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

[daisychick]

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Just make sure and PM Mahonri and get your name on the list and you are good to go! Welcome to our crazy Hatch-a-Long!!!

 

[ChickyChickyBaby]

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Here is hoping your eggs arrive so you'll be joining us!

Just PM me and let me know!

Chicky, with the eggs gathered today, you'll have fresh eggs in the mail tomorrow for this hatch! Woohoo!!

those are the ones I am hoping to get here in time for the hatch

I could set duck eggs - not sure how the fertility is on the mallards though - not bothered to check.

YAY! Will send PM & get myself added!

I may be able to steal some from DH's BSL pen

Not sure how fertility is gonna be on those barred rocks though - just changed out the rooster last weekend!

OH and I have dominiques on the way too

Pop wanted some of those! I can set them too

ETA: it is bad when you forget about eggs on the way

I should splurge on a second bator while TSC has them on sale

 

[yotetrapper]

If anyone is interested, I just posted an auction for blue orps from english and american stock on the BST, in time for the easter hatch...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5997599#p5997599

 

[superchemicalgirl]

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Which kind??!!!

 

[yotetrapper]

Ok, now back to my weird colored lavender orp roo, what do ya'll make of him?? In the pics it looks white, but in real life if looks yellowish,...

 

[CRYSTALCREEK]

Could be red leakage and maybe some brassiness going on if he gets out in the sun alot.....

 

[greeneacre]

I just couldn't keep from buying more eggs, so I have some of my BLRW eggs on auction to make room if anyone is still looking for eggs.

 

[ChestnutRidge]

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Congratulations!

Well, I put a half dozen unfertile grocery store eggs into the incubator to practice. (This will be my first hatch.) So far, I've had no problem with temperature. I put 4 tablespoons of water into the trough last night which boosted the humidity to 47%, a bit high I think. So, it's been coming down all day and is currently about 36% if my hygrometer is correct. If it comes down lower by tonight, maybe I'll put in one tablespoon each evening and see what that does.

Question - Will the incubator need more/less water to maintain proper humidity depending on how many eggs are inside, or should that have little effect?

I'm sure glad that I am messing with this a bit before the real eggs arrive.... which is only days away!

 

[tazcat70]

The incubator at TSC is the LG.

 

[yotetrapper]

Chestnut Ridge, I will laugh so hard if you hatch out six grocery store chicks.