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

[kathyinmo]

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Beautiful, just beautiful! The pictures and the chicks!

ETA: Aren't you glad you won the GFM, so you have more storage space for pictures now? ! ! !

 

[justtoni44]

wolftracks,
I am very sorry about your dog...............
Hope it recovers............

 

[Ms.FuzzyButts]

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It's baby poop.. Don't worry, they all do that... It's normal.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

someone, somewhere in the last 4356098 pages asked about a lone chick. I had a lone chick who didn't like the feather duster. She appreciated a stuffed animal. However her FAVORITE thing was a hot water bottle that I'd fill up and put the bottom 1/3rd of it under the heat lamp so it stayed warm. She'd pile on top of it and sleep. And poop. Oh goodness, the poop. Then the heat lamp dried the poop. Did I mention the poop? But it was worth it.

Congrats on all the late hatches!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Ms.FuzzyButts :

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It's baby poop.. Don't worry, they all do that... It's normal.

And sometimes it's even... foamy. And loud.

Alllll normal.

And have I mentioned how horrible baked poop on a hot water bottle is to clean?​

 

[kathyinmo]

Ms.FuzzyButts :

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It's baby poop.. Don't worry, they all do that... It's normal.

I agree. It's normal.

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Oh, now aren't you just the smart one! That is just a great idea! I never would have thought of that! Thanks for the tip!​

 

[Ms.FuzzyButts]

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It's baby poop.. Don't worry, they all do that... It's normal.

And sometimes it's even... foamy. And loud.

Alllll normal.

And have I mentioned how horrible baked poop on a hot water bottle is to clean?

Wouldn't it be sort of difficult to clean the baked poop off of the bottle? Seems like I had heard somewhere, that it might be?

 

[kathyinmo]

Mahonri .... posted so you can see and double check...


***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 aka Rachel
-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:still open
-HOW MANY CHICKS WILL MAHONRI HATCH? WINNER: chickenhappywith10
-Rooster Crowing picture ..... prize: incubator! (open to ALL BYCers) WINNER: Murano Farms
-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

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[superchemicalgirl]

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It's baby poop.. Don't worry, they all do that... It's normal.

I agree. It's normal.

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Oh, now aren't you just the smart one! That is just a great idea! I never would have thought of that! Thanks for the tip!

Thanks. Forgot to mention not to fill the bottle all the way up and to squeeze the excess air out before closing the bottle so it lays flat for them. I didn't cover it with an old pillowcase or anything because I didn't want the chick (who had a bad leg) to get tangled up in it. In fact, she liked it so much I bought another one to put in the regular brooder for the healthy chicks. Now if I can just remember where I put them for "safekeeping" I could use it for my new hatchlings.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Ms.FuzzyButts :

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And sometimes it's even... foamy. And loud.

Alllll normal.

And have I mentioned how horrible baked poop on a hot water bottle is to clean?

Wouldn't it be sort of difficult to clean the baked poop off of the bottle? Seems like I had heard somewhere, that it might be?

Seriously horrible. You should have seen the one that had 30 chicks piled on it. I only had time to clean it twice a day and it was really no longer red at the end of its shift. I had to soak it in my kitchen sink in hot water for about 10 minutes AND THEN use a scrub brush on it.

But they loved it.