PeachRN's "Minor Inconvenience" Themed Hatch-a-long. Marans, Olives, and More

[peachRN]

I'm back with a beautiful batch of eggs! My herby hatch-a-long last month was a success, with 13/15 hatched. They were eggs local to me, however, and never saw the inside of a USPS truck.

This time around, I received 22 gorgeous eggs in the mail from Maryland (I live in Ohio) and they are scrambled to hell. Perfectly packaged, just jostled in transit. Some air cells are completely displaced, some are saddled, and one or two seem to have debris floating around. My hopes are not high for these. I'm going to toss 2 of the worst candidates, add in 2 of my own eggs, and hope for the best. The theme of this potential dud of a hatch-a-long is "Minor Inconveniences." Think "Warm Pillow" or "Hangnail."

I will number the eggs tomorrow once I decide which ones I'm keeping, and then we can start naming. They're all resting air cell up. As of now I have 9 Black Copper Marans, 6 Olive Eggers, and 7 Lavender Ameraucanas. My own eggs will be Silver Laced Wyandotte crosses (mothers uncertain). I'm hoping for a 100% dry hatch, but I know that can be tricky with displaced air cells.

 

[Chickenpoonumber2]

Ohhhh hard to sum up in one word. Can I take one of the marans and have her be coffee. As in, coffee grounds in your morning cup of coffee

 

[peachRN]

Ohhhh hard to sum up in one word. Can I take one of the marans and have her be coffee. As in, coffee grounds in your morning cup of coffee

Doesn't have to be one word! I'd even name one "Popcorn Kernel Stuck Between My Teeth but I'm in a Meeting and Can't Get it Out Without Looking Like an Idiot."

I'm going to hold off on naming most of them until tomorrow when I choose who is going to be tossed, but I'll add you to the list.

 

[GreenJay]

Count me in when they get settled
Sorry you poor eggies got bounced around so badly, rest up!
Perhaps name it Wretched Postal Service

 

[peachRN]

Alright, eggs are in the incubator! Day zero. Final count is 6 Lavender Ameraucanas, 9 Olive Eggers (I miscounted, one of the ones I thought was a BCM is actually an OE- plus an OE mix from my own flock), 6 Black Copper Marans, and 1 Americana (Ameraucana/Araucana mix from my own flock).

Naming Theme is "Minor Inconveniences." @Chickenpoonumber2 claimed a BCM as "Coffee," short for coffee grounds in your morning cup of coffee Names can be one word or entire phrases. Go nuts.

(1-6 Lavenders)
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5. Paper Cut That I Rubbed Hand Sanitizer In. @Sefirothe
6. Shopping Cart with a Squeaky Wheel @GreenJay
(7-15 Olives)
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(16-21 Black Copper Marans)
16. Coffee grounds (enough that I may have forgotten the filter) in my coffee that I didn't notice until my first sip at work @Chickenpoonumber2
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(22 Americana/Silver Laced Wyandotte Mix)
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[Chickenpoonumber2]

Welll if you don't mind a ridiculous long name then, "coffee grounds (enough that I may have forgotten the filter) in my coffee that I didn't notice until my first sip at work."

 

[Sefirothe]

#5 - Paper Cut That I Rubbed Hand Sanitizer In.

 

[GreenJay]

#6 please and thanks!
Shopping Cart with a squeaky wheel

 

[AmeraucanaLover20]

#3- Stepping in a puddle after putting on new socks.

 

[peachRN]

Can't re-edit the main naming post, for whatever reason, so here's the updated list.

(1-6 Lavenders)
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3. Stepping in a puddle after putting on new socks @AmeraucanaLover20
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5. Paper Cut That I Rubbed Hand Sanitizer In. @Sefirothe
6. Shopping Cart with a Squeaky Wheel @GreenJay
(7-15 Olives)
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(16-21 Black Copper Marans)
16. Coffee grounds (enough that I may have forgotten the filter) in my coffee that I didn't notice until my first sip at work @Chickenpoonumber2
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(22 Americana/Silver Laced Wyandotte Mix)
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