The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[Shellz]

I had one of those saddle shaped air cells early on. I'm glad I left it in, because now its fixed itself. Yay!

 

[ozexpat]

Ughhhhh today is a bad day. Took a break from the funny post thread to go do chicken chores. Went up to the barn first where I have 4 new cochins in quarantene to find one of the chickens flat out missing. There were a few feathers around but no other signs of a bird. I can't find where any critter could get thru except a spot in the fence way up high, but how could they have carried a bird out thru there? A beautiful white cochin. So bummed. So then decided for the safety of those three birds that I would move them to my cochin pen. Got down there to find my one lone frizzle bantam huddled up on the ground unresponsive but alive. So now I am worried that I am exposing the new, traumatized but healthy in appearance chickens to something in my cochin pen??? Brought the frizzle inside where she is laying on a heating pad. Can't get her to eat or drink. Can see her breathing but thats it. Only opened her eyes once. Tryed to get her to swallow some antibiotic, but had to pry her mouth open and can't get her to swallow. Hopefully after she warms up some she will atleast be a bit more responsive.

Never mind, just turned to look at her and she is laying her head off to the side, went over to check and she had passed.

Bummer...what a day.

Think I will go try and cheer myself up on the funny post contest thread.

a good laugh will do you well. hang in there CR

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Thats what I want to hear! Dont wear yourself out though!!


CAN someone let everyone know around 9pm Eastern time, I will HAVE SOMEone post on that thread the POSTS NUMBER GOAL needed to reach by 11pm Eastern time?

I shouldnt post so I need a helper! LOL

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I didn't want to jinks myself by posting this but I just had to know - I'm a first time incubator here, I've noticed a lot of people are tossing eggs and having bad fertility/survivor rates with their eggs. Are chicken eggs less viable than duck eggs? I set 29 duck eggs, all of them started out good, and I have thus far (knock on wood) only tossed one due to a blood ring. I have an LG still air incubator and have had high (105) and low (96) temps thus far in the incubation process (and its darn frustrating!), My oldest eggs that I set were 11 days old (I get 2-3 per day) from my home stock, all my duck eggs appear to be developing just fine (at least to someone who has no idea except for the pictures from this site). I also set 12 copper maran eggs - but I can't see into those ones (crappy flashlight and the eggs are just too dark) so maybe I won't have as good a luck with them. But, do duck eggs just generally have more viability than chicken or is this beginners luck?

they are harder! and your doign awesome!

 

[Hennyhandler]

I had one of those saddle shaped air cells early on. I'm glad I left it in, because now its fixed itself. Yay!

When you say saddle shape do you mean you can see through the top area where you should and then on two sides it comes down so you can see through there as well. There is only a black area near the bottom of the egg. Like the line between the shadow of a chick and the air cell is wavy going up and down? I know this doesn't sound very clear but it is really hard to describe. Where I couldn't come up with a word or description to describe what has happened to some of my eggs before the word saddle shape sounds like the closest to what mine have looked like. Mine has hatched but it didn't necessarily fix itself during incubation.

 

[Shellz]

When you say saddle shape do you mean you can see through the top area where you should and then on two sides it comes down so you can see through there as well. There is only a black area near the bottom of the egg. Like the line between the shadow of a chick and the air cell is wavy going up and down? I know this doesn't sound very clear but it is really hard to describe. Where I couldn't come up with a word or description to describe what has happened to some of my eggs before the word saddle shape sounds like the closest to what mine have looked like. Mine has hatched but it didn't necessarily fix itself during incubation.

Yep, that sounds about right. My eggs weren't shipped, so I'm at a loss how it got that way. No big deal.

 

[tadpole98]

My buff brahma died today. went out and she was lying upside down under the roosts, as though she passed and fell off.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

My buff brahma died today. went out and she was lying upside down under the roosts, as though she passed and fell off.

awwww RIP pretty girl : (

 

[ronott1]

BYC Easter Hatch-a-long
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A lot of us will need to relax tonight after the Random funny post contest!


Gryeys has a chicken Tierra contest!

Serama eggs are purple! ruthless is very lucky..

Happy Chooks reminded us to vote for the Photo Caption Contest! Click to vote

acemario is going to decorate eggs for Easter!

sleepyowl, chirpingcricket, scottyboy1975, wolftracks, shellz and gardeningmama gave us candling updates!

Smithyard Farm had a cold morning. It is Maple Syrup weekend! We have Almond festivals here. Is it like that?

jbensen has chicks hatching

uphilljill posted a candling picture! Maah candled too!

redIII posted a broody picture in post 5852

ozexpat layed a golden egg! Not really--teasing mstricer

Contest update in post 5868.

scottyboy1975 has move his chickens around to make room for the hatch! We all better get busy!

michaelf posted a series of pictures of a nipple water-er! Very nice!

jbenson had a chick hatch!

eggausted has peeping in the bator!

Sally Sunshine reminded chickenpooplady to smell for rotten eggs in the bator!

mstricer is very mad at the weather. It should not be like winter in the Spring!

Cayuseranch had a missing chick and a sick one today! Hopes his healthy birds are not being exposed!

chickeninthburbs has a 0 hatch rate!

Lericson is having a great first hatch!

tadbole98 had a buff Brahma die today!

Today has been quite a day! so many ups and downs...I want to cheer, then cry, then laugh. I need that relaxing bath now....

 

[chickenpooplady]

My buff brahma died today. went out and she was lying upside down under the roosts, as though she passed and fell off.

I'm so sorry.