HALLOWEEN Hatch-a-Long 2016 w/ Hosts, Mike, Sally & BantyChooks

[AlilSassy]

Hello! 
I set some eggs last week, today is day 5 of incubation!  It all started here https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1132545/is-this-egg-fertile/10#post_17546144
This will only be my second time incubating so I might need help 

Right there with ya... on my 2nd round, have 6 eggs going into lock down Wednesday-ish, and then my 3rd round is for the HAL, with a whopping 50+ eggs due Oct 3rd, 5th, and looking like the 7th now(CCL are showing up later than expected) :yiipchick

 

[Saris]

The folks @TJChickens are amazing! I'm getting more serama and banty EE eggs from them this week. My last eggs USPS scrambled pretty good. What kind did you get?

I'm expecting some D'Uccles and Sebrights. So excited to hatch them, they really aren't available in my area, hopefully I've found a way to bring them in for a person near me to keep them and raise them so I can have easy access to them in the future.

 

[TJChickens]

Okay @TJChickens we are good for me to receive eggs to join the Hatch-A-Long! Yaaaaay!!!

I want to send you a selection of Tobin's d'Uccle eggs!

The Sebrights are not laying at the moment.... Does that sound good? Did you want anything else? I can ship tomorrow, (Tuesday), Wednesday or Saturday.

 

[TJChickens]

I'm expecting some D'Uccles and Sebrights. So excited to hatch them, they really aren't available in my area, hopefully I've found a way to bring them in for a person near me to keep them and raise them so I can have easy access to them in the future.

Or if you want to wait a week and see if the Sebrights start laying again.....

 

[Saris]

I want to send you a selection of Tobin's d'Uccle eggs!
The Sebrights are not laying at the moment.... Does that sound good? Did you want anything else? I can ship tomorrow, (Tuesday), Wednesday or Saturday.

Or if you want to wait a week and see if the Sebrights start laying again.....

Oh, I was hoping to receive them on the 10th or 11th of October, so they would hatch on Halloween. I would love any of Tobin's birds (sebrights too), no bantam EEs though.

 

[TJChickens]

Oh, I was hoping to receive them on the 10th or 11th of October, so they would hatch on Halloween. I would love any of Tobin's birds (sebrights too), no bantam EEs though.

Oh, okay. So I should ship on the 8th which is a Saturday. Uh oh...but Monday the 10th is Columbus Day

Sooooo, they would be in holiday mail and hopefully get to you on Tuesday the 11th. Then with letting them settle a day, I think they won't hatch until Nov.2nd ish.....
I think you should try for getting them on Friday-Saturday, the 7th-8th. That way you can set them by Monday...
What do you think?

 

[Saris]

Oh, okay. So I should ship on the 8th which is a Saturday. Uh oh...but Monday the 10th is Columbus Day Sooooo, they would be in holiday mail and hopefully get to you on Tuesday the 11th. Then with letting them settle a day, I think they won't hatch until Nov.2nd ish.....
I think you should try for getting them on Friday-Saturday, the 7th-8th. That way you can set them by Monday...
What do you think?

That sounds like a genius idea!

 

[pjnbill22]

Yesterday I set 15 Bresse eggs. We drove 95 miles to Jackson to get them. I'm hoping this is the beginning of a successful line of meat birds for us.

 

[chicapee]

I will be setting some eggs for a customer in about 2 weeks. I don't believe that I have participated in a hatchalong since last Halloween. It has been a busy year.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Boo!
I'd like to join the fowl pumpkin eating contest

my 2 favorite things together, halloween and chickens

Welcome !!!! Glad to have you!!

I want some RIR babies. Tiny appears to be a fairly nice chicken, and she's my only regular layer. Since i'm going to have a flock of polish, silkies, cochins, and 2 red sex linked, along with my small EE flock.... I am going to need a few more non-broody wenches around.

Okay @TJChickens we are good for me to receive eggs to join the Hatch-A-Long! Yaaaaay!!!

I went to check on our broody it seems one of the other hens has decided to help her out and took some of the eggs. So now one has 3 and the other has 2. I checked them and they all look great! Nice veins! We are on day 8.