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

[wolftracks]

You know you're tired when you fall asleep looking at puppy pics.

Signing off! Nite everyone.

 

[Mahonri]

Everybody goes to sleep and here I lay awake.

The house got cold. Bator went down to 98.7... still compatible with life, if bra bators work.

I turned the heat up to 71 just for the eggs. I'll have kids mad at me, they love sleeping in the cold. I just take covers off and sleep with a sheet.

Can't wait to candle in 5 or 6 days to see what remains.

 

[dsqard]

SunnyDawn the deer story was so funny

AK Michelle that puppy is adorable

Kathy I think we would all love to see updated pics of your emu chicks

Well I had a few animal hyjinks yesterday. First my Brahma roo decides to flog me. Now this boy has never done one aggressive thing in his live. He is a big boy and always runs from the head roo. Never bothers anyone and usually is hanging around by himself when they are out free ranging. Well I was collecting the eggs and one of the hens was complaining about it. I think I have a couple thinking about going broody, but I won't let them sit on eggs when I have two bators full of eggs. He just up and went at my feet. I was totally shocked. We had a discussion that included me carrying him around for a bit and me slowly forcing him to the ground until he relented and let me hold him down. He behaved after that and I approached him a few more times to make sure he had gotten the message. I will be keeping an eye on him from now on though. He is DH's favorite but I let him know that Randy might wind up being dinner. We will have to see.
The horses also decided to get into the crazy act. I have a routine that I follow every day. Clean stalls and pens. Clean and refill waters. Put out hay and feed in the stalls. Let the horses in. They always go in their stalls in a set order. Allie, Lachlin, Delilah, Lady then Cody. When I am going out to start letting them in, I will call for Allie. Well yesterday, I had gotten everything done except letting them in. The neighbors were out tilling the plot that they plant their garden in. Now my horses are fairly used to the sound of motors. We have ATV's and dirt bikes going around often and I have a Polaris Ranger that I use to haul the manure away every day. Well, the horses were acting all funny and I realized it was because of the neighbor. Now, they put in a small garden every year and it isn't even close to our fence but the horses all thought that the lady with the rototiller was a MONSTER that was going to EAT them. Seriously, I love them to death but every now and again they remind me that they are not as bright as your average dog.

 

[buckabucka]

Where are all the Holiday Calendar and Egg Art pictures?! What about the Caption That Photo Contest? Get those creative juices going and let's see what ya got!! The entries for the Ingenious Design contest are great...keep 'em coming! Check out the Contest Page and see what else is coming up and get ready!

Off to bed..

..see you in the morning!

We're all too busy trying to keep up with our reading! I wonder if the new cliff notes have come out yet......

 

[dsqard]

Can't wait to candle in 5 or 6 days to see what remains.

Morning Mahonri! I have been itching to candle as well. I am worried about the waxed egg but with the darker shells, I know I probably won't see anything yet. I probably won't be able to resist until day 10.
Today is supposed to be sunny and warm (well for Utah in March anyway

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[dsqard]

We're all too busy trying to keep up with our reading! I wonder if the new cliff notes have come out yet......

Bucka I will have to see what trouble we all will get in to today before I can release the updated version. I could add that Mahonri is still stressing about temps but that is like every day so no new news.

 

[Mahonri]

Phoenix Weather Report... I know you all look forward to it everymorning... especially on the first FULL day of Spring.


Currently

44.4 °F
Clear

Today

79° | 46°



Thursday

82° | 52°



Friday

88° | 52°



Saturday

88° | 52°



Sunday

82° | 46°

​

By Friday I'll have the heater turned OFF and the AC back on.

 

[annabananaandfamily]

Mahonri-
Way up here in Maine they are forcasting sunny with a high of 79 today and 82 tomorrow.... A little too similar to Phoenix for my liking! I moved up here from TX to AVOID that kind of weather!!!!

Of course, by Sunday its supposed to be back to rainy with a high of 45 again.......So we'll see what I have to say then!

Phoenix Weather Report... I know you all look forward to it everymorning... especially on the first FULL day of Spring.


Currently

44.4 °F
Clear

Today

79° | 46°​

Thursday

82° | 52°



Friday

88° | 52°



Saturday

88° | 52°



Sunday

82° | 46°

​

By Friday I'll have the heater turned OFF and the AC back on.

 

[NotAFarm]

We have

days left until hatch day!! Button quail eggs should be set tomorrow. Be sure to fill out the participation form with the number of eggs you set. The "How Many Eggs Will We Set" contest winner can not be determined until this is done!! More entries are needed for the currently open contests......see the Contest Page link in my sig line.

See you later incubators!!

 

[1muttsfan]

Well. I didn't see this. And I ended up taking all the water out of the middle and leaving some in the two side slots. And my humidity went down to 41. It's back up to 43. it was so stressful doing that! I made my dad(who helped me) sterilize, not touch anything, listen to everything I say. Lol. I know Im being too over the top, I just want to get this right. And of course I candled three of them! de humidifier was run for mabye a half hour. I hope I didn't screw anything up.

You can open the incubator and add or remove water without damaging your eggs. anyone who hand turns opens the incubator 2 to 3 times a day and handles all the eggs.

[COLOR=800080]1muttsfan -- Congratulations!  We already knew you were a winner, this just reminded everyone!  That's so cool!![/COLOR]

You all are so sweet

Isn't it a wee bit early for candling and discarding eggs?