"Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

[Chaos18]

Mike & Sally (me

) and Alex from MPC are working on the MAY HAL sponsored MOSTLY BY MyPetChicken and there will be some AMAZING PRIZES from MPC for the MAJORITY OF CONTESTS!! We will open a thread up when we have the OP finalized !@MyPetChicken

Oh goody another way to get in trouble.

 

[Balloonjuice]

Hey guys im going into lock down tonight wish me luck

Good luck!!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Mike & Sally (me ) and Alex from MPC are working on the [COLOR=B22222]MAY HAL sponsored MOSTLY BY MyPetChicken [/COLOR] and there will be some AMAZING PRIZES from MPC for the MAJORITY OF CONTESTS!! We will open a thread up when we have the OP finalized !@MyPetChicken






 

Can't wait to hear!!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I can hear peeping from the Tolbunt eggs! e

 

[Chaos18]

I can hear peeping from the Tolbunt eggs!

 

[Balloonjuice]

Everything I've read (here and elsewhere) says at lockdown you increase RH to 65% or thereabouts. I'm not questioning that, but can anyone explain the science of it? Why do we do that?

 

[h2oratt]

I can hear peeping from the Tolbunt eggs! e

Yes!!!

 

[h2oratt]

Everything I've read (here and elsewhere) says at lockdown you increase RH to 65% or thereabouts. I'm not questioning that, but can anyone explain the science of it? Why do we do that?

You don't want dried up chicks. They need a lot of moisture to hatch. The membrane can shrink wrap them.

Anywho. These people know what they are talking about. I did up my humidity and no issues except the chick with curled toes.
All hatched easily and healthy.

 

[BantyChooks]

awwwwwwwww 8 awwww but where is sweet BigBoyBubba? great news!!! SET ALL EGGS!! idk banti does not you awesome!! welcome over!! NO you dont!!! Thank you sweets, I can tell who is who better now!! I am sure Chaos dont want me calling him sweets

Lol! Anything for you.....

Just candled the Rattytwoie egg and it looks like it quit around day 10 . But the other 2 baby pigeons are doing well even with this cold weather. I guess I will have to name one of those Rattytwoie... Here's a pic - in case anyone wants to see what a day-old baby pigeon looks like - of Ratty (baby pigeon from new years day HAL). The new babies look exactly the same

Uhrmmmm.... Eh.... Uh.... Its.... Cute?

nanny nanny we say nana nana boo boo lol

I have nine ducks, one I assisted to show another way to tell when a chick/duck is ready to come out. ONE GOOSE is out!! has spraddle leg though, will show legs bandaged in a bit Kiddo selfie with her goosers ALL wellsummer OE and Cuckoo OEs hatched but one DIS around day 18 ALL ICELANDIC Shipped Eggs hatched! One died after hatch and have no clue why! RIP little buddy Kiddo putting icelandics in brooder such pretty colors!!

Aww how cute!!!

My friend brought this for me to cheer me up yesterday!!

Everything I've read (here and elsewhere) says at lockdown you increase RH to 65% or thereabouts. I'm not questioning that, but can anyone explain the science of it? Why do we do that?

To prevent shrink wrap, they will get stuck if humidity is too low. -Banti

 

[slordaz]

Have a hen sitting on 24 eggs that should be hatching within next week, we aren't sure when she finally started to sit on them
putting 47 in the incubator this afternoon