BYC's 2021 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along!

[LadiesAndJane]

Teenage daughter got creative with the props…

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Forgot to say that 3 chicks hatched on Friday. I had to fully help one but she's doing well.
Try to ignore my onsie- it's the holidays lol

And a pic of Peanut, my helped hatch baby

 

[Nabiki]

4 out now. Buttons never cease to amaze me. They're so tiny. Each one is about the size of the first joint of my thumb.

 

[Nabiki]

Adorable! How much do they weigh?

I had to go find out. 3 grams.

 

[FiestyFeathersFarm]

Happy Halloween everyone!

Here are the 9 babies that hatched on Friday (day 20) I tried to get some cute photos but was a little difficult as one chickie decided to poop on the scarf and my 7 year old daughter proceeded to have a meltdown (it’s her scarf ) all is good and it’s in the washing machine

They are all very lively and are doing great!

Ordered 12 Serama orbs got 18 shipped.
1 egg arrived clearly rotten.
I found another rotten egg a day or 2 into incubation.
Down to 16.
Day 14 I removed 3 that didn’t do anything (infertile? Scrambled from shipping?). Then i also removed 4 quitters.
Day 18 I put the 9 developing eggs on lockdown. 7 were clearly moving 2 were questionable.
Day 19 one pipped right before bed.
Day 20 one hatched right before I left for work. About 5 hatched while I was at work (thank you to my hubby for all the video up dates!) When I got home we watched the rest hatch right before bedtime. (10/29)

Final stats 69% hatch rate if you don’t include the 3 that had no development at 14 days (assuming infertile) 56% if you include.

It was a pleasure joining this Hatch a long with everyone, especially this one I love Halloween

Now time to get ready for taking the kiddos out trick or treating. It’s sunny but with a frigid wind we’re at 39 degrees in NE Washington state.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Three of them

The other one

My lavender

Looks like two of the eggs are dead but one is internally pipped theres always a late one lol

 

[muddy75]

Sooooo I wasn’t planning to hatch this year but i just couldn’t resist!!!!! Since I’m currently on hatching ban for quail and all of my birds are on strike, I may have ordered call duck eggs (mr muddy is gonna be )

 

[ASteelman]

Aw man I want to join this but i already set my hatch and they are literally hatching sunday the 10th as day 21. Maybe i should buy another incubator? hahaha

I almost bought a new incubator yesterday and just barely managed to exercise some self control!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Ok. I've been looking for these for months. I couldn't resist.
Can I join in even though they'll be early?
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Congratulations on your awesome find! I was told that anything that hatches in October counts!

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Just paid the shipping for the refund batch of 24++ potluck eggs from Foxfire. They will ship next Wednesday! should arrive just in time… hopefully the other peeps get out of the incubator before next weekend.