The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[Kalalyn21]

I started my hatch Sunday because some of my eggs were getting to be 5 days old. So I'm on day 2 now of my first hatch. Temp and humidity have been holding great. Got a pretty good mixture of eggs. Some EE, OE, Ameraucanas, mixed Marans and a bantam Cochin. Set 26 eggs total. The days seem to be dragging tho

 

[ozexpat]

Oh, to be visiting in Southern California this week!

Oz, those white JG eggs are making my eye teeth hurt. I also saw your post in the Northern California thread. <* Bwaaaaaaah! *>

how did it get in the norcal thread?

I still may be able to hook you up with a couple of the chicks though

 

[Kimbroe1981]

my girls have been cooperating well enough! I have 28 eggs so far. We normally get about 6-7 a day, but recently we've only been getting 3-5. Oh well, will set what I have on Saturday!! I can't wait, it can't come soon enough!

 

[mlm Mike]

Oops, there was supposed to be a photo attached! I'll try again

Very cute!

 

[RedIII]

This is way I love BYCers!!!!!

Writting a novel tonight. Made me think of the first time I had something stolen.


When I was 15 I bought a 63 Impala and my best friend and my cousin and I worked on it. I was going to take my driver's test in it when it was all done. It had sat in a garage of a lady who's husband had died and she never drove it, so she sold it to me for a 100 bucks. I reupholstered the whole inside (I had lots of lowriders starting with that one) and we detailed it, I put new rims and tires on it. I spent every cent I didn't spend on my clothes on that car. I had 6 more months to be able to drive it. Did the oil, tuned it, the works. It was a sharp car! I just couldn't wait to drive it. I could start it up, but that was it. It was like having a big radio for us girls.

I lived in East Oakland and went to school in North Oakland. When I would get off my 3rd bus home everyday, there was a family that lived in a duplex at the corner and they had teenaged sons and there was an uncle in his 20's. The teenagers were always really nice and always polite. The uncle would whisle and howl and act like an animal. Couldn't stand him and never talked to him. So one friday I was walking passed and he yells "HEY! You wanna go to a club with me this weekend." I turned around and said "No thanks, besides I can't get in. So he asked why not and I told him I was 15, so I got this shocked "15??? I thought you were like 21. You're not coming from work?" OK I had a big crush on his nephew who knew I was 15, so don't know where he got that. So later I made my nightly walk to the corner store for my mom and he says "You're to young to be out at night alone." uck Like he was concerned about the little girl down the street.

So Saturday night comes and it was after midnight and my mom comes busting into my room. We had 2 25 ft lines on our phone, so she's talking on the phone and tells us, "Someone is stealing your car!" Police are on the phone and she blocks us, so 3 girls don't go out to stop a car thief. We all finally run to the front window and my car is gone! We lived on a steep hill and they just rolled it down hill. The police showed up and were all over. My car was parked a block away from the bottom of the hill and they didn't find the thief, but my mom had seen him. The uncle wore his belt backwards and rarily wore a shirt. So we let them know who it was and there was nothing they could do. I was so mad, because there was no way I could get my car home.

Monday, I get off the bus and I hear the uncle's voice behind me. "So someone stole your car huh? Did you find it?" I usually never looked at him, but I turned around just to see what his expression would be. I started to laugh and he got this "what's wrong with you?" look. I said "Yes, we found it. Had to be the dumbest car thief in the world!" Still laughing and he was looking a little peeved and so he asks real sharp "YEAH? Why is that??" I said "cause a good one would have made sure there was a battery." He looked almost sick and his friends that were there were cracking up. One says "YEP! Real stupid!" and they all cracked up, except Mr. No Shirt. Then I said "And they broke the window to get in and it wasn't locked." His friend were literally rolling on the porch. He got mad and walked into the house. Yep it was him.

Two days before it was stolen my mom's battery had died in her station wagon and she had to get to work, so I took her's out and put my battery in her car. I ended up selling the car, because I didn't have the money to tow it back and the hill was to steep to push it. I ended up with a 57 Bel Aire as my first car instead.

Ugh........that's sickening! And after you put so much work into it! Pretty funny about the exchange you had with Mr. No Shirt, though. I wasn't anywhere near that clever when I was 15. I was always the shy, naive one.

My truck was stolen last year. We found it about four days later when the cops from another city called to let us know they'd caught the kid. He was using illegal substances and ended up totaling the truck. I was so mad, but I was also kind of satisfied that my truck had been the instrument that got him caught, since we found out we weren't the only theft victims in the whole shenanigan.

 

[TheH Klan of 10]

If I cant get gibe them to a local, I will split them and send them to you and the HKlan of 10 for the cost of shipping. they were collected monday before sending

Hey Ozexpat,
Thanks for the thought of sending them out to us , that was kind of you . I am glad that you have found some locals to hatch them .... It sure would had been a lot of shipping on those poor chicks and I did some reading up on those types and they sound like Awesome breeds..... It's prob best for the lil guys that they not have to undergo the USPS anymore than they have to lol poor lil things ! But really that was nice of u ...... Thanks for the thought !!

 

[wolftracks]

Ugh........that's sickening! And after you put so much work into it! Pretty funny about the exchange you had with Mr. No Shirt, though. I wasn't anywhere near that clever when I was 15. I was always the shy, naive one.

My truck was stolen last year. We found it about four days later when the cops from another city called to let us know they'd caught the kid. He was using illegal substances and ended up totaling the truck. I was so mad, but I was also kind of satisfied that my truck had been the instrument that got him caught, since we found out we weren't the only theft victims in the whole shenanigan.

Ouch, sorry about your truck. These days cars are way to expensive, even if they're old and don't run. I'm glad they caught his butt though.

OK I'm up to 124 eggs now. I didn't set because of a pip. Well the little sucker finally finished hatching about an hour or so ago and I can't see any more pips, so guess what! Yup....In there making all kinds of noise. I found the mirror for a minute, but now he's at the door I think, cause he's load. He was harrassing another egg. Guess he isn't very patient. I could have set the 83 last night if I had know things were gonna go this slow.

 

[Time-Out]

This is getting way too exciting ... reading about all these eggs people are receiving and setting

I can't wait to join in. I have to set mine a couple of days later than you lot because we're away over Easter... the wait is killing me! I'm getting hatchy feet

She did lay a nice medium size egg this morning without any trouble, but of course, her vent bulged right out again. We applied more honey and witch hazel, and gently put it back - it goes right back in easily with very little help - but it seems whenever she poops or tries to lay an egg, it comes right back out.

We had to fix it two more times this afternoon! Hoping her muscles will eventually relax and keep it in on her own!

I remember reading somewhere that someone had a hen with a prolapse and kept her in a dark box for a few weeks. The dark brought her laying to a halt, which then gave her muscles time to heal.

 

[michaelf]

GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING ALL!!! Hope you all have a great hump day!

 

[michaelf]

Yippee! !! Sitting here looking over BYC and guess what I have chicks pipping!!! I hear cheep cheep cheep!! Right on time! They all will be hatch by Saturday. Ready to set more eggs then