Daily Digest for The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[ronott1]

Welcome to the 5th Annual Easter Hatch a Long Daily Digest!
3-17-2014 Issue

Contest #2: Creative Brooder Contest
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Contest #3: Poultry in the Snow
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Contest #4: Cutest Baby Fowl
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Contest #5: Decorated Egg Contest
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Contest #6: Wet Poultry
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Contest #7: Most Striking Domestic Male Fowl
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Contest #8: Edible Easter Contest
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Contest #9: Photo Caption Contest
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Random Posting Contest: 3 dates/times were chosen for a free 6-month GFM for each winner.

Joining us today: Silkymom1986; jinks12333; phoenixdott; luv2ride; misschickenlittle; couuntrygirl13; TJChickens; HenslerFarm; gracetonchick; AntoniaWilson

The emu egg is Internally piped. It should hatch 12 hours after the external pip. Corny Caleb thought the peeping form the emu egg was a finch at first. It is all very exciting!

Michaelf will be setting Rhodebar eggs for the hatch a long!

Somebody has a bad cockerel! Blarneyeggs caught an 8 month old mounting a 10 week old pullet!

Hurley has 6 out! Arcountrychick has 35 in lockdown! Uphilljill has an Hovabator full of eggs! LBKS has Pips! Sally Sunshine has hundreds of eggs in her Mega cooler bator! Pickitfarm posted a picture of a pipped egg that is hatching!

Lots of emu information I post 3093. Thanks Oz!

Jbenson is resisting candling eggs. Wants to only candle on days 7, 14 and 18. Some only candle on day 18!

Oz is getting ready to get the Flock out of here with a lot of very pretty eggs!

Cynthaia12 said Good night!

Naightengale is going to set 8 dozen eggs for the hatch a long!

Pickitfarm had one hatch! Then later, 5 were hatched!

Tubbys Lil Farm said Good Morning Chicken pickin said Good Morning and Happy ST. Patrick's Day!

Angelobutter posted a picture of a wrong end pipper! It looks very healthy. See post 3150

Abmaddox1981 has locked down Isabell Marans! I hope they hatch! Also for Jorey—Lockdown on Wednesday

Blarneyeggs planted Snow peas, so of course is snowed!

Kalalyn posted a picture of OEs! Cute! Post 3156

PAchickenlover had a goose turn into a Gander

…A cooler bater is being built today

…Kids had a start of school delay because of Snow.

Lockdown today too!

Corny Caleb says no pips yet! 50 days for Emus to hatch causes anguish!

Remember to set those Goose Eggs incubating for the Hatch a long!

Oh my, a Baby gecko? Angelobutter posted a picture of one in post 3178

Emu Males set and take care of the chicks. See post 3186

Ladycluck77 has one lone chick hatched and hopes for more to be out after work!

There was a discussion about which poultry eats the most flies.

Cynthia12 said Emus may step on chickens, but Sparkle was stepped on today by her! I hope Sparkles is all right!

Tommysgirl built a new coop!

Someone sent Sally Sunshine a bag of bones….

NC chick Man82 has baby chicks!

LadyCluck77 has a wrong end pipper and is working on the guide to assisted hatching

Contest #10 started. See post 3255 for details

 

[ronott1]

Welcome to the 5th Annual Easter Hatch a Long Daily Digest!
3-18-2014 Issue

Contest #2: Creative Brooder Contest
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ooder-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #3: Poultry in the Snow
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...w-2014-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50#post_12971199

Contest #4: Cutest Baby Fowl
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ntest-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #5: Decorated Egg Contest
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Contest #6: Wet Poultry
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ultry-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #7: Most Striking Domestic Male Fowl
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Contest #8: Edible Easter Contest
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Contest #9: Photo Caption Contest
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Contest #10: Other Fowl Contest
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Contest #11: Easter/Spring Fowl Photo Contest
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Contest #12: Celebrity Look Alike Contest
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Random Posting Contest: 3 dates/times were chosen for a free 6-month GFM for each winner.

Joining us today: Antonia Wilson; hereorthere; MaineiacJay; LaGeniaLoca; SarasNest; Yanhko; pidgey104; EliteChicks; joaov87

NC Chick Man82 posted pictures of newly hatch chicks! Post 3292

Cynthia 12 said that Sparkle was fine after being stepped on Yesterday!

Bantambury posted a St Patties picture—with her chickens looking like Leprechauns!

Pickitfarm now has 7 hatched with one more pipped! Then 8 of 9 hatched!

Hangtown Farms had one pipped in the incubator so it was time to lockdown the Genesis!

Gardeningmama ordered Call eggs—hers will not lay an egg! Next morning, her Call laid an egg!

LadyCuck77 posted an updated on the wrong end pipper—it did not make it!

Michaelf posted pictures of the new Outside Brooder! Only cost $60.00 to build!

Jbenson is off to bid on Bantam wellie eggs!

Cynthia said Good Night!

Ozexpat says to upgrade still incubators with a Fan!

LBKS is not sleeping because chicks are hatching!

Pickitfarm said Morning!

Remember those chicken bones from yesterday? Sally Sunshine clarified that they are Candy shaped like chicken bones!

New Contest announced! Celebrity Look a like. Details in first post.

Emu is hatching! All things must stop now while the video stream is live!

PAchickenlover finished another cooler bator! Let the hatching begin!


Bantambury had her cockerel Cadbury lose the back point off of his comb. Quite traumatic but hopefully we helped her feel better!

The Emu Is still hatching!

 

[bantambury]

thanks ron for all your hard work in this!

and you all did make me feel lots better about Cadbury today! thank you!

 

[bantambury]

(my chickens will gladly dress up any day for you all) LOL

 

[Pozees]

Thank you again, Ron. No way I could keep up with this thread right now, but I love reading what's gone on the last 24 hours - hoping to see a pic of a brand new baby Emu in today's digest!

 

[mlm Mike]

If you can think of anyone else that deserves a badge or two, someone that may do a daily digest of many hatch-a-longs, is always there to answer questions, you may want to nominate that person.

Here is a link to the badges nomination form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pr-EWXuMRP3tbXzVbMyYcz3qytv1LHPMFSlsqgtFFWw/viewform

 

[ronott1]

thanks ron for all your hard work in this!

and you all did make me feel lots better about Cadbury today! thank you!

It is good to hear you are feeling better!

Thank you again, Ron. No way I could keep up with this thread right now, but I love reading what's gone on the last 24 hours - hoping to see a pic of a brand new baby Emu in today's digest!

I hope Caleb post a picture today too!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Quote: Correct. Thank you for responding chiken pickin! We've been busy launching contests.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Where do you get all the emoticons?

 

[ronott1]

Where do you get all the emoticons?

I collect them from other posts, a forum I am on and a couple of free animated emoticon web sites.

I have a smiley folder on Drop Box.