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

[RoodyRodchester]

We have a pip in the lone duck egg!!! Yay!!

 

[ronott1]

Thanks everyone for keeping me going. I am refitting my incubator with a new thermostat and cooling fan. Reading along with this hatching has kept me on task because I want some baby chicks too. I am going to order some Niederheiner eggs. I have fallen in love with their golden cukoo color.

If I can find the address and number I am also going to set some Bantum Barred Rocks. I ran into a guy at the TN State Fair who was exhibiting the most beautiful BBR's. He is from the Bristol area. Then I got to thinking. If I got some Bantam Cornish hens and crossed them to the BBR would I get some really meaty Cornish Hen crosses. I loved eating the Cornish hens when I was in my twenties. But the last time I bought some they had no special flavor at all. Not like the ones I ate in the "80's. So I am thinking of raising my own.

Thanks for sticking with us!

Oops, Sorry!
I set 10 at the start, then a neighbor gave me 4 to incubate for her. I have 14 in total.

Welcome!

Here are some pics from my hatch. I got the breed number wrong before. 7 Dark Cornish/Rock X's, 4 Red Ranger/Rock X's and 6 Heritage RIRs. I had 21 in the brooder and 17 hatched. Not bad for a first time. You will also see a little bit bigger bird in there. He isn't counted in the hatch figures. He was in the bator with them but started early so he wasn't counted.


Pic of all the chicks in my cardboard box brooder.


Mostly the RIR's, happy to add some to my flock. I bought 6 on ebay, 9 were shipped and 6 hatched. Not bad for a newb with a cheepie bator off ebay from China.


The DC/Rock X's are my favs. This is my personal favorite, they have neat color patterns.


Another one of the DC Crosses, my second fav


The black ones are also the DC rock crosses, very cute


And I had to include the late little RIR runt that almost refused to hatch. He went into day 24 but I put him into the brooder this morning. He wasn't quite as fluffy as I would have liked but I have a dozen Silver Laced Wyandottes that I ordered that need to be put in the bator so he had to get out. He is doing well in the brooder so far.

Very nice! Thanks for the pictures

I was going to lockdown at lunch today but when I came home the heater condensate line decided to leak past the too short pan. Imagine that the pan was too short to catch the drips. It's only been up there 15 years but today it chose to leak. So I spent lunch time in the attic doing a temp fix. Will turn turner off and increase humidity then catch the rest after I get back.

Oh my! I have one of those in my attic too.

Tomorrow will be fine for lockdown.

 

[ronott1]

We have a pip in the lone duck egg!!! Yay!!

That is exciting!

 

[trailrider330]

Here are some pics from my hatch. I got the breed number wrong before. 7 Dark Cornish/Rock X's, 4 Red Ranger/Rock X's and 6 Heritage RIRs. I had 21 in the brooder and 17 hatched. Not bad for a first time. You will also see a little bit bigger bird in there. He isn't counted in the hatch figures. He was in the bator with them but started early so he wasn't counted.


Pic of all the chicks in my cardboard box brooder.


Mostly the RIR's, happy to add some to my flock. I bought 6 on ebay, 9 were shipped and 6 hatched. Not bad for a newb with a cheepie bator off ebay from China.


The DC/Rock X's are my favs. This is my personal favorite, they have neat color patterns.


Another one of the DC Crosses, my second fav


The black ones are also the DC rock crosses, very cute


And I had to include the late little RIR runt that almost refused to hatch. He went into day 24 but I put him into the brooder this morning. He wasn't quite as fluffy as I would have liked but I have a dozen Silver Laced Wyandottes that I ordered that need to be put in the bator so he had to get out. He is doing well in the brooder so far.

I agree, your DC/Rock crosses are really cute! When you say, "Rocks" are you talking your standard Plymouth Barred Rocks or something else? Do you have any pictures of them as adults?

 

[darkbluespace]

We have a pip in the lone duck egg!!! Yay!!

Go duckling!!!! Of course, ducklings do take a while to hatch though, I am glad there is some action!

 

[RoodyRodchester]

Go duckling!!!! Of course, ducklings do take a while to hatch though, I am glad there is some action!

This is my first duck hatch. This is the only one out of 9 that made it. The other 8 quit at day 23. So I'm very hopeful!

 

[chicknlove]

I have a pip!!

 

[Saris]

I have a pip!!

Yay!!!!!!!!!

 

[Lozuufy]

I have a pip!!

Congrats!!!

 

[Eggscoozme]

Yay!!!!!!!!!

Exciting! I would also like to know how you make your emoticons move?