The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[wolftracks]

I have some chicks hatching underneath one of my bantam cochins,

I wasn't expecting them until the 22nd

today is my birthday so it turned out to be egg-cellent(

) birthday surprise.

YAY!!! Guess that hen loves you a bunch! LOL

 

[debs_flock]

I'm sorry, I meant to capture the quote on the question about the broody sitting on the hatching egg. They kind of fluff out their wings and hover over the eggs when they are hatching (like a tent). Although accidents can happen. I just had a silkie hatch out three chicks. Another hen piled into the nest with her and crushed one of the chicks. It was literally mothered to death. The actual mother has now been moved to a pen with the two surviving chicks.

 

[misskeeter]

Locked down my mixed set...

weird percentages for weight loss... everywhere from 7% up to 17%... when averaged though, it comes out to 12 % average weight loss...

18 total for lockdown from this set.

 

[noahsmom]

are they shipping you the correct order as well?

No good with breeds yet lol but just wanted to say that last picture of that chick is gorgeous! Makes me just wonder how amazing it is that a chick can be produced in 21days in an egg and come out that perfect and beautiful. Thanks for the chick fix

What kind of camera do you use?

 

[angelobutter]

No good with breeds yet lol but just wanted to say that last picture of that chick is gorgeous! Makes me just wonder how amazing it is that a chick can be produced in 21days in an egg and come out that perfect and beautiful. Thanks for the chick fix

What kind of camera do you use?

i was actually pretty excited with some of the pictures haha. i think i just happened to have good lighting- the camera is just a point and shoot nothing fancy a panasonic lumix 14 mp. my sister has some fancy camera that makes every photo she takes look like a hollywood photoshoot- makes me jealous but the point and shoot seems to work ok for me

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I just hatched Cream Legbars and they look like that

Just got back from the post office with my chick order... but they are the wrong chicks. I have already figured it out with the hatchery and they were great and easy to work with, but I thought it would be fun if everyone guessed what they were. (although what the hatchery says they are and what i think they are is still different- so this will be a fun experiment)

my partridge silkie that hatched this morning! waiting on 2 more partridge silkies and a partridge silkie/EE cross!!

HOW CUTE!!

here is a picture of cream legbars

you got yourself a great ebay egg business by mistake

agree!

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YAY!

I have some chicks hatching underneath one of my bantam cochins,

I wasn't expecting them until the 22nd

today is my birthday so it turned out to be egg-cellent(

) birthday surprise.

Wow, hubby called while I was trying to upload pics. I'm a jittery mess of nerves, but wow what an experience. Ok, this time, I think I can get the photos to you. 1st pip about 10:30am central. Had already started to zip to the left in 30min or so. 1 hour later looked all the way to the bottom of the bator tray. Then stopped. Around 11:30am looked like it was back at the top breaking through. Has started to make cracks in the top and right side since last 30 minutes.
Update: the "beak" turned out to be a egg chip, used my flash light to confirm, sorry. (Right now it looks like a wet wad of spinach.) (haha)
Now, the little Wyandotte just right and left just pipped through. Whew! OK, here's the pictures.

UPDATE??????






MICH HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

 

[RedIII]

Oh for crying out loud! Twenty-seven pages. Yeah, no way I'm going to catch up on all of that. Hope everyone's eggs/chicks/ducklings/whatever are doing well!

 

[RedIII]

Hey! Today is someone's birthday. Don't remember who, but I want to say they had a dog in their avatar??................Happy Birthday!!

 

[TheH Klan of 10]

Oh for crying out loud! Twenty-seven pages. Yeah, no way I'm going to catch up on all of that. Hope everyone's eggs/chicks/ducklings/whatever are doing well!

Ya u better not let it go more than a day or it adds pages while u r trying to catch up lol
Def not a boring place to be!

 

[misskeeter]

All locked down

Closed up tight