Big Dessert-Themed Hatch-Along

[TwoCrows]

We’re officially a week, thereabouts, from hatch! I’m so darn excited! Sad we will be leaving the day before, but kiddo has a fully written out page on instructions on how to initiate lockdown on one batch (he will help me start lockdown with these sweeties) and how to be prepared for hatching on the others.

So EGG-CITING! I'm sure your kiddo will do fine. Enjoy your vacation!

 

[TwoCrows]

Oh and if your son has any issues, he can always post here on BYC for help.

 

[GreenJay]

We’re officially a week, thereabouts, from hatch! I’m so darn excited! Sad we will be leaving the day before, but kiddo has a fully written out page on instructions on how to initiate lockdown on one batch (he will help me start lockdown with these sweeties) and how to be prepared for hatching on the others.

Did you tell your kiddo that he had to post minute-by-minute updates here when they start hatching?

 

[GreenJay]

Let's grow dessert chicks!
Go Popsicle!

 

[newchickychick]

Oh and if your son has any issues, he can always post here on BYC for help.

Thank you, yes! Would it be okay if he uses my account? I was planning on leaving it up. I’ve told him about how great it is when doing something like this (taking care of chickens, gardening, etc) to find a resource like BYC before.

Did you tell your kiddo that he had to post minute-by-minute updates here when they start hatching?

Hahaha we MIGHT! Be back before any hatch but I told him if they do, I expect pics. They’ll only be coming up twice a day because my folks live about 20 minutes away (he’s staying with them for it!) but we’re going to stock a ton of good snacks in case they’re staying up here for periods of time. So hopefully if they start to hatch, he will. With our first eggs, the MOMENT we got our first pip, he was in every five minutes. “Any progress?” Five more. “How about now?” It was like an “are we there yet”.

 

[TwoCrows]

Thank you, yes! Would it be okay if he uses my account? I was planning on leaving it up. I’ve told him about how great it is when doing something like this (taking care of chickens, gardening, etc) to find a resource like BYC before.

Definitely, if he needs any help with anything or has questions, he can ask us here!

 

[newchickychick]

Thanks so much!

 

[Chickenpoonumber2]

Sorry to hear about the quitters
Hope the rest of the dessert eggs have a good hatch!!!

 

[newchickychick]

Sorry to hear about the quitters
Hope the rest of the dessert eggs have a good hatch!!!

Thank you! I poked the candler on top of them without moving this morning and everyone is still looking GREAT of the 6 at least! Hoping for a smooth hatch. It's going to kill me to not be here to stare at the eggs the entire lockdown.

 

[Slothinc]

Come on Marshmallow!!! I just had a very rough hatch and I know how hard it is when the babies quit. I believe mine was a humidity issue - I was using an incubator that doesn’t have good humidity control. And virtually all of the babies had very dry membranes. 8/20 didnt make it out of shell but of the 12 that are out, they are starting to perk up and I think that at least 10 of them are going to be okay. Which is a miracle because I had to assist basically all of them.

Your son will do great with the eggs! Cant wait to see how your hatch turns out!!