Ended Official 2020 BYC Halloween Hatch-Along

[ShannonsChimkens]

Wowza! How many eggs did you get? What are you going to do with all those birds?

21 eggs total. Ordered 15. We already have about 40 to 50 chickens (haven’t counted lately lol). I normally sell the cockerels once they’re older, that way I can pick the keepers. I don’t breed them for money, but I do breed them for personal flock growth.

Love the mix this lady sends. I asked for more Barbezieux and she definitely delivered!

 

[alknoll]

21 eggs total. Ordered 15. We already have about 40 to 50 chickens (haven’t counted lately lol). I normally sell the cockerels once they’re older, that way I can pick the keepers. I don’t breed them for money, but I do breed them for personal flock growth.

Love the mix this lady sends. I asked for more Barbezieux and she definitely delivered!

Do you have more chickens than trees I feel like I'm on my way there! Best of luck with your hatch!!

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

I think so! Do we count the turkeys and ducks?

I swear when we bought the property I was going for 25 birds in total. No clue what happened

 

[CluckNDoodle]

They have arrived


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Oooh another exciting hatch! I can't wait to see all of these peeps!

 

[Pensmaster]

They have arrived


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Awesome

 

[kinkajou34]

Hi I have a hen gone broody on some eggs but one of my family members gave her new ones and I don't know what they did with the other ones but i was wondering if there is a possibility they could hatch this is the second time this year she has gone broody

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Hi I have a hen gone broody on some eggs but one of my family members gave her new ones and I don't know what they did with the other ones but i was wondering if there is a possibility they could hatch this is the second time this year she has gone broody

How long was she already sitting on the first batch of eggs? As long as she's willing to sit long enough to hatch the rest it should be ok. Some hens will keep sitting for a very long time hoping to hatch chicks. Do you have a back up incubator in case she gives up?

 

[kinkajou34]

How long was she already sitting on the first batch of eggs? As long as she's willing to sit long enough to hatch the rest it should be ok. Some hens will keep sitting for a very long time hoping to hatch chicks. Do you have a back up incubator in case she gives up?

she had been sitting on the first batch for a couple of days and she is pretty reliant to hatch eggs she has just hatched a batch of four earlier this year. i don't have an incubator as i am solely reliant on my hens

 

[kinkajou34]

she had been sitting on the first batch for a couple of days and she is pretty reliant to hatch eggs she has just hatched a batch of four earlier this year. i don't have an incubator as i am solely reliant on my hens

I was also wondering on how to stop my hen from accidentally crushing her eggs. Not the same hen who is laying right now but we just had one stop brooding because she crushed her eggs on accident

 

[CluckNDoodle]

she had been sitting on the first batch for a couple of days and she is pretty reliant to hatch eggs she has just hatched a batch of four earlier this year. i don't have an incubator as i am solely reliant on my hens

If she was only sitting for a couple of days then it won't make much of a difference for her. You should be just fine!