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

[blackgoat]

Its gonna be weired to absorb the shells off of the ones that dont hatch at the end of the hal

Hey! If you dissolved the shell before they hatch, then the little chicks would have an easier time breaking out!

 

[hockeydad6791]

These are the vinegar eggs!

So awesome!!! I'd bet WD40 couldn't do that!!

 

[bamadude]

So awesome!!! I'd bet WD40 couldn't do that!!

i may try it

 

[ronott1]

Hmm... I'm trying to remember what the really heat-tolerant chicken I read about a few weeks ago...Brahmas are neat and should be okay in that hot of weather. Egyptian Fayomis would probably be okay. Welsummers lay a nice dark-brown/speckled egg, and are the #1 choice for a Zombie Apocalypse..apparently http://blog.mypetchicken.com/2012/03/09/the-best-chicken-breed-to-choose-for-the-zombie-apocalypse/
If I remember what that super heat-hardy chicken is, I'll get back to you.

I have Partridge Penedesenca:

 

[houdiniduck]

My chicks are starting to look so generic. Anyone have any idea what would be a good brand of chicken that will make a good life in 120° heat. Something other than RIR, Auracanas, leghorn, red star and barred rock? Suggestions please.

I live in AZ and I have buff orpingtons, white amerucana,speckled sussex, all of them did fine in the heat of summer.

 

[blackgoat]

I have Partridge Penedesenca:

Yeah! It was the Penedesenca! (don't know how to pronounce that, lol!) Neat chicken!

 

[ronott1]

Yeah! It was the Penedesenca! (don't know how to pronounce that, lol!) Neat chicken!

They are very nice chickens and take 110 with nothing but shade and water.

 

[domesticzoo]

Oh! What part of AZ? I you don't mind me asking? We might be close.

 

[houdiniduck]

Oh! What part of AZ? I you don't mind me asking? We might be close.

I am in Mesa, AZ. Where are you?

 

[FeyRaine]

Since 8 of my pullets and one of the roos are australorps it is a good bet that the lighter brown eggs you got from me are at least 1/2 austalorp. There were welsummers in there too, but they do not get my vote for ZA chicken to survive with. You could even have welsummer/australorp crosses in that group. Now that would be interesting.

Oh, trying to ID the chicks which hatch is going to be great good fun, I think between the 3 flocks there are about 20 different breeds!

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I HAVE A PIP -- No not the NYD HAL batch, the I couldn't wait & had the new bator hot for duck eggs I didn't get batch!
so this pip is about 24 hrs ahead of schedule (I set midnight dec3, when I found out about no duck eggs & was staring at 96+ eggs getting old)

Funny thing cree57i, this pip is not from your flock or mine, it is from the other eggs, a light brown, rather pinkish, med-large egg wins for 1st pip.
I was sitting here between the snoring dogs making a seed wish list when I heard that distinctive little chirp from the next room.

So I have NOT added ANY water! But we have been in pea soup fog AND raining for over 24hrs...this is a new one on me, should I add water or hold tight??!!
I'm leaning toward hold tight b/c we have standing water around the house & we are on a mountainside, it is THAT wet/humid. I'm thinking just the eggs themselves will add enough inside the bator as if it needs any. (I did pull out the 1 plug I had in when I saw the pip, so both vents are open now).