The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[Sally Sunshine]

Well, I just got rid of 14 eggs, 11 of the Barred Cochins, 2 Barnies & 1 Homegrown. Believe it or not it was a relief. There were so many eggs in the turner I felt like I couldn't maneuver. I was able to shift them all to the warmer side too. I'm just ecstatic that 11 Barnies are growing and 4 Cochins. It's a miracle for sure!!

umm I know where you can find some nice cochin! he he he

 

[TheH Klan of 10]

 I should have! It was so funny watching my dad and fiance scramble after the chickens while I stood next to the door with the next two birds in line!

Raz .... Your preg I guess!!
I have had gest diab. With a few of my pregnancies!!
I hate the 4 hr test :-&

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: ooops
I read that wrong lol

 

[Pele]

Is the first day of Spring the 20th? or at least that's what it says on google lol

Eh, I go by when the baby chicks come to the feed store, and when the crocuses and irises start coming up! We actually have a very early spring here. Robins showed up in February!

 

[debs_flock]

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Yes, handsome devil, isn't he? And he thinks so too. The worst part, I have 6 of those big boys (RP & Slate) and 7 lovely MUCH smaller hens. That pen goes through more food than half the other pens combined. I think I need to get Easter dinner out of the pen.............

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Well, you can only put in one egg if you want (as if any of us would). The possibilites of all that empty space made me giddy!

 

[Razadia]

Quote: Yep, my first and only! I've read that it can be temporary, but it scares me all the same. My grandmother on my mom's side had diabeties and my cousin on my dad's side has a very mild form of it. I'm hoping I don't have it either way.

 

[Sueg4332]

These are fantastic photos! I would have such a hard time choosing too!
Congrats on your 500th post and good luck with the contest!

the pictures are so neat.seem I am going to have to get more chatty only have 200 + post in 4 years. Alway lurking. Great info mation on this site all the time.
Posted a picture even for the orginal egg picture on the link site going post it here too just in case. It is about as natural as I couldfind.

a cute little EE was using the horse trailer as a nest box. then a pullet decided to rob her nest.

 

[EPetrilli]

Hello Everyone!
I have been away from my computer for about a week it seems lol and I cant figure out a lot of the functions from my phone (although I can only upload photos from my phone-lol so I am sort of backwards). We have been experiencing our first wildfire of the season here WAY too early

and had to evacuate our horses and collect important things... We were able to do a brief candling last night of our eggs and it looks like we have about 50% viable right now. We had a shipment of 14 eggs and unfortunately at this point it appears all but 2 are clear. I am hoping that we are wrong and I am going to give them a couple more days to show veining. Our other shipment of 9 eggs all but 1 have good solid veining and development (the 9th appears to just be slow but I still have hope for her). And all of our Silkies are chugging along!
So as long as they can get these fires undercontrol and we can prevent the super intelligent from playing with fire during our massive drought

then we should be ready for hatching come the 30th!!! Now I need to go back and catch up on the thread to see all the excitement we have missed

 

[noahsmom]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!

 

[noahsmom]

Hello Everyone!
I have been away from my computer for about a week it seems lol and I cant figure out a lot of the functions from my phone (although I can only upload photos from my phone-lol so I am sort of backwards). We have been experiencing our first wildfire of the season here WAY too early

and had to evacuate our horses and collect important things... We were able to do a brief candling last night of our eggs and it looks like we have about 50% viable right now. We had a shipment of 14 eggs and unfortunately at this point it appears all but 2 are clear. I am hoping that we are wrong and I am going to give them a couple more days to show veining. Our other shipment of 9 eggs all but 1 have good solid veining and development (the 9th appears to just be slow but I still have hope for her). And all of our Silkies are chugging along!
So as long as they can get these fires undercontrol and we can prevent the super intelligent from playing with fire during our massive drought

then we should be ready for hatching come the 30th!!! Now I need to go back and catch up on the thread to see all the excitement we have missed

lol the 'super intelligent'!!
I am truly sorry for the danger you all are in though all joking aside. I was just reading about 30+ cabins at pigeon forge, TN being destroyed...That's a lot of land and I'm sure some animals harmed too I don't think any people were harmed though.