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

[Rathbone]

Just sending you a hug Steve - sounds like you are on the road to recovery but it still sounds like a hard time.

 

[SteveH]

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Thank you................................... and

Six of seven project eggs and seven of seven Ameraucana eggs went to lockdown. This is the first time that eggs from my Cornish developed for me; I'm stoked. They're not due to hatch till Sunday, but I'm already starting to stare at them.

I have 11 more project eggs, and 17 more Ameraucana eggs, still in the bator; scheduled for two different lockdowns next week. Some of these were porous, or a little older than a week; but nothing ventured, nothing gained..................................... so they're in the bator. I did have eggs laid on the day of the loss; but I left them out in the heat for a few days while fighting buffalo gnats and cleaning up the mess. I considered saving them for a set today, but decided not to risk setting possibly spoiled eggs in with those already developing. I did crack one, and it smelled OK, but the yolk was very watery looking.

 

[Noncentzter]

The only EE from my hatch. I think she's gorgeous!

 

[ChestnutRidge]

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And you're correct!

What a beautiful bird!

ETA: Some of mine from Tuesday. Thank goodness they are moving outside today!!! I wanted them out last week, but DH was dragging his feet. No, it was not helping me finish the run that was the issue. I can tell that he is really enjoying having his buddies in the bathroom!

This isn't everybody, but it looks like 6 cockerels and 5 pullets.

Today is day 21 of my next hatch! 6 hatched yesterday (5 Silver Ameraucana and 1 Wheaten) and none overnight, so I am wondering if the other 3 will make it. We'll see.

 

[SteveH]

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And you're correct!

What a beautiful bird!

ETA: Some of mine from Tuesday. Thank goodness they are moving outside today!!! I wanted them out last week, but DH was dragging his feet. No, it was not helping me finish the run that was the issue. I can tell that he is really enjoying having his buddies in the bathroom!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80987_img_7098.jpghttps://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80987_img_7094.jpghttps://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80987_img_7087.jpg
This isn't everybody, but it looks like 6 cockerels and 5 pullets.

Today is day 21 of my next hatch! 6 hatched yesterday (5 Silver Ameraucana and 1 Wheaten) and none overnight, so I am wondering if the other 3 will make it. We'll see.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80987_img_7293.jpg

 

[ChestnutRidge]

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Thanks, Steve. Well, I candled them last night and it looks like they were late quitters, maybe somewhere around Day 15. I only candled on Day 14 and not again before lockdown; next time I'll know better. 6 chicks from 16 eggs - whew. Not the best odds, but they did spend 5 days in 2-day Priority mail, so Lord only knows what happened to them.

Anyway, I'm very happy with my six little chickies -

And my Easter kids are out of the house! They were a little unsure about going down that ramp, but loved their run once they did!

(And if you know anyone in Virginia who needs a pretty Easter Egger cockerel...

)

 

[SteveH]

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Thanks, Steve. Well, I candled them last night and it looks like they were late quitters, maybe somewhere around Day 15. I only candled on Day 14 and not again before lockdown; next time I'll know better. 6 chicks from 16 eggs - whew. Not the best odds, but they did spend 5 days in 2-day Priority mail, so Lord only knows what happened to them.

Anyway, I'm very happy with my six little chickies -
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80987_img_7658.jpghttps://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80987_img_7594.jpghttps://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80987_img_7652.jpg

And my Easter kids are out of the house! They were a little unsure about going down that ramp, but loved their run once they did!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80987_img_7403.jpghttps://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/80987_img_7580.jpg
(And if you know anyone in Virginia who needs a pretty Easter Egger cockerel...

)

I love those Easter chicks; very colorful.
Hatching shipped eggs is always a crap shoot. I'm glad you have 6 Ameraucanas to show for it.

 

[ChestnutRidge]

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Me too. Thanks! I've really enjoyed them. I can already tell I'll be spending many hours this summer just sitting out by the run watching them. I completely agree about the Ameraucana eggs. I'm glad to have six chicks! I wish you the best as you rebuild your flock.

 

[countrygirl911]

here are the chicks that hatched that i received from some wonderful BYCers after my Easter hatch went terribly wrong

here are the silkies not sure of the color to call them 2 look silver the other maybe a blue

again thank you everyone for the eggs

 

[gryeyes]

This is TJ, the roo which hatched from one of the four Trader Joe's eggs which hatched during the NYD Hatch. The other three are pullets.

Just as a reminder, here's how he came into this world: