The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[Egghead_Jr]

Glad I have someone to count for me. I can go crazy trying to figure out the days. My head is spinning now.

If I set a midnight, then the first day is 1. ANd not zero. Love the hatch a thons!!

Actually the day after midnight is still zero. You can't start at 1 as a day has not past. Hours are passing but you don't have a day until 24 hours have past.

 

[Cynthia12]

Here is the cheap candler that I made similiar to what my dad made 50+ years ago.
The red lid is a coffee-mate lid as it fits tighter. I cut the hole out smaller than I want and then wet an eating egg to flare it larger. When the hole is too large, just cut cardboard to fit over it. Last pic it is ready for storage. We candled 5 eggs twice and are doing all 46 tonight.

Looks similar to mine that my DH made for me, except he used a large Tomato can.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: so how does daylight savings play in all this

 

[Cynthia12]

This might sound like a stupid question but is today day 7 or is tomorrow? If you count the day that we set the eggs, then today would be day 7 but if you don't, then today is only day 6.

Not a dumb question. Tomorrow, Sat. is day 7.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/747810/2013-easter-hatch-a-long-contest-5-photo-caption-contest


Contest #5
2013 Easter Hatch-a-long
"Photo Caption Contest!"




Do you think you are funny? Want some Bragging Rights?
Your creativity, wit and humor could win you bragging rights AND some AWESOME Prizes! Enter the BYC Photo Caption Contest and your entries will be judged on the basis of wit, creativity, humor and originality! Our BYC Judges will choose 10 finalists, and then YOU vote for your favorites!

4 “short and comical” entries per contestant


ENTRY DEADLINE
Sunday, March 17th, 2013 Midnight PST​

 

[Cynthia12]

Ugh. This little guy is giving me problems is it a he or a she?!!! (White one)

Looks like a good sized walnut comb forming...boy, is what I guess.

 

[chickenpooplady]

Think of it as hours, not days. If you set at noon on a Saturday, 24 hours later is noon on Sunday.............1..............24 hours later is noon on Monday..............2..........and so on.

So if you set at noon on Saturday, today at noon is 6.

Thank you!

Here is the cheap candler that I made similiar to what my dad made 50+ years ago.
The red lid is a coffee-mate lid as it fits tighter. I cut the hole out smaller than I want and then wet an eating egg to flare it larger. When the hole is too large, just cut cardboard to fit over it. Last pic it is ready for storage. We candled 5 eggs twice and are doing all 46 tonight.

Nice!

Not a dumb question. Tomorrow, Sat. is day 7.

Thank you!

 

[Gardeningmama]

Quote: Thanks So Much! I did go uncheck it, but I think what I'm trying to figure out is how to nest the quotes? I see others do it, quote inside of quote, inside of quote etc...I know it's something really simple that I'm missing.

 

[TheH Klan of 10]

I think u mean more than one persons quote ?

 

[Time-Out]

I've been wondering... How do you mark chicks so you know who came from which egg and subsequently who it's parents are? Do you have to take each chick out during the hatch?

I removed the chicks as they hatched. Was a bit tricky, but it didn't seem to impact the others too badly... You get quick at it and I used the bator which gets back up to humidity the fastest.