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

This is what my Svart Hona/Phoenix cross chicks look like. <3


awesome!!! keep us updated as she grows!!

Im going to put all my eggs in my new incubator tomorrow!!!!


I ended up buying 7 Blue Partridge Brahma Eggs from one of you BYC'ers. And I saved 10 Black Copper and Blue Copper Marans eggs from my flock, and 4 Ohiki Bantam eggs from my breeding pair. These numbers of eggs might change depending on if I get any more eggs that are worth saving tomorrow.

There are my brahma eggs.
AWESOME!!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!

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@Sally Sunshine we ended up actually taping two of the six holes closed-too much cool air. Hubs cut them with a hole saw and then cut the portion of the top of the cooler out and replaced it with an old 8X10 glass. Took about four days to get the set-up just right as far as temp and humidity. The funny thing is that he told me I couldn't spend any more money on chickens but then he made me the incubator.
ahhhhhhh so your saying your lucky you got it made!!!! lol I am happy to see the reuse!!

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This is my D'uccle, Stormageddon: Dark lord of all.

I love this pick of him...

So do you call him Stormy? Or Alfie??

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I quite literally watched that episode yesterday before work!

"Not Mum?? Is that what he calls me?!"
NOT MUM lol

Quote: oh my Blooie!!! yes bang yer head but get over it and get that record changed STAT! what went wrong???
 
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OMG! Newly hatched showgirls are NOT cute! My daughter was watching it hatch with me. When it emerged from the shell it was all like pulsing slime and no feathers on its neck and most of its head. And she got this horrified look on her face. She was all like "Mom! I think we need to put it back in the shell. It's not finished yet!"


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mommy what happened!!! It's an alien.
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I've felt so bad for those of you who have experienced losses during and right after incubation. Now that I've been through it, under the worst circumstances (shipping prompt but delivery very delayed, 2 new incubators, and being new to this) I have a lot more understanding of how much goes into each batch of eggs that are set.

@Chaos18 I forgot to add that I also have 11 eggs in the incubator, set on Friday the 8th, due to hatch on Friday the 29th. I have 3 Australorps, 1 Naked Neck, 3 Bantams, 1 Easter Egger, 1 Nankin, 1 Silkie, and 1 Leghorn.
 
Day 19. Just now had one external pip and one internal pip. First time trying to hatch eggs so I super nervous that even now I could lose them all. 14 shipped eggs and only 6 made it to lockdown. I'm so nervous : (
good news just on time!!!! do you have pics of your air cells? shipped eggs are so hard! I am sure you read that a plenty!

Thanks @DwayneNLiz . Honestly I am feeling low. I'm fairly certain I've screwed the pooch on my first hatch and now I get to count down the days until the poor things' funerals can no longer be ignored. I'm feeling sorry for myself. But way more sorry for the poor babes.
oh noooooooo funerals!! goodness !!!

Omg so i had chick fever and wanted to get some Speckled Sussex or Wyandottes when they come in or find different color Orpingtons and ohhhh I still do...

But now..

Those TSC chicks are soooo cute.

And we are going to have a whoooooleeeeeee empty coop once this one gets finished that I was going to just toss. And.. well... now THAT would just be a waste.

And even the guy at TSC said to fill it with more chickens!!!

And ANYWAYS.

Well now some certain enablers have turned me onto eBay for hatching eggs...

And let me just say...

Now I have HATCHING fever and want to hatch my own chicks.

Don't know if eBay would be good though, maybe local would be better.

And of course this is all just a dream right now but even my mom said maybe and I say we just simply CAN'T let that coop go to waste, right? Right!?

And it is best suited to a couple absolutely adorable pet bantams.

It must happen...

Simply must.

And I mean, we still have the heating pad from our last MHP plus a heat lamp if we must. Can't let that go to waste either.
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Somebody tell me this is a bad idea. Convince me not to.

Bad plan..

I just KNOW you ENABLERS on here won't do that thougg and will tell me to get both the bantams AND more large fowl
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WHO is ENABLER?? ps.... DO NOT READ THE BOTTOM INFORMATION!!! ITS HAZARDS to yer health!



PURCHASING EGGS


HOW TO REQUEST AND SHIP EGGS Sally Sunshine Way
HOWTOREQUESTANDSHIPEGGSSallySunshineWay.docx 940k .docx file
Results Shipped SS Way post #63575 cree post #6321
REQUEST HOW YOU WANT YOUR eggs SHIPPED PEOPLE!!!! post #4964
Kristins horribly shipped eggs and hatch post #57321
DO you have to be NPIP certified to ship hatching eggs? States/Agencies Info see post #33884
Great IDEAS to find eggs CHEAP! post #775
Julian date on trader Joe eggs understanding it! http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/partners/fepp/julian-calendar.pdf post #5098
BYC Links for EGGS........
LOCAL BYC THREADS in the Where am I? Where are you Section! click HERE
HATCHING EGGS FOR SALE/TRADE BYC https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/36/chicken-hatching-eggs


Quote: I run over 70% if air cells are on track
 
i have a name on each egg at the and what ever hatches out of the egg boy or girl will be called that name and on one of the eggs i got the name shanique so if thats hatches and is a boy i will laugh until i die (the other names are ralph, dizzy, lofty, pilchard, bird, travis and spud ) i have got 2 pekin x booted bantam 4 bb and 2 lbb ( 2 off polly 2 off bertha 2 off betty and 2 off the mum rico)
 
Just set 17 eggs! (I thought I was setting 7?) :confused:

4 turken x polish, 3 EEx, 2 OEGBx, 2 dark brahma, 2 GLW, 2 cochin, 1 SLW, and one lavender orpington. :yesss:
@Chaos18
 
No cheating with hair dryer! No, do not wait 3 days.


I hope it hurries! How many turkey eggs and what breed?
6 of them are Slate toms over Bourbon Red hens and 12 of them are a mixture of bourbon red royal palm and broad breasted That's what I was told. I'm not familiar with turkey breeds lol but the kids are so excited.
 
@Chaos18
 Got two hatched and snoozing happily under Mama Heating Pad. Um, I did enter this, didn't I?  Got one little Cream Legbar cockerel and one Olive Egger, gender as yet unknown.

Pics posted a few pages back in the thread....
Yea I've got you. Thanks for the update.


I've felt so bad for those of you who have experienced losses during and right after incubation.  Now that I've been through it, under the worst circumstances (shipping prompt but delivery very delayed, 2 new incubators, and being new to this) I have a lot more understanding of how much goes into each batch of eggs that are set.  

@Chaos18
 I forgot to add that I also have 11 eggs in the incubator, set on Friday the 8th, due to hatch on Friday the 29th.  I have 3 Australorps, 1 Naked Neck, 3 Bantams, 1 Easter Egger, 1 Nankin, 1 Silkie, and 1 Leghorn.

:fl Hope you get a good hatch this time around.

Just set 17 eggs! (I thought I was setting 7?) :confused:

4 turken x polish, 3 EEx, 2 OEGBx, 2 dark brahma, 2 GLW, 2 cochin, 1 SLW, and one lavender orpington. :yesss:
@Chaos18
Thanks. 7 is kinda close to 17.......they both have a 7 in them. :D
 

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