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

[Dish chickens]

Im not a doctor...but i will take a look

 

[valleychicks]

Well one thing to be thankful for it will just be number 5. I have a nephew and his wife that are expecting child number 8.

Our daughter who is also a BYC member is expecting and due in April.

 

[LittleRedCoop53]

I'm joining the NYD HAL ....just back tracked a little and WOW....congratulations

 

[domesticzoo]

Yes! They are in the egg section with the rest of the eggs. They are labeled as "fertile".

All I can say is WOW! The closet TJ is I San Diego, CA! Face plam!

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Quote: She is the prettiest little child now too. No signs of turning into a rooster at the last minute either.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

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Congratulations too.

 

[bamadude]

Lmbo

 

[valleychicks]

Congratulations too.

Thank you! Our first grand child and it's a girl!

 

[Aphrael]

I am less than 200 posts behind woo hoo!! And here are my BLRW chicks that hatched Tuesday...

Those are cuties!

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!

That's incredible Ron!

Wanna bet the original word was "bazillion"?

Oooooo. I bet you're right! Apparently I was too tired when reading as that never entered my mind.

Wait, you hatched the same eggs more than once??? Do you keep re-hatching them until you get a specific breed?
LOL

I saw this one also...lol

Love it!

Water candling is done after day 15. And it isn't super reliable. I heard someone say they had an egg sink, and it still hatched. I do it just for fun! If it's hard to see through the shell, you may want to leave it for now. I have a few that have "shadows" that I've left in. If it's obviously clear, then there is nothing developing.

For water candling, you aren't looking for the egg to sink or float. You are just watching for it to rock and wiggle in the water. Sinking or floating is determined by the size of the air cell and is often used to determine if eating eggs are still good to eat.

I think the trader joe eggs are kinda like a wrapped christmas pressie you get a surprise in each egg curiosity to see what kind of bird might come out also economical and sure a challenge for some ppl to hatch, I would also think it would be a nice way to try incubating and get experience without throwing huge somes of money away if you fail

That would be my reason for getting them if I could get any around here.

I did the 1st time because I didn't want to spend $$$$ on hatching eggs my first try at incubating. I hatched 1 out of 12. The 2nd time was just for fun...and at $2.99/doz whats to lose? (ETA: 2nd try was 11/12!)

I love that site

Yep, in the fridge isle with the rest of the eggs. I guess not all TJs carry fertile eggs though. Look for this carton:

Oops, don't have pic of the top...but it's green. (ETA: this was my first hatch)

Oh yes. The carton with a chick in it would be a dead giveaway of fertile eggs.

Just finished candling...I think I am pulling this egg...



Is this a seeping egg? When I candle it, it is very bright. The whole egg lights up, not like the others. I should pull this?

This is my first hatch, so appreciate all the help!!

Get that puppy outta there before it contaminates your other eggs!

Thank you.


On another note. I looked at the eggs at Whole Foods and they had inserts in the eggs and told what breed laid those eggs. They had eggs from three different farms there, their farm bane was on the carton. One farm had eggs from Amberlinks. Another had eggs from Bovan Browns and I can't remember what the other one was. Those were from the brown eggs. Too bad they weren't fertile.

Oooo, that would be nice if they were.

Does this count as a HAL egg?

OMG I am freaking out. Anyone who knows me on Facebook please tell no one, not even husband knows yet! (Thinking Christmas shocker as we have 4 already....)



So while my chicken HAL eggs don't seem to be doing well, this human one sure does!

Oh my gosh! Congratulations!

Congratulations....I would recommend borrowing Bama's flash light and candle again on day 10

Well one thing to be thankful for it will just be number 5. I have a nephew and his wife that are expecting child number 8.

That is a LOT of rugrats!

Our daughter who is also a BYC member is expecting and due in April.

Congrats to you both!

 

[Dish chickens]

Me and bamadude candling with his Walmart flashlight. We pulled a few with blood rings. no clears though

Okay, I love those pictures. Bama that is a very bright light.
But I do want to be clear and make sure I am not mistaken here.... Did you really just inform the members on this thread that you MARRIED @bamadude? So
what we have to put up with on this thread, you have to live with day in and day out? You poor thing !!!!!
Just kidding Bama, You are a lot of fun