Mahonri's 2nd Annual BYC EASTER HATCH. Post pics of your chicks!

[dsqard]

Thank you daisychick! Your instructions were perfect!

 

[gryeyes]

Yeah, daisychick - Thank you from me too!

 

[daisychick]

You are welcome! Just doing my best to help pass the word, so this can be the biggest hatch-a-long ever!

 

[dsqard]

Oh I meant to mention this earlier, I am almost positive that one of the five week old boys was attempting to crow this morning. DH just looked at me and said, what was that noise? I asked him if it had come from the chicks, he said yes and I said that is one of them trying to crow. I have a feeling their days in the house are numbered now!

 

[NotAFarm]

After watching all the fun of the NYD Hatch and feeling left out, I'm joining this one!

Hopefully, Spring will be here by April 2nd!!

 

[aka Rachel]

Quote:
Mahonri also mentioned a similar problem and I am worried about mine as well. I gave almost a dozen hatching eggs to another BYC'er who lives somewhat close and she wasn't able to get any to even start growing. I know he is capable, since I had three of my girls eggs hatch for the NYD hatch but I am wondering if his fertility is low. Will cold weather effect fertility rate?

I think it does...kinda. My chickens won't use the pop door to go out, and I only leave the people door open when the sun is shining (cold or not) and they seem to enjoy going out from there. I think unless they're outside, he (Mr. Roo) leaves the girls alone. Right now I'm only getting about 1 in 7 fertile eggs.

And I thought it might be that I wasn't collecting the eggs quick enough and they were getting cold, however I have managed to put in a few still warm eggs and STILL no go.

It might be time for a new roo as well. The lines are getting rather close. I kept a meat hen too add some new blood, but I can't get any of her eggs to hatch, argh. ARGH!

I like my roo, never have to worry about him being agressive. I could give him some new ladies perhaps...

 

[Totalcolour]

Hmm, when you say cold, how cold is it? It's been cold here too but only down to the teens and only for short periods. My cockerel is 7 1/2 months old and 100% fertility; we sold his dad last month because "his" fertility was low, only about 40% and besides, not half as nice as his son has turned out. We just hatched 13/14 eggs this past weekend, and the 14th died at halfway through hatch, not sure why.

Course, this morning I thought DH might want cockerel for dinner - crowing at 3:30 am and not stopping till dawn was a big annoyance.

I don't think there is such a thing as a "quiet" crow, is there?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

testing

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Yay Thanks Daisychick!

By the way, one of my turkens that the mom hatched out HAS A BEARD!! It is SOOOO CUTE!

 

[BHep]

marking my place & testing my signature.



ETA: Thanks daisychick