March 2022 Hatch-A-Long

[TwistedTayy]

Set a batch of eggs a few days ago, due date is the 4th. But it’s going to be a staggered hatch.

First wave:
6 bantam birchen cochins - shipped eggs that I have almost no hope of hatching well. I’ve started incubation upright and the air cells are still detached.
10 nankin eggs - future incubators
Filled the rest with farm eggs. Bantam Cochin/silkie x fayoumi or MF d’uccle and one lone splash OEGB (my bf’s favorite hen laid an gg and was taken by a hawk the next day)

Second wave:
12 silver and silver blue MF d’uccle eggs from tiny raptorz (project colors) (will have to forcibly remove some eggs to make room)

Then onto hatching only duck eggs.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

I didn't plan on hatching chicken eggs, particulary bantam wyandottes as I'm selling them off.. but I found four hidden variously around the run yesterday and they had started development. Jist from being outside. So I did the humane thing and put them in with the ducks, they should hatch about same time

 

[Kelsykin]

I have

I set a bunch too!

I have a bunch more to set this month for March hatch dates if they ever arrive.

 

[Kelsykin]

12 silver and silver blue MF d’uccle eggs from tiny raptorz (project colors) (will have to forcibly remove some eggs to make room)

Oh D'Uccles. I had those once upon a time. But I had porcelains. Not many colors were available to me back then.

I didn't plan on hatching chicken eggs, particulary bantam wyandottes as I'm selling them off.. but I found four hidden variously around the run yesterday and they had started development. Jist from being outside. So I did the humane thing and put them in with the ducks, they should hatch about same time

I never plan on hatching eggs as soon as I do every year, but I start itching a few months after I stop for the year. lol


I plan for my bantam Cochins to be incubating eggs for me.

 

[Kelsykin]

I was hoping one of my Rouen (duck) hens would go broody (pekin males…and a horrible male/female ratio), but after they had 20 eggs in the nest and still weren’t sitting I reached out to a neighbor and they let me borrow their incubator. I set 6 eggs Sunday evening. Down to 5 as of today. (I suspected one was a dud from the get go-I guess it just wasn’t fertile for some reason.). The 5 left are showing veins already and a little flicked/beat. My kids were super excited to see the development today. (Of course then we had a power outage today I pulled out the gas generator and threw an extension cord out the window). Our neighbor said they set 12 chicken eggs and hatched out 10 (only 2 boys), so I’m hoping we can hatch 2-3 ducks. We don’t necessarily want more BUT I need to fix our ratio (or just get rid of the boys or build a separate house or something). We’ll see. I was really hoping that they’d go broody and raise the ducklings but I guess we’ll be setting up a brooder.

It is always the way. Power goes out or better yet the girls go broody after you hatch a batch.

 

[Kelsykin]

happy to be hatching again!! I have 14 indian runner eggs, and indian runner/pekin/silverappleyard eggs set to hatch 7th March. It's possible I will have another 14 to set the following week, if the egg burier doesn't sit. At first I thought the chickens were burrying the duck eggs but I caught the duck in the act digging an actual hole to lay in.

Got to love the ones that do the odd thing with the eggs

 

[Kelsykin]

I’m stoked! Glad hatching season is here again.

I set 40 Ancona Duck eggs (from my own flock) on Feb 1 so expecting hatch day to be Feb 28/Mar 1.

I candled a couple days ago & removed 3 infertile & 2 blood rings. The rest are progressing great.

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Oh, nice. I am hoping my anconas will start laying again soon. Love my anconas.

 

[Poodlemum]

Now that I remember what year we’re in…

I have no idea if I’m in the February or March HAL…. Hatch day March 4 A quickie peek at one of the silkie eggs and we have VEINS!!!

 

[WallyG74]

Be aware I am a nutter and I am getting eggs from several different sources. I will have mixes of Bantam Cochins, Standard Brahmas, Barnyard/Rainbow Eggs. I have plans to get things set for the various hatches.

Why does being a nutter make a difference?

 

[Kelsykin]

Now that I remember what year we’re in…

I have no idea if I’m in the February or March HAL…. Hatch day March 4 A quickie peek at one of the silkie eggs and we have VEINS!!!

It the March Hatch A Long cause you will hatch in March.

Hope you have a great hatch