7th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2016 Hatch-A-Long

[daxigait]

I always wanted one of these. I looked at one on craigslist for $50, when I looked at it he wanted $60. I do not like doing business like that so I passed. He had it for $40 a month later.

I borrowed this one from a coworker.

 

[venymae]

Who else is collecting the eggs from their own hens? I'm only getting 1 chicken egg per day and 2 quail. I might not hatch a lot. Lol

my pops is collecting his for me to hatch. He's testing his New roo. The chicks should be olive eggers!

 

[TexasOutdoorGuy]

my pops is collecting his for me to hatch. He's testing his New roo. The chicks should be olive eggers!

Cool! I love the olive eggers and EEs. I really like the different egg colors. The ones I'm hatching are mixed barnyard eggs.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Call eggs set... maybe more tomorrow...

 

[Cynthia12]

I get almost all of mine from Ideal. They are semi-close to me so I figure the chicks won't be too stressed from shipping. The are also good quality chickens.

I prefer Ideal too. Usually good, had one bad experience, they sent me all of the chicks that I needed replaced.

 

[Cynthia12]

Call eggs set... maybe more tomorrow...

Man, seeing all of these duck eggs ~ makes me think, maybe I want a duck. Just need more land. Very pretty.

 

[Cynthia12]

Cool! I love the olive eggers and EEs. I really like the different egg colors. The ones I'm hatching are mixed barnyard eggs.

I just hatched a bunch of EE's and OE's. Love how they change soo much from the day they hatch, then there's those eggs!

 

[TexasOutdoorGuy]

I just hatched a bunch of EE's and OE's.  Love how they change soo much from the day they hatch, then there's those eggs! 

Yea I was always excited when I saw a green egg in the nest box. Then my poor hen was eaten by a coyote or raccoon. I still have the roster that was with her. He is the boss of all of the chickens.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Man, seeing all of these duck eggs ~ makes me think, maybe I want a duck.     Just need more land.   Very pretty. 

Calls don't take up much space... they're tiny, lol...

 

[Aprildeesunshin]

Who else is collecting the eggs from their own hens? I'm only getting 1 chicken egg per day and 2 quail. I might not hatch a lot. Lol

I am hatching from my own! I have barred rock, white rock, black fethered leg cross of some sort, blue americana, wheaten americana, and wellsummer. For roosters i have a Barred rock, blue americana, wheaten americana, welsummer, and a barred rock/ well summer as a test on making Welbars. The eggs I will put in will all be barn yard blends because I currently do not have them separated. I had 2 months of NO eggs. I figured they stopped for molting. Well, after too much time passed, I changed things up. I got extra calcium. I am treating for worms and cocci (we saw blood in poop....AGAIN). I also put lights in their coops 24/7. It took a couple weeks but it started with one egg, then 3 eggs, then 5, 7, 8, and it is still going up. So, that is what is going on here. I live in central NH...no so yet...YAY!