BYC's 13th Annual New Year's Day Hatch-Along - 2022

[ronott1]

I just got my egg shipment notification today I probably won’t be able to set them until like the 16-17th! I feel your pain

can I have an exception? I called the breeder on the phone and he was sure I would have my eggs by the 14th- now they’re late and just shipped out this AM.

Yes!

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Sad to say, I lost track of the date, and failed to set eggs on time. I, and my 12 potentials, are out of the running.

Apologies to all who were counting on me

 

[ronott1]

Sad to say, I lost track of the date, and failed to set eggs on time. I, and my 12 potentials, are out of the running.

Apologies to all who were counting on me

It is ok!

Did you set any eggs?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

It is ok!

Did you set any eggs?

No, I have not - in fact, I plan to cull at least four more birds tommorow to further reduce flock size! If i had a second freezer I'd cull at least 10 plus a large, mostly anti(people) social goat who is eating me out of house and home, but putting on no more weight....

oh, did i mention my wife wants to add rabbits?

 

[AUChickenGal]

A third of my eggs were clears. I suppose that's not entirely surprising for a December hatch from a relatively young flock. It's the first time I've had more than 1 clear/quitter in a batch, though. So much for my 90+% hatch rate streak!

I'm leaving on vacation tomorrow and won't be back until the 23rd, so my incessant candling will be curtailed this time around. Lol.

 

[Smiles-N-Sunshine]

Oh they will,including me.My taste buds got damaged when I showed my chickens how to eat a bug(putting one in my own)it was the most ridiculous thing I’d done.

Recently molted (white in color) mealworms have very little flavor or "shell" pieces, kind of like softshell crab. (A friend told me.)

 

[ronott1]

No, I have not - in fact, I plan to cull at least four more birds tommorow to further reduce flock size! If i had a second freezer I'd cull at least 10 plus a large, mostly anti(people) social goat who is eating me out of house and home, but putting on no more weight....

oh, did i mention my wife wants to add rabbits?

Rabbits will be fun!

Are they going to be pets or for meat?

 

[ronott1]

A third of my eggs were clears. I suppose that's not entirely surprising for a December hatch from a relatively young flock. It's the first time I've had more than 1 clear/quitter in a batch, though. So much for my 90+% hatch rate streak!

I'm leaving on vacation tomorrow and won't be back until the 23rd, so my incessant candling will be curtailed this time around. Lol.

Thanks for the report!

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

Black Australorp that has potential to be crossed with buff orpington or speckled sussex.
But most likely pure australorp. But I accidently set them on the 14th, oops, three days late it is!

 

[ronott1]

Black Australorp that has potential to be crossed with buff orpington or speckled sussex.
But most likely pure australorp. But I accidently set them on the 14th, oops, three days late it is!

That is fine for the hatch a long!