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

[ronott1]

I have fun reading this each evening.

Good!

 

[PAchickenlover]

Thank you so much! This is great!

 

[misschickenlittle]

Today was a good day here!!

 

[ronott1]

Today was a good day here!!

Yes! It was a very good day.

 

[ronott1]

Thank you so much! This is great!

Your Welcome.

 

[SilkieSensation]

I answered the hand turning question Ron.
Thanks for the update! Now I can skip ahead & just post poult pix...lol

 

[ronott1]

I answered the hand turning question Ron.

Thanks for the update! Now I can skip ahead & just post poult pix...lol

I answered it too and so did Happy Chooks!

Lots of good advice here from so many.

Thanks for helping!

 

[ronott1]

Welcome to the 5th Annual Easter Hatch a Long Daily Digest!
3-26-2014 Issue

Contest #2: Creative Brooder Contest
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/860044/contest-2-creative-brooder-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #3: Poultry in the Snow
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/860953/contest-3-your-poultry-in-the-snow-2014-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50#post_12971199

Contest #4: Cutest Baby Fowl
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/861802/contest-4-brinsea-s-cutest-baby-fowl-photo-contest-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #5: Decorated Egg Contest
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/862513/contest-5-decorated-egg-contest-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #6: Wet Poultry
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/863042/contest-6-wet-poultry-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #7: Most Striking Domestic Male Fowl
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/863243/contest-7-most-striking-domestic-male-fowl-contest-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long

Contest #8: Edible Easter Contest
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/863545/contest-8-edible-easter-contest-for-the-5th-annual-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #9: Photo Caption Contest
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/863541/contest-9-photo-caption-contest-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #10: Other Fowl Contest
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/864018/contest-10-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long-interesting-places-funny-antics-and-poses-of-other-fowl-no-chickens-allowed/0_50

Contest #11: Easter/Spring Fowl Photo Contest
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/864241/contest-11-easter-spring-fowl-photo-contest-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #12: Celebrity Look Alike Contest
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/864248/contest-12-celebrity-look-alike-contest-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #13: Caption Contest #2
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/865096/contest-13-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long-photo-caption-contest-2/0_50

Contest #14: Natural Egg Photo Contest
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/865055/contest-14-natural-egg-photo-contest-2014-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #15 Flapper Contest
Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/865060/contest-15-flapper-contest-for-the-2014-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Random Posting Contest: 3 dates/times were chosen for a free 6-month GFM for each winner.

Random Funny Posting Contest
Go here for details and to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/865691/random-funny-posting-day-and-mini-contests-fun-night-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Best Hatch Participant - The most supportive member in the Hatch-a-long will win a 1 year GFM!

Guess How Many Eggs Will Hatch - Will be opening soon.

Joining us today: CGinJCMO; NaJoBele; RandyAruba; robctry69; curious penguin;

Angelobutter said the Set all the eggs was modified from this blog uphilljill made a legal one for us!


Gardeningmama can’t eat the Ducks eggs yet—Needs to hatch more duckling first

Many of us are impatiently waiting for hatch set day, like mikkles.

joyfulPromise is working to score silkie eggs.

Cracrzy4chicks scored Aracauna eggs! WindDancer will incubate Hubby’s N Hampshire eggs

PAchickenlover reported that a friend had what the friend called a Black Panther take a German Sheppard from the back yard. Some think that Geese will stop big cats…

Jbenson followed the guide to assisted hatching and the chick in the wrong end of the egg hatched and is doing well!

Chickenlisa has eggs in lockdown and doing great! Three boxes of hatching egg are on the way!

Daphneysmamma has hatched chicks for the first time! She is hooked now!

Cynthia12 has Silkies on the way!

Penny Hen posted pictures of hatching Baskets! I added foam liners to help with feet and such, Hurley suggested paper towels! Chickencanoe said to put a rubber band around the basket too!

Margaret 8 posted baby quail pictures! Post 5115

Mr Mkk Farms says no Clears this hatch! Wants to set eggs now! But needs to wait until Thursday…

Chickenfox has a second pip! I said to cheep, bantiesrule said to cluck; SilkieSensation said to “purr” like a broody to them! In a later post, we learned that one had pipped into a vein…

TJChickens had an incubator failure! The turner on the Rcom is not turning…angelobutter helped!

Wolftracks has divas at her place not laying! They may be scared of the Black Panther parked in the Driveway…Oh, it is a Car? Never mind….

Kismet has a rooster that pours coffee! See the picture at post 5148 ChickenCanoe only has Roos that crow..at 4 in the morning….

Mollybuck asked what color eggs Australorps, Buff orp and Wyandotte slayed? The eggs are tan, brown and light brown to pink!

ChickenCanoe posted links to a cook thermometer\hygrometer that has a USB feature! Post 5162

Uphilljill is moving eggs for hatching—getting room to set more eggs!

Happy Chooks told us that we can collect our own eggs for up two week and they will hatch fine!

Jbher got a call from the PO! Eggs are in! Pele purchased EE eggs! Roostereggs has Rhodebars and extras coming from dmrippy! PetRock received her egg today too!

Sueg4332 posted a link to a desktop hatching video

Cynthia12 got us posting about coffee!


chickenFox asked about a chick that pipped in the middle of the egg. That got us chatting about hatching in cartons or on the side! Great topic for us!

CibolaChooks posted a cute Dog picture in post 5256

Ddhyland had an EE hatch!

Melina90 was bitten by an orpington! I think a cramp shot is tetanus? Wonders if she should get one?

Some cat punched at me? What a cute little thing!

Remember to enter the contests! #9 needs some more entries!

What! Mlmddh posted a picture of little goats!

Corny Caleb posted an emu picture! See post 5318 and post 5323

LadyCluck77 liked the guide link I posted and may use something like this for her class room

 

[uphilljill]

And here's an updated version (I moved his wings down a bit so they don't look like ears.) use freely! Lol

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

That was a great one Ron. Mostly because I was mentioned.

LOL