The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[misskeeter]

well I had a mircale hatch today

on day 14 I candled eggs and accidently broke one(craked the shell at the top), in an effort to save the developing chick, I dampened a piece of paper towel and smoothed it over the egg, in the bator the paper towel dried slightly and stuck to the egg nicely. today day 23. the egg finally hatched and a healthy baby cochin is now chirpping away in the bator

i am amazed!

That's awesome. I'll have to remember that idea.

I tried the candle wax thing this hatch on a cracked one.. it did not work.

 

[mstricer]

Speckled Sussex... I have a dozen from Tractor Supply and they look just like this.

neither- the hatchery doesnt sell any of those breeds. It would be way easier to just say where i got them from but i don't want the hatchery to get a bad name for sending the wrong chicks, even though i don't care some people might view them as unprofessional or something but it is a very good hatchery. they are obviously a sex linked breed, since there are two obvious colors but just the one breed. and by looking at the photos on the website from what breeds they raise i am sure they are either bielefelders, or rhodebars. (hatchery says bielfelders, i think rhodebars) here is a pic of rhodebar chicks- you can see why i think they are rhodebars their picture my chicks

I think we can quess from the breeds. I would be excited to have those breeds. Are they sending you the right ones now? If you don't want the first set of chicks i will take them LOL

 

[misskeeter]

Won't be long for this one! It was the latest to pip of the three that are pipped.... Lol impatient little buggar only pipped an hr and a half ago...

 

[roostersandhens]

Well I geuss if I enter the chicken tiara contest my entry goes here and in the other thread so here it is!
Instructions:
1. You will need cardstock, Purple fabric, pink fabric, sequence an one hen.
2. Using cardstock cut out the shape of a crown.
3. Cut a small strip of Purple fabric and place it on the bottom edge of the crown
4. Above the purple place a strip of pink fabric
5. Place star sequence in this color pattern, gold green green gold green green
6. Squirt glue over the rest of the crown
7. Sprincle pink sequence over the glue
8. Wait for the glue to dry
9. make a band using cardstock and make ot the size of a hen
10. Place it on a hen
Once you do all those steps this is what you get:

 

[Gardengirl73]

It wasn't added to the discription, but they are blue, so I hope you like blue birds.

I love blue. I'm so excited. Never thought I'd get into bantams and now I love them. Thanks wolftracks!

 

[misskeeter]

Made it! First one is out.... Little campine...

 

[Maah]

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.

She was a lovely looking girl!

Thank you. I put a folder on my profile page if you want to see the extent of the injuries. I don't know if it would offend or upset anyone if I posted them here.

WOW! I hope she continues to make a full recovery.

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Good luck to you both!

I came home from work tonight, and there were 4 babies. I then got to watch number 5 hatch, as did a family friend. Very awesome. I wanted to get one on film so my mom could see one hatch (she missed #5 by a couple minutes) and was watching number 6 (got it on film, I'll trim it an post tomorrow). When I stopped the camera and looked down, #7 had hatched while I was watching #6 hatch! Yay, 7 so far. 3 more to do with this batch. Very good hatch rate. So excited.

Congrat!!

We have started our first hatch. We have Japanese Bantams, Ameracunnas, Dutch Bantams. I have always said I will Never have Bantams! The Dutch eggs we just candled and we actually saw the little chicken inside. We look forward to the hatch which could start Easter.

Good luck with your hatch!!

My second chick made it through the night! Her eyes are open and she's moving more, AND screaming away for all the world to hear. I'll get pictures later when she's up on her feet. Mama was off the nest this morning and showing the first chick how to eat

YAY!! Congrats! Wating for some pics.

well I had a mircale hatch today

on day 14 I candled eggs and accidently broke one(craked the shell at the top), in an effort to save the developing chick, I dampened a piece of paper towel and smoothed it over the egg, in the bator the paper towel dried slightly and stuck to the egg nicely. today day 23. the egg finally hatched and a healthy baby cochin is now chirpping away in the bator

i am amazed!

Good thiking with the dampened paper towel. Glad your chickie hatched okay.

Well I geuss if I enter the chicken tiara contest my entry goes here and in the other thread so here it is!
Instructions:
1. You will need cardstock, Purple fabric, pink fabric, sequence an one hen.
2. Using cardstock cut out the shape of a crown.
3. Cut a small strip of Purple fabric and place it on the bottom edge of the crown
4. Above the purple place a strip of pink fabric
5. Place star sequence in this color pattern, gold green green gold green green
6. Squirt glue over the rest of the crown
7. Sprincle pink sequence over the glue
8. Wait for the glue to dry
9. make a band using cardstock and make ot the size of a hen
10. Place it on a hen
Once you do all those steps this is what you get:

Great job!! Looks lovely on her.

Made it! First one is out.... Little campine...

Aww.... Hello cutie!!

 

[CayuseRanch]

Made it! First one is out.... Little campine...

Congrats! next hatch you may want to up your temp just a little if you think this one went long

 

[misskeeter]

Congrats! next hatch you may want to up your temp just a little if you think this one went long

Definitely.... I think I'll invest in a new thermometer since I broke my good one trying to calibrate it

 

[misskeeter]

That poor little campine had the hardest time getting out.... It zipped around the widest part of the shell..... It sat there whimper cheeping for a LONG time