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

[Chaos18]

My salmon Faverolle eggs just came in the mail! Out of 15 I only saw two detached air cells. I've got them all in an egg carton in the basement. What are the chances that they will reattach and be ok?!

Not sure on what the chances are but letting them rest should increase them.

Good luck with them.

Added my BLRW and Ameraucana eggs last night. Super excited!!!!!!!!

Good luck

 

[harrellkd]

Not sure on what the chances are but letting them rest should increase them.

Good luck with them.

Good luck

Thank you!!!! Luckily she sent three extra, so either way I should have plenty of chicks!

 

[Chaos18]

Thank you!!!! Luckily she sent three extra, so either way I should have plenty of chicks!

The extras are always nice.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote:

Quote: sweet!! what is chickenstock? like woodstock? lol

Quote: LOL I need one!!

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!!!!

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.

eeeewwwwww no idea either!! lol

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.

SWEET!!!!

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

CONGRATS!!

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

pretty colors!!

 

[wornoutmomto3]

There she is... sitting on 15 eggs!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hi all! Looks like this is going to be an awesome HAL with all these eggs being set and hens going broody!

One of my black copper Marans has also gone broody!

But wow she's so young! Only 5 months old- just hatched a week before Thanksgiving and just started laying a few weeks ago. She's looking pretty serious day 2 now so I'll move her to the adjacent coop where we have a good little broody and baby set up and see how she does!

My shipped eggs in the bators are looking really good! Yesterday was day 7 and I saw movement in 12/16 BBS mottled bantam Cochins!

I had only 1 clear and had 3 that quit early.

My shipped bcm's 6/9 definitely viable, other 3 are maybes. I really can't see well in them, they're nice dark eggs.

My own BBS Marans eggs- 6/8 definitely developing, 1 probable (very dense shell hard to see in). One looks like a quitter but I'll take another look on day 10 at all the Marans and should hopefully know for sure then.

holy more broodies!!!! sweet!!

Added my BLRW and Ameraucana eggs last night. Super excited!!!!!!!!

GOOD LUCK!!!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Down to 15....I dropped one putting it in the incubator this morning. Slippery little devils, doggone it!

That stinks!! sorry!!

Sorry to hear about dropping one. They should make eggs in a non-slip variety.

agreed!

I know!!! Kendra was standing right there next to me and said, "Ooopsie." Yeah, that's for sure, BabyGirl! But I checked it out - no mistaking that bright bullseye!

ROFL!! At least you know they're fertile!

There she is... sitting on 15 eggs!!

LOL, looks like she is giving you quite the stink eye

 

[Chaos18]

There she is... sitting on 15 eggs!!

How far along?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

There she is... sitting on 15 eggs!!

what a sweet image too!!

 

[wornoutmomto3]

LOL, looks like she is giving you quite the stink eye

LOL! Yeah, she wasn't too happy with me taking her picture.

I don't know exactly, but it has to be less than a week because I collected all the eggs a few days before I noticed she was sitting through the night.