The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[wolftracks]

Doberman - Dani the dobie....

she's a girl - 9 weeeks old now...


5 weeks here



8 weeks - well almost 9...

Second breed I raised and showed. She's cute.

 

[littlechicklet]

That..~ is one good lookin dog in your avatar..is a pure something..love it!

Good luck on your very first hatch!

Thank you.

He is a pure American Bulldog.


Okay I set eggs yesterday at around 1 pm. Now here is a very dumb question: I thought my incubator held 41 eggs but it has 42 eggs in it so was I not suppose to put one near where the automatic turner motor is? This is my first time ever so I don't have a clue.

btw its a mix of LF bbs Orps, EEs and EE over BCM.

 

[tadpole98]

Quote: haha! those ears! we had to glue Lily's down (shes a sheltie). the ears were supposed to be bent over halfway, but they never turned out right.. they were just straight up!

 

[Gardeningmama]

Thank you.

He is a pure American Bulldog.


Okay I set eggs yesterday at around 1 pm. Now here is a very dumb question: I thought my incubator held 41 eggs but it has 42 eggs in it so was I not suppose to put one near where the automatic turner motor is? This is my first time ever so I don't have a clue.

btw its a mix of LF bbs Orps, EEs and EE over BCM.

I read that it gets pretty warm right there. I left the 3 surrounding holes empty just to be safe.

 

[wolftracks]

haha! those ears! we had to glue Lily's down (shes a sheltie). the ears were supposed to be bent over halfway, but they never turned out right.. they were just straight up!

One of my Shelties did that. I used a paperclip that I bent out so it didn't pinch.

 

[tadpole98]

Welcome to the 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

This Annual Hatch-A-Long has become so popular, that we've decided to make it an "Official" BYC event.

Set Chicken eggs on Saturday, March 9th at Noon (whatever time zone you are in)

Other poultry breed setting dates listed below...

We want to hatch on March 30th, (the day BEFORE Easter Sunday)
button quail: 16 days to hatch; set March 14th
coturnix quail: 18 days to hatch; set March 12th
seramas: 19 days to hatch; set March 11th
other bantam and LF: 21 days to hatch; set March 9th
bobwhite quail: 23 days to hatch; set March 7th
call duck: 26 days to hatch; set March 4th
mallard (derived) duck,goose, turkey, guinea: 28 days to hatch; set March 2nd
goose: 28 to 32 days to hatch; set Feb 26th - March 2nd
muscovy duck: 35 days to hatch; set Feb 23rd
emu: approx. 53 days to hatch - set Feb 5th (for you "serious" hatchers)



Contests!

We will continue to update this section as contests begin.


Contest #1: Guess the total amount of eggs that will be set! To enter, see here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-guess-how-many-eggs-are-going-to-be-set/0_50

Contest #2: Short Story Contest on Why You Love Hatching. To enter, see here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/745339/2013-easter-hatch-a-long-short-story-contest/0_50

Contest #3: Opportune Time - The dates/times have been chosen and we'll announce winners as they occur.
Prize: One Year GFM for each of the 3 winners

Contest #4: Cutest Baby Fowl Picture To enter, see here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-long-contest-4-cutest-baby-fowl-picture/0_50

Contest #5: Caption Contest To enter, see here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...h-a-long-contest-5-photo-caption-contest/0_50

Contest #6: Broodies and Their Babies To enter, see here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...long-contest-6-broodies-and-their-babies/0_50

Contest #7: Natural Egg Photo Contest To enter, see here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...long-contest-7-natural-egg-photo-contest/0_50

Contest #8: Flapper Contest To enter, see here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/752768/2013-easter-hatch-a-long-contest-8-flapper-contest/0_50



gryeyes Chicken Tiara Contest: To enter, see here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ch-a-long-create-a-chicken-tiara-contest/0_50


Upcoming Contests - More details to follow:

Guess How Many Eggs Will Hatch
Best Hatch Participant
Candid Picture of Your Flock
Best Hatch Rate - 12 month GFM Prize
Worst Hatch Rate- 12 month GFM Prize
New Chick Photo Contest - Occurring After the Hatch of your newly hatched chicks.


Thanks for joining and Happy Hatching Everyone!

Here is a list of all of our peeps that have signed up to hatch eggs. To sign up for the hatch, just post in the thread that you would like to hatch. We'll be updating this list manually, so please be patient if you don't see it updated immediately:


Looking to swap eggs? See here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/743738/easter-hatch-online-hatching-egg-swap/0_50

Sorry, haha would you mind switching the 16 eggs to 18? I set two extra that night but i dont think i said.

 

[The Banty Babe]

I set my eggs on Thursday since we were on vacation this weekend. 4 banty and 2 leghorns. Is anyone using the Brinsea with the auto turn. Do i need to manually turn the eggs i have been watching it and it just rotates then around. I did mark the eggs and the mark is always in the same spot. I am confused should I be turning them or is it working right?

 

[DURR]

Ok so I've decided to do a little experiment, I'm doing the dry incubation method and the humidity for lock down isn't to high. But I think I may leave the ones due saturday in with my eggs that are due a week after. I'll just keep the humidity down a little lower to allow the other eggs to loose the moisture again. Anyone think this'll work?

 

[karimw]

SET. SET. SET. SET. SET. SET. SET. SET. SET. SET. SET. SET. SET. SET. SET. SET. SET. YOU HAVE TO!!!!

All right ya bully, here's my hatch for Easter. Sheesh! Twist my arm why don't ya.

At least I can blame this one on you

24 Iowa Blues
7 Black AM/split to Lavender
1 EE - such a pretty egg I had to set it (and fill the odd empty slot OCD that I am

.)

 

[tadpole98]

Quote: blame all you want! thank goodness you set, the eggs thank you!