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

[superchemicalgirl]

can the caption be dirty

If you're talking about dirt, yes. Otherwise, this is a family friendly board

 

[wolftracks]

I'm not getting many yet, but I'm going to be setting quail too. Do I just come back and add them on set day?

 

[Mahonri]

ok here is an update the thermomiters that came with with the incubators read 100 but the digital and fish tank ones read 97 in each of the incubators which one should i go by

Well 97 is too low.

100 is good.

I have one other thermometer that I got at Radio Shack it's white and has a long cord. It's always within .1 degree of my Brinsea Spot check...

That would be the quick way to go if you are close to a Radio Shack.

Then order the Brinsea spot check. I've been using it all day... worse than a mother hen. In previous years I had both incubators side by side... this year I have one in the den (where I did my NYD and GHD hatches) and the 1588 in the Family Room in the same spot where I've done all of my previous hatches....
... I'm getting exercise going back and forth... wishing I had TWO Spot checks. Time to order another one!!!

 

[Cedarknob]

Yea, that's what I'm afraid of, they are dinky little things. They are from a blue EE hen that I just love, her first two, and that is why I want to set them so badly. They probably aren't even fertile. She shows no signs of having been harrassed by the roos. They are the two in the lid of the carton, off to the side.

I've saved every egg laid for over three weeks, and they are nearly all from pullets that started laying during that time, so you are not alone setting first eggs.

 

[countrygirl911]

my entry for the photo caption contest

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Don't forget to check out the contest page (located in post #1 and also in a lot of our signatures) - THERE ARE A LOT OF CONTESTS OPEN NOW!

The contests will certainly keep us busy and entertained in the next 3 weeks until hatch date!

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

Open Contests:​

1. Brinsea's Guess How Many Eggs We Will Hatch?
Think you can figure out how many chicks will hatch during the Easter Hatch? Put your guess into the spreadsheet before 24 March 2012. Closest guess wins!
Prize: First place: Brinsea Mini Advance Incubator courtesy of Brinsea! Check out what it can do HERE

Thanks to http://www.Brinsea.com for providing us with this great prize!
Second place prize: 6+ EE's hatching egggs from Hot2Pot

2. Kathyinmo's

"Holiday Poultry" 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 Tuesday, April 10. Limit of 3 entries per person. Photos can be seen HERE. Please note which month-holiday you are submitting your photo for.
Prize: A calendar (made from the photos, if we have enough entries [12 months] to make one!)

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
Winner 2: Arielle
Winner 3:
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


5. The Sheriff's

Egg Art Contest
Show us your creativity! Decorate quail, chicken, duck, turkey or emu eggs with a felt marker. Further instructions and submissions (entries) can be found HERE
Prize: 6 blue isbar hatching eggs plus shipping... a 90$ value!

6. 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.
Prize: a 6 month GFM!

7. 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. Submissions can be seen HERE.
Prize: A copy of Gail Damerow's Chicken Health Handbook, which he/she will surely appreciate being such a witty chicken-fancier.

8. ChookChick's Celebrity Chicken Look Alike Contest
Open from Set Date 03.17.2012 to Easter.
It's a Celebrity Chicken Contest! You will need to post a picture that you took of a fowl that you own that looks like a celebrity. You will also need to post a picture of your look-alike celebrity for comparison, although you do not need to take that picture (just don't break any copyright laws in your quest!). You may photoshop the pictures slightly, but only to add props or background to aid in your look-alike. ChooksChick to be sole arbiter of any issues. Previously submitted entries for Celeb Chicken Look Alike Contests not accepted.
Prize: TBD
9. Caption That Photo Contest WEEK ONE CONTEST
A photo to caption will be posted on the Easter Hatch Thread on Saturday 17 March 2012 - see it in post 5477. Captions must be submitted to the Easter Hatch Thread by midnight on 23 March 2012. This contest is for the best caption/thought bubbles/explanation to the photo posted. Make us laugh, y'all!
See entries HERE
Prize: A dozen Welsummer eggs from Happy Chooks! Note: Recipient should pick time to receive these eggs, no earlier than Summer, Fall preferred.

 

[AK Michelle]

hi everyone i now have a total of 105 silkie eggs (still waiting on one more package to arrive tomorrow with 23 eggs not including any extras)

Now I know who to PM when I have bator space for some silkie eggs.

I will be getting some Cream Legbar eggs next week.

Woo Hoo. I need to go check these out, I've been hearing a lot about them but haven't gone looking yet.

He broke my LG by removing the snap thingies on the heating element, and I just bolted it back on. And I think its been like that all along because I noticed that when I did hatch usually only eggs in middle and front hatched, never the ones in the back. So I tested it with a ton of thermometers. I have a computer fan hooked to a 5 v. I thought that might be too low, but I was under the impression since it was a still air, the heat would be even over the surface and not even across the top.

As for my homemade, he broke the plexi glass out which I had sealed and glued but I screwed it in this time. He also tore the flexwatt heat tape out, but that was ok because it barely kept the temp up. I bought 2 more and put them in and it should be even hotter now. He also tore some of the spongy tape stuff that seals the edges, but I replaced it. (i've been sick with chronic lyme and my new meds make me really sick so I didn't keep a good eye on him one day) But now its just not keeping the heat in!!

I still have like 400 posts to read I hope you have this sorted out by now.


Originally Posted by java girl 2


When you set the turkey eggs, a week later you need to set chicken eggs with the turkey eggs!!!!!!! I did this last year and all of my turkey poults that had chicks with them lived!!!!!!!

this year when I set the turkey eggs, I did not do chicken eggs with them and the ones that hatch died!!!!!!!!!!

Great reminder!!! I've not lost a poult yet all because I read it on BYC!!

It's true, and it's a great excuse to hatch more fuzzies

 

[Mahonri]

All my eggs are in! YAY. Have some tiny little pullet eggs in there, which may or may not hatch, but they sure are cute.

now where am I going to PUT all these chickens!! =) =)

DS#5 and I were out cleaning the two 'grow out' pens and he asked me that exact question.

I said, "Son, you and your brother are going to have to come out and take some pics and put some chickens up for sale!"

I told him he can keep a cut of the money... for motivation.

I love the pair of Red Sussex I hatched out, but that roo is going to start crowing one of these days and I think they should be kept together....

TMTD, TLT.

 

[Mahonri]

Bah, when it asked me to enter how many eggs I thought Mahonri would hatch, I thought I typed in 78. It's showing 38. Is it possible to get that fixed?

Quote: A word to the wise. 38 would be a much more accurate guess since I only put 74 eggs in the bator!

 

[Mahonri]

My eggs came! I'm still off by a day cuz they need to settle... but I'm soooo ready for this! *happy dance*

You know what?, If I were you, I'd just put them in the bator tonight.