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

[thechickonthehill]

I've considered trying something like that so I probably will this time. Of course it doesn't help if they don't develop at all. The 12 Wheaten/Blue Wheaten Ameraucana eggs from peachick all clear at 9 days

That was an expensive flop. I wish you better luck Mahonri!

Oooo, owww! Yep, that would smart a bit. I've drooled over peachick's birds/eggs for a while but just won't take the shipping gamble on them due to the expense. It's bad enough when you buy eggs at average costs and they don't hatch! Out of 13 GC Marans eggs, I have one left at 10 days. Most had detached air cells and never even started developing. Still, shipped eggs are the only way to get most of the breeds on my wish list, so I continue to buy them. I am definitely trying the method suggested by aveca's vet the next time I have a bunch with detached air cells though. It certainly can't hurt!
Thanks for sharing that ronott1!

 

[thechickonthehill]

Once again, I say to yet another poster.....................Where are your priorities? You should definitely quit that job that keeps you away from home. Your life's intended day job is to spend as many hours as possible with your nose pressed to the incubator window. At least, I've convinced my DH that is my life's work. Right now I'm in the house, messing around between here, putting eggs into lockdown and staring at the ones that started to pip last night.

He is outside working on additional coops/runs. Isn't that how it's intended to be?

Deb

Ha ha! I keep trying to explain this to my husband, lol. I work at home so at least I can take breaks from the workshop and run over to the house to press my nose to the incubator. Sometimes I just bring whatever I have to work on over to the house so I can peek in and watch when chicks are hatching. My husband built me one coop and cleaned out an existing storage shed for me to use for another. He says if I want any more coops I have to build them myself (which I have been doing). He has also commented that if he'd realized how much owning chickens would improve my carpentry skills he'd have encouraged my chicken "obsession" long ago!

Now he just wants to know when I am planning to finish the remodeling we started last year. I'll start on that just as soon as I am finished building my chicken coops.

 

[thechickonthehill]

Sorry, double post!

 

[debs_flock]

I'll start on that just as soon as I am finished building my chicken coops.

Ahhh, the never ending project. If you run out of land, you just start building UP. My chickens don't care how long the ramp is to their coop...

Deb

 

[gryeyes]

I am home today, myself. Had a vision problem: Just couldn't see myself going to work.

(Not really, just not up to snuff today - needing a lot of rest.)

And it was serendipitous! The retired couple next door had gravel delivered for their parking pad, and the man of the house asked if I wanted to talk to the Gravel Guys (for my driveways). He also wanted some eggs..... And he told me it's been great since the "extra" roosters left. He still hears Carl, but there aren't any Crow Competitions any more. He knows there's "another" rooster (there are a total of five) but he said it sounds like Carl and "that rooster" are just doing flock work instead of crowing all the time.

So, on top of that wonderful news, I got an acceptable quote to gravel my driveway! Mr. Retiree said it had been YEARS since any gravel was put down here and he was glad to make the referral. When that's done, I won't have to park at the bottom of the drive and walk up when it's been raining!!

I'll hire the kids on the OTHER side of my property to spread the gravel. (Spreading the wealth around within the 'hood.)

108 more work days before I retire.

Made some plans to get more eggs for this Hatch.

 

[Mahonri]

I've considered trying something like that so I probably will this time. Of course it doesn't help if they don't develop at all. The 12 Wheaten/Blue Wheaten Ameraucana eggs from peachick all clear at 9 days

That was an expensive flop. I wish you better luck Mahonri!

DANG! This will be my third or fourth order from Peachick and I've always hatched over 50% with her eggs coming all the way from MD to AZ!

I hope her roos are doin' their thang!

 

[Lotsapaints]

Hi Denny!!!!!!!!!!!

So what did you get and what are you hatching?????????????? ummmm any of those blue babies gonna hatch for Easter??

I'm hatching a bunch and some Birchens hoping to have some nicer replacements all my birds are really laying right now so as long as we don't have another artic blast come through I should be able to help with this hatching addition LOL
Oh and it's a Sportsman 1502 just bought last year on my way to pick it up now

 

[karimw]

DANG! This will be my third or fourth order from Peachick and I've always hatched over 50% with her eggs coming all the way from MD to AZ!

I hope her roos are doin' their thang!

Oh, I don't think it was a problem on her end. They could have been X-rayed or frozen or anything. Not here in Iowa, it was in the 40s here, but somewhere along the way.

Anything can happen.

 

[wolftracks]

I'm hatching a bunch and some Birchens hoping to have some nicer replacements all my birds are really laying right now so as long as we don't have another artic blast come through I should be able to help with this hatching addition LOL
Oh and it's a Sportsman 1502 just bought last year on my way to pick it up now

Cool I need more babies. Are you hatching turkeys?

 

[NotAFarm]

Wow I'm never getting caught up with all the posts.....I'm picking up my new incubator today filling it up and then candling on Sat to put the Easter hatch in there..I will have eggs to ship for those of you looking and I will start putting them up on the 24hr auction Sat and I'll try to post links to them on here but I don't always get that to happen....if all else fails just PM me Let the hatching begin!

Any turkey eggs available?!