Mahonri's 2nd Annual NYDHatch, watching them grow...

[CorgiHouse]

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I know. I know! Just what I am thinking!

We NEED pictures!

Well, maybe people are working on getting funny pics!! I know I don't have funny chicken pics......I barely have 'good' pics! But in the spirit of the contest, I'll post one to help get some pics entered. Here's mine:

Did someone say "SALE"?? Gotta run!

 

[kathyinmo]

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Ya know what ..... that is a good point. I am seriously considering washing my hatching eggs. I was reading this thread about it. I am, at least going to do an experiment with the idea. Did you know all the hatcheries wash all their eggs before putting them in the bators? They have about 90% hatches, too.
Here is the controversial thread...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=426155

 

[wolftracks]

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Ya know what ..... that is a good point. I am seriously considering washing my hatching eggs. I was reading this thread about it. I am, at least going to do an experiment with the idea. Did you know all the hatcheries wash all their eggs before putting them in the bators? They have about 90% hatches, too.
Here is the controversial thread...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=426155

I read that too. Also saw it on TV.

Might have to go to Trader Joes and do an experiment!

 

[Mahonri]

Time to walk out and see if the moon is being hidden by a shadow or the clouds.

 

[Mahonri]

Too many clouds.

 

[RareBreedFancier]

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An incubator from Santa!

All this hatching talk has me itching to set some eggies.

 

[Nuclear Chickens]

OK, I candled tonight and here are the results.

These were removed due to lack of development.
Removed 3 Phoenix
Removed 1 unknown
Removed 8 White Bob mixes

New total is 42
8 Olive Eggers
11 Silkies
2 Black Frizzles
8 phoenix
1 SLW
1 Unknown
1 White Leghorn
5 White Bob Mixes
4 Brown Bob Mixes

 

[bargain]

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I'm looking foward to it. I have this recurring nightmare that all 54 will hatch. If so my Wife will kill me.

My dream would be that they all hatch. I desperately want light sussex. What do you have in your incubator? And what are you most hoping for? I guess that question goes out to everyone - WHAT ARE YOU MOST HOPING FOR?

Kelly, don't candle, I don't often candle unless I'm totally out of space, your hands could be cold or have a smidge of bacteria, you could drop them and then you might just make a mistake...I did that once and threw out 4 perfectly great black copper marans. Oooohhhhh praying for a good hatch for you!!!

And in 2011, I want you to be one of our first customers for our Coronation Sussex!!!! They are just sooo sooo beautiful....I posted one of our flocks over on fbook!!!!

I'm now officially poultry broke and selling all the contents of our house....but that's a good thing!

 

[Mahonri]

Take care on Saturday

 

[HeatherB]

Okay! I candled and removed the clear ones, as well as any that I could clearly identify as blood spots. I could tell on some that they were blood and not embryos, and that's a step up!

I even saw several moving around in the eggs! Several were too dark and I couldn't manage to see even a little, so I stuck them back in there and I'll hope for the best..

I'm down to 44, and I stopped and figured out which eggs were from which place, so no more mystery eggs.

1 BR
2 Brown Leghorn
4 BC Marans
2 Cochins
7 Seramas
16 Araucanas & Ameracaunas, guessing mixed, most are green rather than blue?
12 Olive Eggers


Rathbone --I'm hoping for a few things. I'll be happy if one of the seramas hatches.. my husband is head over heels for the little bitty birds (he wants more old english games bantams now.. likes the creles!) and I keep seeing him check the bator where these are. So, those.

And on that topic -- seramas, should I have them separate at lockdown? Will the bigger babies trample them? I also really wanted a big blue cochin boy running around the yard, but I'm not holding my breath there with only two eggs left. That aside, I want an assortment of pretty egg layers leaving me pretty colored eggs.

I had a small set of eggs hatch Sunday, and have three little babies.. one lonely little survivor from a dozen BO eggs (second attempt to get a few Orpingtons, what gives?), and two from our back yard. I may be biased, but the backyard babies are cuter

Nine more due to hatch this Saturday!