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

[Kessel23]

The duck eggs are doing well. Now I am just waiting to set my chicken eggs
I got 4 chicks from TSC today

 

[two j farm]

Will y'all please tell me I'm not a crazy lady, like my husband thinks.

Every time I hatch eggs I talk to the little eggs like they can hear me. Can the chicks in the eggs hear me or am I crazy?

 

[pennyJo1960]

Thought we all talked to them maybe we all have a bit of crazy in us

 

[cppeace]

I would assume they can hear once their ears develop...

 

[ronott1]

@ronott1 what type of quail do you have again?

coturnix; Japanese Quail. They are very tame

 

[ronott1]

The duck eggs are doing well. Now I am just waiting to set my chicken eggs
I got 4 chicks from TSC today

The eggs are doing very well and the chicks are very cute!

 

[ronott1]

Will y'all please tell me I'm not a crazy lady, like my husband thinks.

Every time I hatch eggs I talk to the little eggs like they can hear me. Can the chicks in the eggs hear me or am I crazy?

Most of us talk to the eggs, hatched chicks and then older hens and roosters!

Some think that is Crazy?

 

[Cynthia12]

@Cynthia12

I think you asked about set days:

button quail: 16 days to hatch; set April 4th
coturnix quail: 18 days to hatch; set April 2nd
seramas: 19 days to hatch; set April 1st
other bantam and LF chicken: 21 days to hatch; set March 30th
bobwhite quail: 23 days to hatch; set March 28th
call duck and other bantam ducks: 26 days to hatch; set March 25th
pheasant: 22 to 29 days; set March 22nd - March 29th
mallard (derived) duck,goose, turkey, guinea, peafowl: 28 days to hatch; set March 23rd
goose: 28 to 32 days to hatch; set March 19th - March 23rd
muscovy duck: 35 days to hatch; set March 16th
emu: approx. 53 days to hatch - set Feb 26th (for you "serious" hatchers)

Wow thanks!!

 

[Cynthia12]

The duck eggs are doing well. Now I am just waiting to set my chicken eggs
I got 4 chicks from TSC today

Nice on the egg development! And babies! Little fluffy butts..I miss them! Red Sexlink I assume?

 

[notasilkie]

My button quail are already in so not easter babies. I tried them years ago but only one hatched and it didnt do well I can't believe how a whole baby can form and grow in just 16 days! They come in so many pretty colours. Hoping I hatch some nice ones, at least I have a blender this time around to make mushing up the chick crumb easier.