The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[CherokeeFlats]

So excited to be involved!!! this is my very first year of hatching my own chicken and duck eggs. I have the 1st bunch hatching in the next few days- my incubator will be free just in time

Welcome!! I'm on my 3rd and 4th hatches of the year. I have a broody sitting on about a doz eggs and and incubator with another doz in it. Ducklings start hatching next tuesday and will hatch over the week with the last one due to hatch March 6th. I dont know about you but hatching eggs is addicting for me. I love hearing the little peeps!!!!! Happy Thursday.

 

[CherokeeFlats]

Happy Thursday everyone!!! Got tons to do today so I'm sure I'll get behind. Wishing everyone a glorious day!!

 

[ozexpat]

I was looking through the contest threads and they say US residents only.

dissappointing for a site with 170,000 members. hopefully they will rectify this

 

[Gardeningmama]

Good Morning

 

[Caitlin_VT]

I am going to be in a lot of trouble, but I am looking for a second bator to use as a hatcher

!

I was wondering if anyone had used either one of these models? I have a Genesis 1588 for hatching, which I love!


http://www.ebay.com/itm/60-Chicken-...399?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item417080dc27

or

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chicken-Hat...017?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d90394f9

They seem like good deals, and plastic to boot!

 

[Jessshan8]

excellent then count me in do i need to give any info like what breed i am hatching or how many eggs ?

Go to page 1 and look at the contests. there is one that is guessing the total # of eggs set by everyone. this needs to be done by set day. then on set day you would set your eggs, take a pick so the # of eggs set and post the pic in this thread for verification so it can be verified for contests ie: best hatch rate ect... dont tell the # of eggs you are going to set before then. What breed you plan to set is free game.... tell us about it.

 

[Jessshan8]

Good Morning

Mornin to you!

 

[happyhensny]

So now the contests are only open to US residents? Does that include the Hatch-along as well? How disappointing

I was so hopeful this hatch-along would be more inclusive rather than less. Very disappointing indeed.

I know how you feel. U live in The US but have "liked" a few sites on FB such as Vermx. Vermx had a promotion to try some if their product and I was not eligible because of location.

 

[Time-Out]

I am going to be in a lot of trouble, but I am looking for a second bator to use as a hatcher

!

I was wondering if anyone had used either one of these models? I have a Genesis 1588 for hatching, which I love!


http://www.ebay.com/itm/60-Chicken-...399?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item417080dc27

or

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chicken-Hat...017?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d90394f9

They seem like good deals, and plastic to boot!

They are actually the same model (I believe). They're a pretty decent 'hands-on' incubator. I got one as my first incubator and loved it. I wouldn't really recommend it as a hatcher, though, because of the fan. Ideally, you want a still-air hatcher, so fluff doesn't stick to everything. It's a bit of a pain cleaning around the fan blades. If you can't find a cheap still-air one, then this is a good option.

 

[ozexpat]

I am going to be in a lot of trouble, but I am looking for a second bator to use as a hatcher

!

I was wondering if anyone had used either one of these models? I have a Genesis 1588 for hatching, which I love!


http://www.ebay.com/itm/60-Chicken-...399?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item417080dc27

or

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chicken-Hat...017?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d90394f9

They seem like good deals, and plastic to boot!

if a standard turner fits in it then it looks good