Sign me up! I've been thinking about hatching for a while but couldn't decide, this did it for me. You guys are such enablers for a chicken addict like me.
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Id love to enter! Could possibly hatch some muscovy/more chickens. !
It's that time again! Every year, many members come together to set eggs to hatch on the exact same day - Halloween. If you are new to hatching, this is a great way to get a lot of help, tips, and advice. Join in the fun for the scariest BYC Hatch-Along of the year!
Set Chicken eggs on Sunday, October 10th at Noon (whatever time zone you are in). Other poultry breed setting dates are listed in the spoiler below:
Type of Egg Days to Hatch Set Dates Emu 49 - 55 September 6 to September 12 Muscovy duck 35 September 26 Goose 28 - 32 September 29 to October 3 Pheasant 22 - 29 October 2 to October 9 Mallard (derived) duck, goose, 28 October 3 Turkey, Guinea, Peafowl 28 October 3 Call duck and other bantam ducks 26 October 5 Bobwhite quail 23 October 8 Seramas other small bantams 19 - 21 October 10 to October 12 Chickens 21 October 10 Pigeons 17 - 19 October 12 to October 14 Coturnix quail 18 October 13 Doves 14 - 16 October 15 to October 17 Button quail 16 October 15
To join the hatch-along, simply post in this thread that you wish to enter and we will add you! Set dates for each type of domestic fowl are listed above in the spoiler above.
This thread is our main chat thread for the hatch-along where you can find anything from new friends, awesome incubation help, to the most detailed educational discussions possible, and how could we forget the laughter and fun!
This post of the hatch-along will be updated as we move along with all the important information you will need, but if you find yourself with a question, just post it on the thread, everyone is helpful!
If you end up not setting any eggs, please let us know! It makes it easier for our record keeping and we don't have to try to track you down!
Places to find hatching eggs:
- Chicken Hatching Eggs
- The NEW Crazy 24hr AUCTION thread
- Just In Time Hatching Egg AUCTION and BIN Thread
Incubation, Hatching, & Baby Chick Forums
Educational hatching articles:
- The Beginner's Guide to Incubation
- Incubation Humidity
- Development of a Chicken Embryo Day by Day
- Candling Pics Progression Through Incubation Of Chicken Eggs
- Incubating And Hatching Muscovy Eggs
- Egg failure to hatch - Diagnosing incubation problems
- Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry
- How To Incubate Hatch Eggs Using The Dry Incubation Method
- Fixing Curled Toes With Tape - Picture Tutorial and Video
All of the contests are held in separate threads. To enter each contest you must visit each contest thread, read the rules, and enter the contest. Check back here on October 1st for links to the contests.
Contest Start Date End Date Pumpkin Carving Photo Contest! 10/01/2021 10/31/2021 Poultry Pecking Pumpkins Photo Contest 10/01/2021 11/30/2021 Halloween Egg Decorating Contest! 10/01/2021 10/31/2021 BYC's 2021 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along—Trick or Treat & Count These Things that are Good to Eat—How Many M & M's? 10/03/2021 10/03/2021 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
The hatch-along is open to all BYC members. All contest prizes are limited to one per person per contest. All BYC rules apply: Terms of Service (Rules)
Literally just bought my first incubator!This thread is almost pushing me over the edge to buy an incubator... Which is bad.
Very bad.
Staying for the cute chicks.