The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[ChickenCanoe]

I'd go ceramic so they can have some night time.

 

[Shellz]

Phew! Just got caught up. Candled today - day 10. From 20 eggs I chucked 6 total. I have 14 left & of those, 3 had blood rings at day 7. Glad I kept them in because they show life! Blood rings don't necessarily mean they're dead. Only if there's no veining with them by day 10. I had one infertile, 2 dead embryos & 3 blood rings with very wee dead embryos. This is my second try at incubating & I've gotten better at candling. Nice to know I didn't toss any live ones this time.

I love the baby goat pics!!!

 

[CherokeeFlats]

Can I ask for some advice? I can't remember who, but one of you put a couple of cochins in their basement with a heatlamp and within two days they were both broody. I've got two hens, very prone to broodiness, in the garage, with a fan heater, the light on all day and zilch. The heater is costing us a fortune in electricity. I'd like to change, but which would be better, the ceramic bulb or the red one?

That would have been me We used the brooder heat lamp bulb 125 watts. We left it on them for about a week after they went broody just to make sure. That was in Dec 2012. They are still broody today

. We also used a glass egg to put in the nestbox to simulate them having eggs in there.You can find the glass eggs at Cracker Barrel. Hope this helps.

 

[Happy Chooks]

New baby goats tonight!! Mama is Saanen, dad is a nubian.. Twins, a boy and a girl..

Yay, more baby goats! Precious!

Fess up Mahonri if you set eggs - I'm doing the final eggs set tally.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Last call for egg set numbers from those that are not recorded in the first post of this thread.

I will be closing the "Guess How Many Eggs Will Be Set" contest this afternoon and announcing the winner.​

 

[mstricer]

Candled 42 off my eggs that are in the hover bator, It appears all are going and looking good, now to tackle the cabinet bator.

 

[Gardeningmama]

We had tornados here in DeKalb county Alabama yesterday. We were out of power all afternoon and night and my incubator with 20 cream legbars and 14 sulmtalers were at 72F degrees by the time power was restored despite being wrapped in quilt. My parents had some damage at their house and I will go up this morning to clean up for them.

I had my incubator unplugged for a whole day, a few hatches ago. At the urging of someone on here I reluctantly plugged it back in. All of the eggs hatched, albeit a day late. I wouldn't worry too much! I'll bet they'll be fine.

Last call for egg set numbers from those that are not recorded in the first post of this thread.

I will be closing the "Guess How Many Eggs Will Be Set" contest this afternoon and announcing the winner.​

 

[Gardeningmama]

It looks like I have a couple more quitters to add to the 14 I took out yesterday. This is the screwiest hatch I've ever had! UGH!

 

[noahsmom]

It looks like I have a couple more quitters to add to the 14 I took out yesterday. This is the screwiest hatch I've ever had! UGH!

I'm Sorry

Tomorrow will be day 14 for me ,so candling day!

 

[Time-Out]

That would have been me We used the brooder heat lamp bulb 125 watts. We left it on them for about a week after they went broody just to make sure. That was in Dec 2012. They are still broody today

. We also used a glass egg to put in the nestbox to simulate them having eggs in there.You can find the glass eggs at Cracker Barrel. Hope this helps.

Is that the red bulb? Did you give them any other light during the day or was it just the red one day and night?

They've got four fake eggs in the nest box and they're both laying an egg each daily. Funny to say this, but I've never been so aggravated at getting eggs!

Maybe I should show them pictures of cute chicks...