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

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Welcome to the 5th Annual Easter Hatch a Long Daily Digest!
3-28-2014 Issue


Closed!

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
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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
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https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/862513/contest-5-decorated-egg-contest-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #6: Wet Poultry
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!

Joining us today: nicole63021; Fran Walker; WHmarans; redtractorranch; Shayna; jodywillis; AuntWrenny; hockeydad6791: mossyhollow; jchny2000; afigy; stollpie; TeacherMedic; FoggyMountain; hcrossn; polishsilkie81; Hayduke27; thbuckshotbarn; Tau in; bluehousefarm; elliechooks; mada25; soldier; Wee Acre Farm;
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Onlygirloutof6 saved a chick from the feed store!
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Chickenfox has a chick in a bowl to help it absorb the yolk!
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Quailtrail is having incubator startup errors! It is a new Bator and may need to have it replaced.
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Cynthia12 posted an article listing the health benefits of eating eggs! Post 5692
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Sally Sunshine is having eye strain! It must be from the awesome research she is doing for us!
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Eggs Arriving today: JD chicks; chickenlisa; chickensnbees
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Eggs Set today: CayuseRanch; Noncentzter; SoManyHats; Cynthia12; uphillill; Mr Mkk Farms; Glenmar
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Shawn3295 is ready for Marraduna Basque eggs!
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Corny Caleb says the Emu Egg is wiggling and doing great!
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JLfarm posted a picture of Goose Eggs ready for incubating! Post 5717
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TjChickens is confused by all the eggs. Getting them straight can be an issue when hatching like crazy…
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Noncentzter is setting and heading off to help the Mud Slide victims!
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Oh Hurly! Awful broken eggs! Post 5739
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Reyvaughn got over her shyness to post that yesterday was hectic. Great Grandpa is amazing! Turkey polts , made it even though there was a sub Postal delivery person! Lost polts to the cold but will be refunded. Then a box of eggs came damaged!
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ImpulsiveFarmer got his first pheasant egg today and hopes for another to set for incubating!
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Gryeyes has a neighbor that owns the Pub she frequents. A Turkey was killed by a car and is going to become dinner! And egg was found in the Turkey so of course it is under Sparkles the amazing Broody and we have high expectations that a polt will hatch in 28 days!
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Mlmddh said good night and get those bators ready!
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SoManyHats freaked out of the bator not coming up to temps. I told her to go to bed and check I the morning. Temps were up the next morning too!
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Michaelf is happy that it is Friday!
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Chickensnbees snuck some silkies home—do not let the kids know? A package of Eggs were shipped in pipe insulation foam. All looked good.
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Sasimpson77 has room in the bator but is worried about where to put all the chicks that will hatch!
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Montanadolphin asked for help with cracked eggs
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FoggyMountain has very pretty eggs to set! Post5811


LBKS has lots of eggs to hatch and some Broody Hens! Has scheduled a week’s working vacation to deal with the extra chicks.
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Remember to enter the contests! See the top of this post and the first post of the main thread
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Sally Sunshine was sent the wrong type of thermometer. A new one is on the way but will be a bit late for the hatch set date!
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Cracrazy4chicks had frozen eggs hatch! I posted that frozen but with intact egg shells will hatch
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Candling and hatching Turkey eggs in post 5876
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We talked about candling eggs—Not too much and disturb the eggs as little as possible!
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Tnspursfan09 is waiting on the new bator—May hatch in the Brinsea Mini instead
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Tommysgirl asked if she missed the set date for Penguins! Yes! Cynthia12 asked about Ostrich eggs. Yes you missed the set date!
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Cynthia12 finally got a shipping notice for her new bator!
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Kiomey is dragging co workers to a Swing dance and is breaking out boots for a square dance—Broody hen will get eggs tomorrow for the hatch a long!
 
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