MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

[Chaos18]

everyone!

I'm in, just got my replacement eggs so will be setting them tomorrow

Columbian black tails, bantam Orpington and Pekin.

for better fertility this time!

Welcome

 

[TJordan]

Well. I've got babies due the 6th and 13th. After that it's a quick clean and disinfect then more go in.

I need more incubators.

I'm also going to build an OUTDOOR brooder. The temps are about perfect to just need a single light for a week or 2 then no more sub lighting because it will be in the 70s-80s AT NIGHT!!!! Got to love lower Alabama.

 

[Chaos18]

Well. I've got babies due the 6th and 13th. After that it's a quick clean and disinfect then more go in.

I need more incubators.

Yes...yes you do

 

[mlm Mike]

everyone!

I'm in, just got my replacement eggs so will be setting them tomorrow

Columbian black tails, bantam Orpington and Pekin.

for better fertility this time!

Welcome and good luck!

Well. I've got babies due the 6th and 13th. After that it's a quick clean and disinfect then more go in.

I need more incubators.

I'm also going to build an OUTDOOR brooder. The temps are about perfect to just need a single light for a week or 2 then no more sub lighting because it will be in the 70s-80s AT NIGHT!!!! Got to love lower Alabama.

YEs, I would get the outdoor brooder built.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Welcome  

Thank you

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Count me in, just stuck 30 eggs in the bator today!
I have a dozen mixed breed eggs I got from a fellow byc member and 18 eggs that I was given. Mixed breeds include tophats, brahma, olive egger, and creme legbar. Pure breeds are orps (buff, white and lavender), ss hamburgs, ameracaunas, and black copper marans.

WELCOME!!!!! Great mix of eggies!!

I have a hen sitting on 3 shipped Modern Game Bantam eggs due April 30th but in case those fail to hatch I have two backup eggs in the incubator from my own flock of Easter Eggers due May 13th.

Sweet I hope everything goes well!!

I love to see hatching rationalizations!

I set 12 expecting that at least 4 would not make it. Pulled two clears at candling. Checked everyone this morning and broody had two eggs out from under her. They were cool to the touch. I pushed them back under so we will see if they make or not. If not, my math works out.

math? no no no lol

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Setting 34 eggs for Mays hatch,and waiting for my peacock eggs I put my name in for locally

Welcome!!! and your also pretty new to BYC by that post count!!! WELCOME TO BYC too!!

I'm in! I'll be incubating jubilee orpingtons and blakc/blue barnevelders.

Sweetness!!!! WELCOME OVER!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hi, I am Laurie and if you haven't noticed it I think I am a hatchaholic!

My friend who's eggs didn't do so well incubating this month is going to give me a few more to try AND she got some free silky eggs she is going to share with me!!! So I definately WILL have chickens to hatch in May and not just Ducks/Turkeys. Because you know I don't have enough chicks yet.

welcome to the club!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

A friend today asked me what chickens I have and what I am hatching my reply makes me laugh. Never ever thought I'd even own chickens.


Oh Macy the list is long... last year I got 1 light brahma, 4 easter eggers, 2 crested cream leg bars, 1 golden campine, 1 buff orpington, and 1 lavender orpington. Then earlier this year the dogs got an easter egger and a legbar. So i had already wanted to get more so i decided to order a few.... lol arriving on may 25th 1 australorp, 2 salmon faverolles, 1 barred rock, 1 blue andalusian, 2 blue orpingtons, 1 brown leghorn 1 blue splash marans and 1 white marans. (10 more)all hens because i love the colorful egg basket. But they didnt have a couple that i wanted so i decided to order some eggs to hatch. Arriving april 27th .. 12 eggs.... 3 each of super blue egg layers, blue lace red wyandotts, rees cream legbars, and easter eggers. Knowing shipped eggs you are lucky to get 1/2 to hatch. THEN i fell in love with Isabelle leg horns so i bought 4 chicks. They arrived with 4 isbars in tow. (2 blue and 2 splash.) Prior to their arrival i stopped at TSC for feed (omg they had chicks) i brought home 1 welsummer hen and a red sex link hen and 4 bantams.... unknown sex. Now i am also hatching eggs for 5 Isabelles and 7 Ayam Cemani (a black purple and green chicken) and 8 sizzle silkies and a barn yard mix of 15 eggs. OMG i am over run. But i am hatching for friends too so some of these if they hatch have homes.oh yeah i forgot i also purchased 10++ croads langshads to arrive this week also. Plus i already hatched the 6 game chicks for a friend in the April HAL. Lol. My shirt is appropriate

everyone!

I'm in, just got my replacement eggs so will be setting them tomorrow

Columbian black tails, bantam Orpington and Pekin.

for better fertility this time!

oh awesome YORK!!!!

 

[TJordan]

  Welcome and good luck! 

 YEs, I would get the outdoor brooder built.

I had a dream that gave me a good idea. Yes I'm dreaming about chicks... Chicks on the brain

My friend gave me some other ideas.