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

[Jessimom]

I'm positive I'll be setting. I can't seem to stop! Especially now I think I have figured out my bad hatch reasons!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I'm positive I'll be setting. I can't seem to stop! Especially now I think I have figured out my bad hatch reasons!

awesome Kathy!!

 

[mlm Mike]

I'll hopefully join- I just need to try and convince the family that we do NEED some more poultry and get hold of some duck or Polish eggs....

Of course you NEED more poultry! Who doesn't?

Well I'm going to let One of My year old sit . She has been sitting on 2 Wood Eggs for 4 days . She don't get off to Eat when I take Fresh Vegetables to Them . I have a place Ready and will Move Her Tonight. She will be sitting on 12 of My Special Southern Mix. Don't Know Who the Parents are. I have several Pure Breeds . Roscoe is 100% Easter Egger and TJ is the Son of Roscoe and His Mom is a Naked-Neck . G-Kids want a Naked -Neck with Polish Hair. LOL.. Can't wait to See What We get.

Good Luck to Everyone!

Good luck! Go broody!

Count me in, Sally!

I may have some of my bantams to test hatch in April and will definitely be hatching other breeds too!

Hello!

I'm in

With Emu eggs?

 

[mlm Mike]

I'm in. And already 9 pages behind. Haha.
I think this is the one that will be my best hatching experience. My system is much better organized now and DH hasn't gotten angry with me about the expense and crazy incubator ideas. Maybe by April I'll have my Mad Chicken Lab all set up in the barn.

That's the spirit! Need pics of the Mad Chicken Lab!

 

[mlm Mike]

I'm positive I'll be setting. I can't seem to stop! Especially now I think I have figured out my bad hatch reasons!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Mike dontcha think we should hatch emu?

 

[mlm Mike]

Mike dontcha think we should hatch emu?

Yes, I think we should!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

FIRST CONTEST IS OPEN FOR FUN!!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...n-the-chicks-april-hatch-a-long#post_16643838

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"Springing in the Chicks"​

2016 April Hatch-a-Long ​

Hosted by Mike & Sally​

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POST POST POST! Post Pictures, quotes, stories, jokes, etc!​

We will use a random number generator to select several winners for this time frame.​

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DONATIONS WILL BE NEEDED FOR CONTESTS! ​

No item too small! We can always have smaller items for 2nd /3rd places!​

Hatching Egg Donations, Fowl items new/used in good shape, BYC GFM's, Amazon Gift Cert, BYC Certs, etc all great items to donate! What some of us do is purchase an item from Amazon and send it directly to the winner, just make sure they have plenty of the item in stock, example chicken rooster fowl mugs are always cool!​

 

[Pensmaster]

NN silkies jealous!! please show us the turner!!

Here's the cut down turner. I hatched with only it last time. This time I've added the two cut off trays on the right by drilling holes in the coolerbator walls so they swing independently. I'm hoping to add baling wire through the lid and use it to do a manual turning a few times a day. Will work out the details of that tomorrow. Still lost two eggs per tray due to width of the coolerbator but gained ten more spots. 38 egg spaces now.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

 

 With Emu eggs? 

Yeppers! They're in the 'bator and set to hatch around 4/23