The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[Sally Sunshine]

Sally, Thanks for putting together yet another great way of winning prizes!! Awesome!

SURE! we had so much fun with all of CPL's I just had to see if I could do one for us!!

Now I need to get back onto making that pottyseat computer chair

who had those specs?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Well... I just pulled 19 of my 25 eggs... And of the 6 left in there, I think only 3 are viable. The others I left just hoping... I'm sure they are dead, just not totally clear like the others. Of the 3 that are still trying, 2 are my own barnyard mixes that I'm hathcing for a friend... I hope they hatch. She wants to start her own little flock and surprise her little boy with chicks on Easter Sunday... The other one is a silkie, the only one out of 8 silkie eggs from the Easter swap. Two of the doubltful ones I left in are serama eggs, but I'm sure they aren't going to make it... I was really hoping for the seramas... Disappointing to say the least.

On a brighter note, I set 10 Ameracauna eggs today and am expecting another shipment of eggs today and a couple more next week.. Including duck eggs!!!

My oldest son made me give him a solid number of how many chickens we now have...
Here's my chicken math...

We started with 12 layers. I wanted to double the size of my flock. We got a rooster, but then gave him away because he became aggressive, but not before he had fertilized a few eggs. The plan was to keep 3 roosters + 24 hens... So... 27 total birds, right??

Original layers (+12)
First rooster (+1)
Hatched 7 chicks under a broody (+7)
Gave rooster away (-1)
Hatched NYD chicks (+20)
Hatched Spitzhauben crosses (+8)
Hatched EE's and an OE from swapped eggs (+3)

So... 12+1+7-1+20+8+3=27... or 50...

Depending on how you look at it!

But at least 10 of those are confirmed cockerels, so figure on keeping 3 of them, so take away 7 more... Hey... I have room to hatch more!!!

Good thing, cuz have more eggs in the bator and more on the way... (I need help...)

LOL you and me both! but I did get rid of 14 birds the other day! and I felt horrible all day too!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: AWESOME.....

ANYONE INTERESTED PLEASE PM ME with your donation or it could get lost on here!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

My lf white face black spanish eggs are starting to pip! sorry for the bad photo it's the best i can get with the lid on.

YES!!!! awesome!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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Thank you everyone!

Keep the donations coming!

We have more eggs, some Golden Feather memberships donated by members, some amazon books, all GREAT IDEAS TOO!! See it doesnt have to be eggies, but we all looooove eggs dont we! And WOW this makes for great odds in winning too!



Amazon gift card is a fantastic idea! http://www.amazon.com/gp/gc

<--- thats the link to more about the amazon gift card if anyone were interested.

PLEASE SEND ME A PM if your willing to donate a book, gift card, GFM or eggs, or whatever else ya got!


you know amazon can send directly to someone else, so another great idea is those acurite thermo/hygros for like 10 bucks! http://www.amazon.com/Acu-Rite-Indo...r=8-2&keywords=acurite+thermometer+hygrometer
and its the ones I use and are spot on! who cant use another thermometer too!! AND ITS $9. bucks plus a few for shipping, great donation!

 

[Cynthia12]

Awesome, Can you do a countdown with it? just ad a huge day number on how many left and trivia or anything cool? AWESOMENESS!!!

No Ron did the daily summaries which were awesome! didnt have to read a million posts! But its not been too active for some reason

I found him, I think he's on his way.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

someone please explain the copy and paste thing, why do mine always get so darn big! Do I have settings I have to change on clipboard or what???????

So sorry!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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[Sally Sunshine]

we should organize a wheres Ron contest......

 

[TheH Klan of 10]

someone please explain the copy and paste thing, why do mine always get so darn big! Do I have settings I have to change on clipboard or what??????? 

So sorry!

This is off track but I have that same thermometer ..... How do you calibrate it?