The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[Shellz]

Going to try and candle tonight and see how many of the 24 are good.  For the groundhog day hatch only got 13 / 24. I am using a foam Bator also.

Best of luck to you Scotty! There's always hope for a better hatch!

 

[TheH Klan of 10]

update on my broody - she did great - 5 out of 7 hatched! i did the float test on the last two. Not sure what happened to them... they looked fully developed, but didnt make it all the way to the end for some reasoon... Anyway - here are the 5 that hatched... super cute! OHHHH and BTW - In all of the posts I have read about broodies sitting on eggs and them not moving and such NO ONE NO WHERE posted how after they finally hatch - they do thier "business" that they have been holding onto for (what looks like ) 21 days!! HAHA - i took the biggest poop out of her box I have ever seen. I thought it was another chick at first!!!!!

Congratulations !!!! On both the presents your broody hen gave you!! Lol Those are super cute chicks!!!

 

[TheH Klan of 10]

Going to try and candle tonight and see how many of the 24 are good.  For the groundhog day hatch only got 13 / 24. I am using a foam Bator also.

Good luck on your hatch!!!
I put 35 eggs in the bator and had 100% fertility and I have 18 healthy chicks in the brooder!!! Yipee!! And with all the advice I hope to have at least an 80% hatch rate!! (Of fertile eggs that is) we will see!
There is a lot to learn here!!

 

[TheH Klan of 10]

Yay! I'm so happy you're going to give it another shot! That's awesome!

Oh I am hooked!! Lol
I cleaned out the bator this morning and text my sweet husband and asked "honey... I have the bator all cleaned ummm and was wondering if I could ask around to see if anyone close had some hatching eggs"

He says "Go for it"!!!! Yipeee lol
(He loves them and we are really likeing the warm glow of the bator and the chirping chicks.... Better than a fireplace lol)

 

[Bama1]

Oh I am hooked!! Lol
I cleaned out the bator this morning and text my sweet husband and asked "honey... I have the bator all cleaned ummm and was wondering if I could ask around to see if anyone close had some hatching eggs"

He says "Go for it"!!!! Yipeee lol
(He loves them and we are really likeing the warm glow of the bator and the chirping chicks.... Better than a fireplace lol)

Oh he's a keeper!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I am super excited!!! I have a neighbor that's gonna get me 4 doz hatching eggs by Monday!!!! Yay!!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

update on my broody - she did great - 5 out of 7 hatched! i did the float test on the last two. Not sure what happened to them... they looked fully developed, but didnt make it all the way to the end for some reasoon... Anyway - here are the 5 that hatched... super cute!







OHHHH and BTW - In all of the posts I have read about broodies sitting on eggs and them not moving and such NO ONE NO WHERE posted how after they finally hatch - they do thier "business" that they have been holding onto for (what looks like ) 21 days!!

HAHA - i took the biggest poop out of her box I have ever seen.

I thought it was another chick at first!!!!!

awwww and

 

[what did I do]

Oh I am hooked!! Lol
I cleaned out the bator this morning and text my sweet husband and asked "honey... I have the bator all cleaned ummm and was wondering if I could ask around to see if anyone close had some hatching eggs"

He says "Go for it"!!!! Yipeee lol
(He loves them and we are really likeing the warm glow of the bator and the chirping chicks.... Better than a fireplace lol)

Yep, he's a keeper

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

ok reported our set numbers.


4 cabinets are maxed out onemore time this year. 2 brinsea eco have eggs in them and we are hatching this weekend and every week all spring.

 

[Razadia]

I think tonight I'm finally going to pull my quitter, bloodring, and clear from my duck eggs. Ducky is young so I didn't expect too much, but two developing is much better than I expected. I guess you could say I had 4 developing since it has to start to bloodring or quit. I have 3 eggs from my spoiled game pullet and as far as I can tell right now, 2 of the 3 are developing. She's the only pullet I have in my white game project, but I think I may have another since the white chick I have isn't looking like a roo yet.