April hatchalong Spring is in the air!

[Barred Rocker]

I just loaded up the bator. 12 Barred Rocks, 12 Delawares, 12 New Hampshire reds and 6 Black Copper Marans. Everybody's due on April 1st. A bunch of April fools babies.

 

[jettgirl24]

I'm in!!!

I'm on the list for two dozen of cjexotic's beautiful Silkie eggs at the end of April so I'm setting a test hatch in my recently completed homemade fridgibator tonight! Don't wanna do a first hatch with the expensive eggs so I'm putting in 3 eggs from my black and splash Marans hens by my blue copper Marans roo. Also throwing in 3 crosses just for the heck of it - one BR/Blue Copper and two BO/Blue Copper. I'm SUPER interested to see what pops out of those crossed eggs

Got my reptitemp dialed and and that thing is holding a perfect 99.6 degrees so far. Humidity is a smidge high but I think I'm going to leave it as it will come down as the water gets a bit lower. Planning to set in a few hours - eggs are all marked and ready to go!

 

[Barred Rocker]

I have to add my bantam that went broody this weekend. She's got 3 delaware and 2 Mille Fleur D'uccles under her due April 2

 

[ilovebuffs]

I'm in! I set mine last night. I've got 6 SLW, 5 BLRW, 1 Speckled Sussex, 2 BR/EE cross, 4 EE, 3 Salmon Favorelles, and 9 Cuckoo Marans. Eggs are from my flock and some I won in the March eggs swap. 30 eggs. Due on April 4th. Temps are at 99/100 degrees and humidity is at 40%. Woo Hoo!

 

[tinychicky]

my babies hatched yesterday, so im a little early

 

[jettgirl24]

my babies hatched yesterday, so im a little early

You could always clean out the bator and set some more tonight

 

[madrooster]

im in,set 28 eggs last night 8 lavender orps,16 jersey giants,blues and blacks and a few of my own orps and riw. i cant wait to c how many blue and lavenders i get!!!!!

 

[kelseygirl707]

You should join a bunch of us in the April Fools (Give or take a day) thread

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5900243#p5900243

Edited because I put wrong link in...