The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[debs_flock]

Okay, my new little duckies. I never photographed any babies as hard as these in my life. Chicks will freeze and you can get the shot if you are reasonably quick. These guys (2) are like lightening and BUSY! I tried to get a quick shot before going to bed. Tonight I'm going to have to actually work at this a little harder.



Love those feet!



Deb

 

[OreoPlymothRock]

are they Khaki Campbells?

 

[Toast n Jelly]

Magpie Ducks













And one more on the way today! And another that will hatch soon

What pretty patterns! Congrats

 

[mlm Mike]

do they have to hatch on a specific day to enter? Because we can't set any more eggs, and one is hatching today and the other one is hatching soon.

Here are the preferred set dates/time from the first post. Most are not set until March, for a March 30th hatch. You have plenty of time to finish your current hatch.


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)

 

[mlm Mike]

Must resist hatching ducklings!

 

[OreoPlymothRock]

Okay, my new little duckies. I never photographed any babies as hard as these in my life. Chicks will freeze and you can get the shot if you are reasonably quick. These guys (2) are like lightening and BUSY! I tried to get a quick shot before going to bed. Tonight I'm going to have to actually work at this a little harder.



Love those feet!



Deb

are those khaki campbells

 

[mstricer]

Hatcher update

Go Harmony, she's getting good at this game.

 

[Wisher1000]

If y'all keep posting duckling pics, I will have to build a duck house (or two!)

 

[CherokeeFlats]

If y'all keep posting duckling pics, I will have to build a duck house (or two!)

sounds like a plan

 

[CherokeeFlats]

We have Call Duck eggs under my broody bantam cochin hen right now. Due to hatch in a couple weeks.