The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[rarebear]

Hey guys!
I have 6 olive-egger eggs and 3 Cream Legbar eggs of mine ready to set today.

I also have 11 Cream Legbar eggs that were shipped to me. When I checked the air-cells yesterday only 3 were nice and intact. I checked 4 of the ones that were loose just now and 1 of those had somewhat reattached. What would you seasoned hatchers do?? Wait another day, start my other eggs and add the rest tomorrow, or start them without the turner on?

I had the same issue and was told to put them in the incubator with the turner OFF for another 3-4 days. I let the turner come to a full vertical position for the eggs. Mine are in there now. Mine came yesterday and sat at room temp until noon today....it was exacatly 24 hours later that the hatch a long started.

 

[Sueg4332]

girl afraid my own heart. Love the EE crosses... have a blue splash ameruacana with them this year. Hens are all different color and patterns. i fine I get 3/4 roosters usually. Surprize -packages in little eggs are fun.

 

[wolftracks]

girl afraid my own heart. Love the EE crosses... have a blue splash ameruacana with them this year. Hens are all different color and patterns. i fine I get 3/4 roosters usually. Surprize -packages in little eggs are fun.

I'm queen of the rooster keepers I think. I always hung out with the guys, so I guess I've carried it over to roosters. But I'm getting better.

 

[acemario]

Here goes nothing! I'm a first timer, so hoping for the best! I am setting a total of 25 eggs.
6 Marans
4 Wheaten Ameracaunas
4 Olive Eggers
and 11 California White crossed with Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, and Golden Sex Link.

And based on my mathematical calculations... I'm guessing 6,743 total eggs will be set.

 

[txrobnla]

I got mine set this afternoon:

8 Lavender Ameraucanas
10 Blue and Splash Copper Marans
4 Easter Eggers
5 Olive Eggers from a Maran hen with an EE Roo

 

[txrobnla]

So much for posting from my ipad, it double posted

 

[noahsmom]

My incubator temp has risen now to 100.2 and is slowly but steadily rising, I'm a little concerned about it, should I be? It has gotten up to 60 today and our indoor temp has obviously risen, anything I should be doing?

 

[Sueg4332]

what do you wih a water bufflo? milk it ????
everyone should have one

 

[ChooksChick]

would really like some turkey eggs does anybody know where i can get some turkey eggs and what would be the best breed for a new person to turkeys i have all the experience with chickens just not turkeys

Check with TheBirdGuy on that!

  ummmmm       I  miscounted. I'm tired, what can I say.

I set 141 eggs not 151. Sorry, but Renee was having a hard time , so when I couldn't get her eggs counted right I decied I better check my own..

I went down to set and diligently noted each group as I worked a carton.

11 Blue Wheaton Ams
12 Konzas
12 Icelandics
14 FBCM
7 Cochins
1 d'Uccle
2 Chocolate Orpingtons
8 Maranorps ;p
14 Isabel Orps
9 Chocolate project
3 Chante
13 Auratas
5 SoAms
7 Chocolate Ameraucanas
7 turkeys
5 Lemon Cuckoo English Orps

i'llcheckagainlaterwhenI'mnotnervousaboutitgettingdark.

 

[williab]

Hi official Easter hatchers,
Like a few others I'm also getting a late start, but will set before the day ends. Like some others, I'd like to know if I'm in this or out, but still will enjoy everyone else's hatch and do my own, no matter. Please give a cutoff date/time.
Happy Hatching! Cheers!
PS: Had to flip the cream legbar eggs small end up for photo. I collect and date the other side.

Oh my! I love this pic!!