BYC's 2021 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along!

[Wickedchicken6]

HOW. Do you wait patiently for chicks to hatch once you get to day 19? I found this really cool chart showing chick development by day, and once I candled on day 10, I was able to just let time go by just fine. It’s day 19 now and I’ll all sorts of impatient to see if these little things will hatch out!

https://www.cobb-vantress.com/asset...a4c8/8bf634c0-c305-11e6-9f00-e56ab7d93098.pdf

I haven't seen this particular chart. Thank you!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Some beautiful chicks @BirdsBeesTrees and @LadiesAndJane!

Thanks!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

14/15 silkies/polkies hatched in all on the first round.
Next is lockdown, today, for the 3 mixed silkie/Marans/RSL eggs my broody was sitting on to test her (she failed... )
She abandoned them at 9 days and they have joined the other eggs in the incubator. Expected to hatch Friday.

Excellent hatching!
Maybe she'll be settled next time.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Last night my new Nurture Right 360 tried to kill my hatch. Luckily my husband caught it. I can track the temp with my Govee, figure it had only been off for an hour. 16 were in the NR360 and 12 were in the small Kebonnix (different set date) had to shove all 28 eggs into my Keobonix in a panic. My husband figured out, it was the plug-in cord. He took it apart to check the internals and replaced their crappy pluggin with a laptop one that works. This morning I’m transferring the 16 back to the NR360 but slightly hesitant

That's fantastic he fixed it! That must be a bit disconcerting.
Just to clarify to make sure I'm understanding correctly, the incubator stopped working?

 

[Wickedchicken6]

The last 2 have hatched.

Excellent!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Very nice!
Does she peck? She looks like she's protective. I have a couple that'll draw blood.
Always the smallest ones.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Congratulations to everyone who have hatched chicks in case I missed someone. . . .
A nice variety of chicks...if you have pictures, please feel free to share a few with us.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Here are the current Halloween contests.

Click on the picture or text to enter the contest.



BYC's 2021 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along—Halloween Critter Costume & Photo Shoot Contest



BYC's 2021 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along—Halloween Egg Decorating Contest!



BYC's 2021 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along—Haunted House or Creepy Coop Contest



BYC's 2021 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along—Spooky Treats and Halloween Eats!



BYC's 2021 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along
Pumpkin Carving Contest



BYC's 2021 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along
Tudy Goes Trick or Treating!



BYC's 2021 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along
Poultry Pecking Pumpkins Photo Contest

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

Always the smallest ones.

To true! My little OEGB wants to rip the other chicken's eyes out if they even come within 15 feet of her babies!

 

[FiestyFeathersFarm]

That's fantastic he fixed it! That must be a bit disconcerting.
Just to clarify to make sure I'm understanding correctly, the incubator stopped working?

Yes just out of nowhere I checked on it a few hours prior and it was fine. It’s left in one spot in our bedroom never moved. I have a govee hydrometer and thermometer I can monitor from my phone and it appeared to have quit about an hour before my husband discovered it at 9:30 pm so thank goodness it didn’t happen while we were sleeping. He found that if he wiggled the cord where the power goes into the incubator it would flicker on. He found an old laptop cord that had the same plug in so he made it work with that. I emailed the manufacturer but haven’t heard back yet. So currently it is working checked on a few this morning and they’re doing good