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

[PAchickenlover]

Your the best Ron! Seriously. Great digest!

 

[Cynthia12]

ron....

 

[ronott1]

Your the best Ron! Seriously. Great digest!

Thanks! I liked you smileys today.

ron....

That is great! Thanks!

 

[PAchickenlover]

Your the best Ron! Seriously. Great digest!

Thanks! I liked you smileys today.

ron....

That is great! Thanks!

Thanks

 

[uphilljill]

Another great job!

 

[ronott1]

Welcome to the 5th Annual Easter Hatch a Long Daily Digest!
3-31-2014 Issue

contest 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
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
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Contest #7: Most Striking Domestic Male Fowl
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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
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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
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Contest #12: Celebrity Look Alike Contest
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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
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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 and setting eggs today: Kerrie Anne; cpegram; rnt2005; GerbilsOnToast; watership; ThOmmyV; cwhittington; Poohb10454; Bhmathews; HarrietB; southernflock14; Regin; DesertChickens;

Setting eggs today TJChickens; jbenson; gryeyes; freshfish; ChickenCanoe; PeepsPonderosa; marandazmail; Cynthia12; Mamahumecky; Loriemarler; foxballeyfoarm; cochins1088;

Ismith has chicks in a 40 Gallon bucket brooder. Silly things are ripping up an iPad ad!

TJChickens has a Broody Silike setting on a pheasant egg!

LBKS has chicks playing rip the paper towels off of the vents! And eat it!

Many of us miss Mahonri—ran a lot of hatch a longs and freaked out on each one! Good Times!

Michaelf said Good night peeps!

Yinepu has a bunch of Barn Cats and kittens. Keeps mice down and will be rehoming some.

Hurley found a good deal on Dickey Incubators! Lucky!

CayuseRanch wonders how some of us can resist over filling the bators? Odd since we need to Set all the eggs!


Gardeningmama has 12 call ducks going and wonders if they need to be misted to help the air cells not grow too fast. TJChickens has 3 of 4 call eggs developing!

Sueg4332 will buy DCchicken’s Brinsea Eco 20!

Teacherchick18 asked about installing an electronic thermostat. Incubator warehouse has a kit!

Getaclue has pipped eggs, wonders about re positioning them. Kodster says to leave them alone!

NajoBele said thanks for the Digest! And has an obsession for adjusting the settings on the LG Bator!

PAchickenlover said Good Morning!

Gardeningmama’s Son turned 10 today!

Mlmddh says to post egg set changes in the main thread

Foxvalleyfarm picked up Polish eggs and must now finish errands and get home gently for those eggs.

Langshanlover1 lost a Broody and a Rooster to a Fox! Half of the eggs were broken and cold. They are in the bator now

Sally Sunshine posted a candling video that showed a loose air cell

Jbher posted a thread link for incubator warehouse incubators

Foxvalleyfarm has Ancona eggs hatching!

Chiques chicks finished the first hatch with 50% hatching!

Cynthia12 did not get the egg shipment today but will set what she has! Set 36

MontanaDolphin needs advice! Eggs are not warmed up. I said to let it stabilize.

WHmarans started with chickens when the brother in law brought them a stray!

K epp asked about sponges and pipping at lockdown. Leave it closed and add water with tubing if possible.

Sally Sunshine has a sick Son and the Brinsea Spot Check had a corroded battery!

She posted a link to poultry medicine Chart

Angelobutter has Wild Turkeys in her front yard! And snow!

 

[Cynthia12]

I actually set those 36 eggs last Fri. So a day early, because they came on Thurs. Oh well, didn't set them on Sat. But close! I just waited to see if the other eggs would come today before I told the number. If those other eggs come tomorrow, they certainly won't be set on time. But that's ok, I'm just wondering if the eggs will be ok. Will see I guess.

 

[ronott1]

I actually set those 36 eggs last Fri. So a day early, because they came on Thurs. Oh well, didn't set them on Sat. But close! I just waited to see if the other eggs would come today before I told the number. If those other eggs come tomorrow, they certainly won't be set on time. But that's ok, I'm just wondering if the eggs will be ok. Will see I guess.

If they were packed well and not handled too roughly they will be fine!

Wisher1000 shipped hatching eggs to me as part of the great egg shipping experiment--by ground by mistake. Shipment was over a holiday weekend and took 8 days to get here! I hatched a bunch of them too.

I am hoping the best for you!

 

[PAchickenlover]

Whoo-hoooooo! Another great digest Ron! Thanks a million!

 

[Wisher1000]

Wisher1000 shipped hatching eggs to me as part of the great egg shipping experiment--by ground by mistake. ...... I hatched a bunch of them too.

Thank you for being kind, Ron, but I don't mind confessing (or telling on myself) that it was not a mistake, it was ignorance. I didn't have a clue what I was doing when I went to the PO to ship that first box. But, hey, I was after all, doing the "Great Egg Shipping Experiment!" I learned a lot and I think a lot of others have as well.

If you haven't had any (much) experience in shipping eggs, check it out!