BYC's 2021 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along!

[Wickedchicken6]

Green house started it. Then when they only felt warm to the touch and not too hot I let chicks have them sandwiched between cardboard. It’s also helped with pasty butt.

This is a pretty cool idea! When you first mentioned it, I looked these up. Of course, the mats have to be appropriate temperature or it would sterilize the seed. That's a good way to get double the use from the mats!

 

[Pensmaster]

I’m late joining but I have eggs due to hatch on Monday. First time hatching and first time broody hen. I just couldn’t break her and I was able to get my hands on some blue partridge Brahma eggs! Plus some OE and Marans eggs and a Shetland egg as a bonus. I started with a dozen and I’m down to 9 with one that got broken and two that clearly weren’t developing . . . plus a couple more that I’m pretty sure aren’t viable. The egg pics are when I candled on day 14

Nice variety of eggs.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Lockdown for 13 out the the first set of 15 eggs (2 are two days behind the rest). All look good here on day 18.

The best of luck!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

I have a good feeling that I may get my incubator washed/disinfected/fixed and up and running today!

Late for the HAL I'm co-running. I wouldn't want to shock anyone by being on time.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

 

[Pensmaster]

I have a good feeling that I may get my incubator washed/disinfected/fixed and up and running today!

Late for the HAL I'm running. I wouldn't want to shock anyone by being on time.

I started more on the 11th

 

[Wickedchicken6]

I started more on the 11th

So I'm in good company?

 

[Solanacae]

Nice variety of eggs.

Two are back cross OE’s, and they’re so dark I can’t see in them at all. Definitely going to be a surprise if anything hatches out of them!

 

[Pensmaster]

So I'm in good company?

Yes and I have / had another egg I was thinking about. Naw I won’t. This hatch has gone toooo long. But when these 60 eggs per year hens lay you have to think hard about not hatching. I really don’t think I get 60 per year out of them.
It’s 39 degrees out this morning.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Two are back cross OE’s, and they’re so dark I can’t see in them at all. Definitely going to be a surprise if anything hatches out of them!

Those are always good surprises!