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

[hennible]

Hee, Hee. 

I have got to get a better flashlight or a better candler. The ones I have just didn't show much. The Silkie eggs were easy to see but the dark tan and light brown, forget it. 

Most of my eggs are light brown cell phone flash works really well

 

[valleychicks]

Most of my eggs are light brown cell phone flash works really well

I did see a little better using the cell phone flash. Some of the lighter eggs I could see veins but the darker ones looked like solid with the light only showing through the air cell. Not sure if that is good or bad.

 

[FuzzyHens]

Candling Report: 3 clears, 2 questionable and 18 beautifully veined eggs. All my bantams and Mottled Orp are growing so I am Super Stoked!

congrats!!

 

[hennible]

I did see a little better using the cell phone flash. Some of the lighter eggs I could see veins but the darker ones looked like solid with the light only showing through the air cell. Not sure if that is good or bad.

It seems good too me, ( limited experience ) when their clear then you have a problem.

 

[chickee]

I candle every night.

But I figure it is the same as the cool down mode on the new incubators.

Never has been detrimental to any of my hatches. I don't ever handle the eggs, always shining the light down through the tops. The Brinsea OvaView candler is so bright it lights up the eggs beautifully. Even the Marans eggs.

So far all 6 of the golden cuckoo Marans eggs are growing. Of the 8 Silkie eggs, one went missing, one had a blood ring and one quit (bad first time broody) so down to 5 growing.

 

[bantambury]

found another pic of the broody coop!

 

[bamadude]

Candling: go to walmart....get the ozark trail OT-250L flashlight..it will candle golf balls, bowling balls, red bricks, cinder blocks, caskets...seriously...this flashlight will candle anything...if it wont...(but it will)..save ur receipt for a refund (u wont need it).

 

[hennible]

Golf balls eh?

 

[valleychicks]

@valleychicks @FuzzyHens
I actually found a few pictures...


you can see part of it in the back...LOL


now I went to TSC and saw this baby was on sale so I bought it and put it together. all it is, is a run attachment to a coop TSC sells, so if your too lazy to build something its on sale again tight now... http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/sto...extension-pen-2-chicken-capacity-105083199--1 haha
it works great for me and all I so is simply set it up in the run of my big coop and put a few heavy bricks on top, and out two large square stones you can find at home depot and those stores. then I just put the cat box on that. I also put wood on top of it to allow shade. its a bit shabby, but works great when moving the chicks into the coop. all you have to do is open the door, and BAM. theyre included in the flock.
I had a few broody fights when I would first let them out...the mom just protecting her chicks and stuff, but its normal.

right now since I don't have any broodys hatching at the moment the pen is outside of the coop. I still have bricks on top and the cat box in because I use it for Mr. Indie, who got the name independent for a reason...LOL he loves by himself in an elevated coop and I let him out for a few hours a day in he run and kinda tractor it around. since we have a really bad hawk problem I wouldn't want my poor boy to get snatched up, so this is a great tractor as well.


im aiming to get indie a really cool coop from TSC or build him a mansion like a dog huge I saw at petsmart...LOL

also, ive considered using these dog houses bc they are almost like a coop, and they seem great.



indie says hi

Nice set up for the broody hens and babies you got there. Indie is adorable! I just love roosters. May be why I have so many.
I don't remember if I posted the picture of our broody girls on her in their box so here goes.


They have a lot of room in there. The re-purposed table/nest box sits in the corner of the barn coop in an 8 x 10 area. It is located under the poop board that is under the roost. I was planning to use some hardware cloth to fence a small area in for the 2 mamas and their chicks so that the others can't get to them but can see them. I want them all to be used to each other. Do you think I should go ahead and section the area off now or wait until closer to hatching? I don't want to upset the mom's. I guess I could section it off but leave a door open for their breaks in the sun. What do you think?

 

[chickkrakidd]

Everybody owes me $5

Not me!! I don't have any eggs in the bator

easy way to avoid the evil temptation of candling early lol

@valleychicks @FuzzyHens I actually found a few pictures... you can see part of it in the back...LOL now I went to TSC and saw this baby was on sale so I bought it and put it together. all it is, is a run attachment to a coop TSC sells, so if your too lazy to build something its on sale again tight now... http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/sto...extension-pen-2-chicken-capacity-105083199--1 haha it works great for me and all I so is simply set it up in the run of my big coop and put a few heavy bricks on top, and out two large square stones you can find at home depot and those stores. then I just put the cat box on that. I also put wood on top of it to allow shade. its a bit shabby, but works great when moving the chicks into the coop. all you have to do is open the door, and BAM. theyre included in the flock. I had a few broody fights when I would first let them out...the mom just protecting her chicks and stuff, but its normal. right now since I don't have any broodys hatching at the moment the pen is outside of the coop. I still have bricks on top and the cat box in because I use it for Mr. Indie, who got the name independent for a reason...LOL he loves by himself in an elevated coop and I let him out for a few hours a day in he run and kinda tractor it around. since we have a really bad hawk problem I wouldn't want my poor boy to get snatched up, so this is a great tractor as well. im aiming to get indie a really cool coop from TSC or build him a mansion like a dog huge I saw at petsmart...LOL also, ive considered using these dog houses bc they are almost like a coop, and they seem great. indie says hi

who's the handsome buff that looks like he has a Mohawk?? That is a lovely looking bird!!! What breed is he? (Or she)