Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[SunnyDawn]

Ha ha ha! OK I think that one really would get to me! Calling to help strangers cook their dinner, that would be tough for me to swallow. Yep you definitely topped that one!

I really gotta get some sleep now. No more interesting posts OK?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Goooood morning!

Boyfriend just made me some hot and sour soup a few days ago, I'll see if I can get the recipe, it was fabulous.

I'll be posting the contests in a minute, the newest one is best small batch hate rate.

Hope y'all have a great day.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Mahonri's 3rd Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long Contests​

Open Contests: ​

1. CayuseRanch's Total Number of Eggs Set Contest
This contest is open to all participants to guess the total number of eggs that will be set by all participants in Mahonri's 3rd Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long! Each participant is to fill out the spreadsheet with their guess as to the total number of eggs that participants will be placing in their incubators for this hatch. All "guesses" must be submitted no later than Midnight EST, Sunday March 11th. Please submit your total number of eggs set to the spreadsheet by Midnight EST Tuesday, March 20th so we can tally up what was set and declare a winner. The person who comes closest to guessing the total number without going over will win a beautiful rooster egg basket.
Go here to submit your guess for the number of eggs set:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE5FSUpmRmdCWXJZV1BlampFOUxCSkE6MQ#gid=0
Prize:

2. Kathyinmo's

Calendar Photo Contest
The goal is to make a poultry and holiday themed calendar. Submit your poultry related holiday pictures - all ranges of poultry age accepted. You will need to submit your photos on this thread as well as PM them to kathyinmo. Submission of your picture(s) to this thread and to kathyinmo means that you are giving permission to use your photo in a calendar printing. Photos must be taken by you, the entrant. Contest runs until Easter.
Limit of 3 entries per person.

3. Notafarm's

An Opportune Time Award
Three random post numbers have been chosen (known only to NotAFarm and SCG). The person who posts at that "opportune time" gets the award. You need not be a hatch participant to win this.
Prizes: Each post winner will receive a 6 mo GFM
Winner 1: The Chickeneer

4. Notinoz2007's Random Entrant Award
On set date (17 March 2012) Notinoz2007 will randomly select one entrant from the signed up pool on the first post page to receive the prize.
Prize: coffee mug and stuffed chick toy

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Soon To Be Open Contests: ​

1. Best Hatch Rate
For this contest during this hatch, participants will need to be setting a minimum of 24 eggs, with confirmation picture posted to this thread on set day. These can be under a couple of broodies or in your incubators. Tell us how many you will have cooking and then don't go back and edit your post where you tell us how many eggs you start with. We'll need that info by Monday the 19th of March at latest to be included in the contest. When the hatch is over, you'll take a pic and post it to show us how many you actually got...the picture must be of sufficient quality to count all the chicks.
In the event of a tie, the one who hatches the most chicks wins.

2. 1muttsfan's Small Batch Best Hatch Rate
This contest is for those hatching less than 24 eggs - we don't want to punish those who have not caught the Big Batch Fever yet!
Hatch contestants may set up to 23 eggs. Post a picture on set day showing the number of eggs you have set and also fill out the hatching spreadsheet with that amount. These eggs may be under a broody or in an incubator. You must post your picture and your number in the spreadsheet by Monday, March 19th to be entered in the contest. When the hatch is over, post one picture showing clearly the number of chicks you hatched and fill out the spreadsheet. You must have your pictures and spreadsheet filled out by 3 days after hatch date. Best hatch rate wins! In the event of a tie, the winner will be chosen by random drawing.
Prize - a 6 month GFM

3. Notinoz2007's Worst Hatch Rate Consolation Prize
This hatch is for those of you with bad luck this hatch. You'll need to post how many eggs you're cooking in the spreadsheet by 19 March 2012, 11:59:59 EST and post a picture of your incubator or broody if possible in the thread by that date, also. When the hatch is declared over, post the number of chicks you hatched as a picture and fill out the spreadsheet. You must have filled out the spreadsheet and posted your pictures by 3 days after hatch date when the hatch is over.
Prize: a cute hand crocheted chicken!

4. How Many Chicks

Will Mahonri Hatch?
Your guess needs to be made before 11:59:59PM on March 24th, 2012. The guesses will be posted above somewhere beside the hatch participant's name.
In order to help break a tie, You'll need to guess the breeds of the first three chicks out. If you want to know what breeds are in Mahonri's bators read the thread! Laree will be putting up a spreadsheet for the # of guesses and the first three breeds.

5. ChestnutRidge's

Most Ingenious Chicken Design Contest WEEK ONE CONTEST
During week 1 of incubation (17 to 23 March), post a picture and brief explanation of your cool brooder / feeder / waterer / saddle / whatever that you created for your fowl. Once the contest ends they'll be put on a BYC poll for the kind folk of BYC to vote for a winner.
Prize: A copy of Gail Damerow's Chicken Health Handbook, which he/she will surely appreciate being such a witty chicken-fancier.

5. Laree's Liar, Liar Pants on Fire Contest
Volunteers will be asked to PM LareePQG 2 lies and 1 truth about themselves. She will set up a form where participants will have to guess which items are the lies, and which are the truths. Winner will be the person who gets the most correct.
The thread/form whatever will be posted March 25th, to close on April 1st.
Prize: An Easter stamping set will be shipped out for Easter.

