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

Well, I am officially done with my hatch as of today. I had 2 eggs left in the bator that never hatched, so I unplugged it this morning. The eggs appeared full term at lockdown when I candled, so I don't know what happened or why they didn't hatch. I did not open them before tossing......guess I'm just chicken!
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So, for my very first attempt at hatching, with my own backyard EE mutt pullet eggs, I ended up with 9 healthy active chicks. I feel very fortunate to have been so blessed with these little ones.

Here is my first one hatched:

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Here are the first ones that what went into the brooder - it just cracks me up how they fall asleep standing up and then kind of 'melt'.....

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I wanted to say Thank You to eveyone that was here, whether participating or just watching from the sidelines. It was great to have this comraderie from a group so large. I learned a lot and never was alone in this adventure.

Happy Hatching to all......

~Kathleen
 
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Congratulations Kathleen !

Now its off to bed for me , got a doctors appointment tomorrow morn , so it may be awhile .............................
 
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***REMINDER*** GO TO SPREAD SHEET TO FILL OUT YOUR HATCH INFO (link below)

Let me know if you see any errors in this .... *ADDITIONS and corrections added!

CONTESTS AND OTHER INFO:
-First Chick Hatched after midnight your time. Prize 6 mth GFM WINNER: Mahonri! Mahonri deferred to 2nd place NoseyChickens
-Best Hatch rate % set/hatched. Prize: 6 mth GFM WINNER: Sumatra503
-Cutest new (NY Hatch chick) chick pic ends Jan 5 WINNER:still open
-Best overall participant - (gets to choose between a 6 month GFM & a Calendar.)WINNER:SteveH
-HOW MANY CHICKS WILL MAHONRI HATCH? WINNER: chickenhappywith10
-Rooster Crowing picture ..... prize: incubator! (open to ALL BYCers) WINNER: Murano Farms. Murano Farms deferred to Tala.
-How many posts on this thread at the stroke of New Years, Mahonri time. Prize: 'Extra Ordinary Chickens' calendar WINNER: Murano Farms
-Best BYC page made (ends Jan 31) to document this event or your own hatching in this event. Prize:1 dozen Delaware hatching eggs.WINNER:still open
-"Die Hard" contest... the last chick to hatch from the original setting of eggs (12.11 at noon, your time) will be the winner. The prize is a coupon for "Buy 6 get 15$ Off" Purina products. The products eligible are 50lb bags of Layena, Start and Grow (medicated or not), Flock Raiser or 25lb Flock Blocks. AND a dozen hatching eggs Cuckoo Marans or Indian Rivers (Delaware roo over New Hampshire hens)WINNER:still open
-Chick hatching the soonest after post 5500 - prize "Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds" by Carol Ekarius WINNER: Ms.FuzzyButts
-Calendar worthy photo..Prize: 6 mth GFM WINNER: CRYSTALCREEK
-Funniest picture photo...Prize: 6 mth GFM WINNER: LareePQG

*Calendar Worthy Pictures Contest are here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=31282-calendar-pictures-contest
*Funniest Pictures Contest are here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=14951-2nd-week-contest
*Cutest (New Years Hatch chick) Chick Pictures Contest are here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=31282-cutest-chick-contest
*Rooster Crowing Contest pictures are here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=41679-nyroostercrowingcontest
*hatching % spread sheet is here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ai7KIISf0iW0dGtIYzBvQ2wzNTZNTUpwR0w3bHRwSnc&hl=en#gid=0
*BYC page contest pages: I will add as received.
#1... https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=46869-new-years-day-hatch-2011
#2
... https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=68426-new-years-hatchalong

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Today is the day....

Whoever has NO CHICKS on Jan 5th needs to post their guess of a number 1-7999.

Let the guessing begin...​
 
I am officially out of the Die Hard contest. Last 3 eggs are not gonna hatch; two of them should never have gone into lockdown, but I was a wuss and anything with any development at all was allowed to stay in the 'bator. The last one showed some more development, but not close to full term. No eggstopsy - just through candling.

But I am awfully happy with my four chicks, 3 of which happen to have been hatched from Trader Joe's eggs, by the way.

In case somebody hasn't been paying attention, y'know. Refrigerated, grocery store fertile eggs.
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