The 10th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!!!!!

[ronott1]

Well, My fan has officially been added to my incubator. I am getting the temp settled now. It was only off for two whole days lol.
Hopefully, I can get at least 3 more Bresse to hatch giving me good odds of at least 2 pullets so that I can start hatching my own Bresse out in the early fall if at all possible.

That is good news!

 

[Molpet]

Batch 3 started pipping right on time, just a couple hours before the start of day 21. Guess that means the temp was correct this time. Now I just have to wait and see how many actually hatch.

I separate my eggs for hatching by color, so I know who's an EE, who's an OE, and who's possibly purebred. I used to use plastic containers but for my current hatch I made walls using plastic crossstitch canvases. They are working well. I bought the canvas on Amazon but if I were to buy again I would go to a craft store so I could pick ones that were more rigid. The ones I got are flimsy so I had to double up on some parts and had to tape it to the incubator walls. Otherwise the chicks could had pushed right past the ends.

(I honestly can't remember if I saw this on BYC or if I thought of it myself. So if anyone has seen it before and remembers the OP please feel free to credit.)

Aart did some for an incuview incubator
eta https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/incuview-divider-pattern-and-other-hacks-by-aart.73966/

 

[ronott1]

I'll be setting bantams if they lay a few between now and Saturday.

I hope the hatch goes well!

Batch 3 started pipping right on time, just a couple hours before the start of day 21. Guess that means the temp was correct this time. Now I just have to wait and see how many actually hatch.

I separate my eggs for hatching by color, so I know who's an EE, who's an OE, and who's possibly purebred. I used to use plastic containers but for my current hatch I made walls using plastic crossstitch canvases. They are working well. I bought the canvas on Amazon but if I were to buy again I would go to a craft store so I could pick ones that were more rigid. The ones I got are flimsy so I had to double up on some parts and had to tape it to the incubator walls. Otherwise the chicks could had pushed right past the ends.

(I honestly can't remember if I saw this on BYC or if I thought of it myself. So if anyone has seen it before and remembers the OP please feel free to credit.)

Nice job on the separators for the incubator

 

[Happy Chooks]

Oh yay, more ducklings! Get those call duck and bantam duck eggs in the incubator!

call duck and other bantam ducks: 26 days to hatch; set March 25th​

 

[MagpieDucks]

Oh yay, more ducklings! Get those call duck and bantam duck eggs in the incubator!

call duck and other bantam ducks: 26 days to hatch; set March 25th​

I have 2 Call ducks that hatched in August of 2017 so about a year and a half, that have never laid a single egg.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I'm hoping that all my girls step it up. Starting tomorrow, I can start collecting from all of my different breeds, not just a few. I'd love to have an variety for Easter!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have 2 Call ducks that hatched in August of 2017 so about a year and a half, that have never laid a single egg.

Bet they have you do not know where

 

[MagpieDucks]

Bet they have you do not know where

I doubt it. They don't show any signs of laying, and there aren't too many places for them to lay. I have even kept them locked up before, and still no eggs.

 

[pennyJo1960]

That is frustrating then no doubt

 

[AlishaRichard]

I have 2 Call ducks that hatched in August of 2017 so about a year and a half, that have never laid a single egg.

Try game bird food. Worked for my class a Serama and we were not counting on eggs either.