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

[LarryPQ]

Mahonri-- OUCH! I hope you are feeling better soon!!

 

[Farmerboy16]

EEEEEEE I am so excited! The emu eggs are on their way!

 

[HortonFarms]

Quote: Not yet, but I still have to check this morning.

 

[Cattitude]

*whine of longing* emu eggs...

EEEEEEE I am so excited! The emu eggs are on their way!

 

[Razadia]

Ok, I'm caught up now. I had a visitor this morning! HortonFarm came and picked up her eggs. I hope you enjoy them! I would have invited you come come see my chickens, but I had just woken up 10 mins prior to you getting here, so I wasn't thinking about it. You're welcome to come by again and see them sometime!

I also forgot to mention that there's a pretty good chance of hatching a white roo from those eggs since all my hens were breed out of a white roo. Also, I've always had really good hatch rates from them. The only time my hatch rates fall is when I leave them under a broody. They always pick the favorite and everyone else climbs in with them.

 

[kvmommy]

Mahroni Get better! Burns are the worst. I've broken my face and it didn't hurt as much as a small quarter sized burn.

Since I've been on these boards i've noticed a trend. I think it was lav. ameracaunas, and something else, the icelandics became popular and now I forsee Emu eggs to jump in price and the emu population of the world to increase dramatically...pretty soon people will make giant emu diapers and call them housepets, they will breed color mutations into them, and there will have to be a BYE because all the emu lovers will be bogging down BYC....all because Kathy hatched some, took some adorable pics (especially with them sleeping with her daughter), and tempted us greatly.

 

[featherz]

Mahroni Get better! Burns are the worst. I've broken my face and it didn't hurt as much as a small quarter sized burn.

Since I've been on these boards i've noticed a trend. I think it was lav. ameracaunas, and something else, the icelandics became popular and now I forsee Emu eggs to jump in price and the emu population of the world to increase dramatically...pretty soon people will make giant emu diapers and call them housepets, they will breed color mutations into them, and there will have to be a BYE because all the emu lovers will be bogging down BYC....all because Kathy hatched some, took some adorable pics (especially with them sleeping with her daughter), and tempted us greatly.

Don't forget the increase in popularity of the naked necks! =) =) Seems a lot of us want those too. An Emu is tempting, but I just don't have anywhere to put one.

 

[Farmerboy16]

Mahroni Get better! Burns are the worst. I've broken my face and it didn't hurt as much as a small quarter sized burn.

Since I've been on these boards i've noticed a trend. I think it was lav. ameracaunas, and something else, the icelandics became popular and now I forsee Emu eggs to jump in price and the emu population of the world to increase dramatically...pretty soon people will make giant emu diapers and call them housepets, they will breed color mutations into them, and there will have to be a BYE because all the emu lovers will be bogging down BYC....all because Kathy hatched some, took some adorable pics (especially with them sleeping with her daughter), and tempted us greatly.

Yes, all because of Kathy, I had gotten the emu bug(Yes, I do have room and place for them).

 

[kvmommy]

I don't have a place for emus either. but I want to hatch some anyway. I figure there's got to be an emu farmer someplace!

OK...oh wise ones. I humbly request your assistance. No one really answers my questions elsewhere and I figure its because everyone is always just trying to catch up on this thread. So here is my plethora of questions.

1. I have 3 hygrometers, one for humidor, one accurite, one cheapo analog reptile one. I put salt in a soda cap about 3/4 way full, just enough water to make it wet but not too wet and sealed it in a plastic baggie. Its been over 3 hours and two read 60, one reads 59. I know normally I would just do the math and assume they 15 degrees off. But since they're all the same, do I assume its only 60% humidity in the bag or that they are all truly exactly 15 degrees off?

2. My chickens won't sleep in their coop since I put nest boxes in the nest box part where they normally sleep. I fixed their roost so it stays put, which is the same height as the next boxes (and I can't go any higher) They actually sleep behind the coop in the 6 in. space between it and the house. They don't evem roost on the coop which is about 3 ft. high. How do I solve this.

3. You guys mentioned pepper helps get them to lay...is that only for chickens that stopped because of light or will that help a chicken lay her first egg?

4. I have pullet that has wattles and comb that are bright red and growing fast, suddenly is letting me pet her, but seems to behind in terms of puberty. Meaning, her voice hasnt changed. She mostly chirp/clucks rather than cluck.

5. Last and not least, how do I get my hen from attacking my dog. Her whole mission in life is to kill my dog. Now my dog is 70 lbs so I'm not really worried about her, BUT she thinks the chicken is playing and wants to play back. And she's a boxer so she plays by boxing. She has knocked the crap out of me while playing, so I don't want her to hurt the chicken. She does not care about them and ignores them until the chicken attacks. And as hilarious as it is, someones going to get hurt!

So any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Cedarknob]

I reached 45 eggs saved for this hatch as of yesterday. I will probably have a poor hatch rate, even if everything goes well, because the oldest eggs will be over three weeks old and there are getting to be more and more first time pullet eggs in the batch. Hopefully at least two will hatch and be in time for my two grand kids to have at Easter.