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

[Pensmaster]

The big stuff! Hopefully didn't go all night.

11:00 to 1:00 am. Not bad. Sounded like cannons.

 

[Pensmaster]

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All fluffed up now. She’s not quite steady enough on her feet to go into the brooder, but she will be soon. No sign of life from the other three eggs. So…Do I make a TSC run this morning to see if they happen to have any chicks? If none of the others in this batch hatch, she’ll be alone for three weeks until my next group hatches. Decisions, decisions…

You might try small mirror and small stuffed toy if TSC doesn’t have chicks. None of our feed stores have any chicks this time of year.

 

[Nabiki]

I woke up to my first chick of the year!

 

[blackacres]

I think her name is going to be Eve.

Eve is PERFECT!

 

[AUChickenGal]

I moved little Eve over to the brooder. She ate a little at my prompting, and I dipped her beak; she's now snuggled under her brooder plate making happy chick noises.

It's not looking good for the remaining eggs, but I'm going to give them until tomorrow morning, just in case. You never know.

 

[ronott1]

There are so many beautiful babies!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I'm out.
All 5 of my eggs were clears.
That's OK. I hadn't originally planned on incubating till the end of January or even February.
The cockerel may have been too young. I'll find out the next time I set.

 

[blackacres]

I'm out.
All 5 of my eggs were clears.
That's OK. I hadn't originally planned on incubating till the end of January or even February.
The cockerel may have been too young. I'll find out the next time I set.

I was sooo tempted to set some but didn’t want to brood in the garage all Winter. Thankfully the rational part of my brain overtook the impulsive part; this time! I probably won’t try until the end of February.

 

[gimmie birdies]

12 is all I got. I had to pull the last 2 eggs they never pipped, and still had a bit of liquid in candling.
So... contest wise...15 set, one clear pulled early on, and the last 2 quitters.

I took these pics today. New year's names.

Newbie

Happy

Toast

Bubbly

Joy

Dancer

Midnight

Starry

Bright

Twinkle

Dawn

I had to erase the number 12 chick's pic, because he moved, but you get the idea. Dad was EE with feathered feet. Moms were LO, brahma bantam mix, and one Blue bell egger.

 

[gimmie birdies]

New years names

I am going to snag someone else's "Eve."
-Sparkles
-Newbie
-Dawn
-Midnight
-Auld
-Bubbly
-toast
-Dancer
-Merry
-Happy
-Joy
-Starry
-Twinkle
-Bright