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

[BullChick]

If they are the "kind" that does that would imply that they in fact would.......which would make them all boys.

You can twist anyway you want. I am right, you are wrong.

 

[Chaos18]

You can twist anyway you want. I am right, you are wrong.

Ain't the first time.......nor will it be the last........now back to the voices.

 

[BantyChooks]

Every single one of the shipped WH eggs that I set is developing It's a good thing I decided to put some of the overflow eggs in my hatcher and incubate them there instead of trying to overfill the Brinsea because none of them are getting pulled. I need another Brinsea. Maybe with my tax return...

Yay!!! You are going to be ovverrun with welshies!! e

I think mine are too young still, they are about 1 year maybe a little more, most have been laying for a few months but one just decided to start laying last week (different color eggs than I had before) and it's over a year, crazy

You can have any of my future broodies. One of my OEGB had been on the nest on 3 eggs all day, and I am really hoping she isn't broody. I still haven't found homes for my last hatch!


......... Jace went broody at 11 months old, and my neighbors OEGB hen went broody at about 9.......
-Banti

 

[dgibson0604]

I know its not may yet but our first guinea egg hatched at 4:00 this morning

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote:

I have those voices to, so the other voices said set guinea eggs!

I think my hen just joined the HAL without consulting me first. The last couple weeks she has been spending extra time in the nest box, but never over night. Well, I went out tonight to check on her because she refused to leave the nest box all day. There she was sleeping with bunch of eggs tucked up under her. Figuring she finally decided to brood I went to count and mark the eggs. She nearly pecked my hand off! I actually had to get my fence-building-work-gloves just to keep from bleeding profusely. I couldn't get an exact count, but I think there are 8 or 9 eggs give or take a few. There were some decoy eggs too, but I pulled those out and put them in another nesting spot, which was pounced on by another possible broody. Things could be getting interesting around here.

Welcome broody hen!

Here are a few of my girls that have joined the May Hatch Along. Also without permission.


This is the latest one. She has only been setting 2 days.

I tried to get a selfie of this one. She is in my feed room. She is about at 2 weeks.

This one has been sitting about 10 days.


Why would anyone want to go broody on the poop board??? She has been here 5 days now.

More broody hens!

Did I make a huge mistake? I have a Brinsea mini advance that I'm using for the first time. I missed the detail that said to turn the cooling cycle on after day 7 and started it on day 1 (this morning). I've turned it off now but am wondering if I may have ruined the batch?

You should be fine.

So....I was planning on setting SLP eggs however one has decided to stop laying! I could just get her if I knew which one it was!!!

. I have a lady who wants a dozen eggs but I only have 4 right now!!!! And it's been 3 days!

They always do that at the worst time.

 

[mlm Mike]

Got 10 new eggs today. I'll start them tomorrow evening. They're resting in an egg carton for tonight. Think I'll need to keep them upright for a few days, so I'll have to take my egg Turner out and hand turn the dozen already in there. Super excited for these eggs! I've got Isbar due in 11 days, and blue-laced red Wyandotte and ameraucana eggs to start tomorrow. Woo hoo! Now just need more coop space...

Wonderful! Good Luck!

I have six turkey eggs in the incubator that will be due to hatch on May 23. I'm hoping to have at least one or two poults out of it when it is all said and done.

Good Luck!

I know its not may yet but our first guinea egg hatched at 4:00 this morning

Great News! Any pic?

 

[dgibson0604]

Wonderful! Good Luck!


Good Luck!


Great News! Any pic?

not yet the incubator windows are steamed up he is just running around in there and rolling the other eggs

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: OK, good luck with the rest of you hatch!

 

[wabbit1964]

These chicken eggs I picked up from a friend yesterday will be going in for the may hatch (+ 3 more turkey eggs).. Some silkies, some olive eggers,....



And I just unpacked these future babies from Proverbs31mama

Now back to staring at my incubator that is supposed to be hatching tomorrow...LOL

 

[mlm Mike]

These chicken eggs I picked up from a friend yesterday will be going in for the may hatch (+ 3 more turkey eggs).. Some silkies, some olive eggers,....



And I just unpacked these future babies from Proverbs31mama

Now back to staring at my incubator that is supposed to be hatching tomorrow...LOL

Good luck with tomorrow's hatch!