The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[mlm Mike]

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 sorry.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

HATCHERS JOIN us in the funny posting thread!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...dom-funny-posting-contest-saturday-march-23rd

 

[mommachick1]

They're so cute, is it me or the camera, cuz they look big for one day old?! LOL

 

[Happy Chooks]

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.

I'm so sorry. Bobcats and foxes can climb fences - I know from experience.

No eggs hatching for me. All the eggs were infertile. *sigh*

I shouldnt post so I need a helper! LOL

Whatcha need me to do?

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

So sorry.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I posted it Goal is 2000 on the thread

 

[CherokeeFlats]

[COLOR=B22222][SIZE=10.5pt]BYC Easter Hatch-a-long Daily Digest for 3-23-2013 Site Stats did not update today[/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE=10.5pt]A lot of us will need to relax tonight after the Random funny post contest![/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Gryeys has a chicken Tierra contest! [IMG]http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/grinser/grinning-smiley-003.gif[/IMG][/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Serama eggs are purple! ruthless is very lucky.. [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Happy Chooks reminded us to vote for the Photo Caption Contest! Click to vote[/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]acemario is going to decorate eggs for Easter!

[/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]sleepyowl, chirpingcricket, scottyboy1975, wolftracks, shellz and gardeningmama gave us candling updates! [IMG]http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/grinser/grinning-smiley-003.gif[/IMG][/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Smithyard Farm had a cold morning. It is Maple Syrup weekend! [IMG]http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/fragend/confused-smiley-013.gif[/IMG] We have Almond festivals here. Is it like that?[/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]jbensen has chicks hatchinge [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]uphilljill posted a candling picture! Maah candled too!

[/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]redIII posted a broody picture in post 5852 [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]ozexpat layed a golden egg! Not really--teasing mstricer [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt] [/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]Contest update in post 5868. e [/SIZE] scottyboy1975 has move his chickens around to make room for the hatch! We all better get busy! [SIZE=10.5pt][SIZE=10.5pt]michaelf posted a series of pictures of a nipple water-er! Very nice! [SIZE=10.5pt] [/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]jbenson had a chick hatch![SIZE=10.5pt]:cd [/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt][SIZE=10.5pt]eggausted has peeping in the bator! [IMG]http://i159.photobucket.com/al...r Emoticons/1984_pompom_cheerleader.gif[/IMG][/SIZE][/SIZE] Sally Sunshine reminded chickenpooplady to smell for rotten eggs in the bator![IMG]http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sick007.gif[/IMG] 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....

Just what I needed today. I am so far behind. Been out shopping all day with my grandparents and mom. Wow. What a day. Thank you Ron!!!

 

[littlechicklet]

I have not been on here much so I thought I would update my status: all eggs still in incubator. I do not trust myself to make any calls but am checking to make sure nothing stinks.

 

[Shellz]

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

So sorry. What a pretty hen!

 

[littlechicklet]

So sorry. What a pretty hen!

I am also sorry for your loss. I know how attached I get & its always hard for me.

 

[ozexpat]

my eyes are fried from reading funnies all day.

i got up to pee - came back and there were another 69 posts

and my prostate is normal

oy vay