Opening Later: ​

1. Thebirdguy's Cutest Baby Picture Contest WEEK TWO CONTEST
Pictures can be of a baby of any breed or species but the picture must be taken by the entrant. Limit 3 entries per person. Post during week two: 24 to 30 March.
Prize: 12 raffle tickets for the Rocky Mountain Chickenstock on May 5th where Greenfire Eggs and much much more can be won.
FMI: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...nfire-eggs-brinsea-incubator-31-prizes-so-far

2. ChooksChick

Flapper Contest

WEEK THREE CONTEST
Post a picture of your fowl flapping in action! All fowl are accepted. It's difficult to get these shots, so start trying! Submissions must be taken by entrant. Post your shots between 31 March and 6 April. A BYC poll will be open to decide the winner after the contests closes to submissions.
Prize: perhaps some hatching eggs from ChooksChick!?
3. Cutest

Chick Picture
For this contest, the chick hatched must be from Mahonri's 3rd Annual BYC Easter Hatch. The picture will need to be taken and posted by or before 11:59PM EST on April 15th, 2012. We'll be asking folks in the hatch as well as some moderators to help judge if they are willing. There will be 1st and 2nd place awards given.

4.

Best Overall Hatch Participant

At the end of the hatch, PM your choice for best hatch participant to Mahonri. This should be someone who you thought was supportive, helpful, funny, encouraging... The person with the most votes wins! Votes will start on April 10th and end on April 12th, 2012.

 

[dsqard]

Good morning Mahonri and all you other hatchers!!!
SunnyDawn my DD has actually called me while shopping for the ingredients for my spaghetti sauce like I was just sitting at home waiting for her to call and ask me.

Mahonri, so glad to hear that the pups are doing well and I hope the male with the funny leg turns out OK. Did you get YOUR tooth fixed yesterday?
Speaking of DD, she texts me yesterday to ask me if I want to look at a picture of a dress to see if it is pretty. I know what kind of dress she is talking about, she and her boyfriend are pretty serious. I told her I would look at the picture but she knows the rule. She has to get her bachelor's completed before she can get married. She is working on being a large animal vet. She says she remembers the rule and then forgets to send the picture. LOL So happy for her. We got to meet her BF at Thanksgiving. Very nice young man. He and his family own a large dairy farm in NY and DD is over the moon about the baby cows.

 

[BHep]

Well, here's a color comparison. The two in the middle are my mystery eggs.



And here are all 10 in the bator. That turner takes all of almost 5 mins to make. As a bonus, the lid to the carton was tearing. I just cut off the top, the tabs, and the bottom of each cup. I've got 2 small unopened bottles of hand sanitizer under the carton until tomorrow when I can go find a piece of PVC pipe to attach to it. I made a set of these last summer for my first hatch, but I don't know what happened to them.

What happened to JUST 2.

 

[SarahIrl]

Good morning folks! I woke up to really crappy weather today so I am stuck indoors, basically. Ugh.

With regards to the cooking topics, both me and my husband both worked as chefs in the past, and ony I still cook. I love it. Baking is my favourite, although I cook a 'proper' meal every day. Duck tonight! I have some amazing recipes I have picked up over the years, my favourites are the 'use what's left in the cupboard/fridge' ones. I hate to throw out food to the dog/pig/chickens. They seem to like it though! My mother and her mother were both amazing in the kitchen so I learned from them. I am currently volunteering in a 'last chance education' type centre called Youthreach, and I work with teenagers from 15 to 20 who have not been able to finish mainstream education. Part of their learning involves a lifeskills/cookery class, and I help out there, I run a baking workshop every week. It's great fun, if a big challenge. I am hoping to go back to Uni this September to take a degree in Social Work/Social Care. I'm a bit old for it really, but after seven years of being out of work after an accident left me with permanent damage I can't still do what I always did, so it's time to move on and quit waiting for some miracle remedy and retrain.

So, my chickens are all hiding out of the rain so I will have to be thinking about cleaning out the nesting boxes again tomorrow, as they love to perch on the ledge instead of the perches, and I have tried and tried to persuade them to roost elsewhere, but it doesn't work. Stubborn chickens, they must take after me!


Edited to add: Razadia, you have chicken math brain too - that doesn't look much like two to me either!

 

[kathyinmo]

I took a couple pictures of some 5 month old Chocolate I have out in my yard......

 

[SarahIrl]

Those chocolate Orps? I really do love the colouring! I'd lose them here though, against the mud.

 

[kathyinmo]

Those chocolate Orps? I really do love the colouring! I'd lose them here though, against the mud.

Yes. Bantam Chocolate Orps that I won in a raffle.

 

[NotAFarm]

We are now down to 24 days until we set chicken eggs!

It took me quite awhile to read all the posts from last night....and now I'm hungry!! Nothing like a little "chocolate" send me over the edge!!

We've got snow on the ground.......again......but the days are noticably longer and I've got eggs under a broody and in the 'bator so I know Spring will be here soon!!!