, my husband is less than thrilled) XD

My second time incubating too! Whoot...can't wait. I ordered some black copper marans and have two of my girls supplying eggs. Can the day get here sooner?!?!

 

[ChickyChickens]

Setting my 2nd test batch" today and it is made up of 33 Barnyard Mix eggs!

 

[JW12]

Ok so I'm 12 hours early but I did it! I set 19 ducks eggs at midnight (it was going to be 20 but I dropped one). So now the real waiting game begins. I will have to set on my hands to keep from candling everyday.

On a side note I think I finally found some RIR eggs to set next week. A local finally came through with eggs that wasn't between $30 and $50 a dozen. I went this afternoon to look at his birds and they are healthy and happy looking. They also looked yummy but that's a story for a different time.

 

[ronott1]

Ok so I'm 12 hours early but I did it! I set 19 ducks eggs at midnight (it was going to be 20 but I dropped one). So now the real waiting game begins. I will have to set on my hands to keep from candling everyday.

On a side note I think I finally found some RIR eggs to set next week. A local finally came through with eggs that wasn't between $30 and $50 a dozen. I went this afternoon to look at his birds and they are healthy and happy looking. They also looked yummy but that's a story for a different time.

Take a picture of the eggs for the hatch rate contest. Anyone else setting duck eggs tomorrow needs to do the same.

I will get contest details up tomorrow.

 

[JW12]

There they are! 19 eggs in all.... The smaller eggs are from my khaki campbells and the bigger ones are either blue Swedish, Rouen, or pekings.

 

[ronott1]

There they are! 19 eggs in all.... The smaller eggs are from my khaki campbells and the bigger ones are either blue Swedish, Rouen, or pekings.

Nice!

 

[ChickyChickens]

There they are! 19 eggs in all.... The smaller eggs are from my khaki campbells and the bigger ones are either blue Swedish, Rouen, or pekings.

Nice eggs!! I cant wait till the 11th!!