The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[Arielle]

Wolf-- love the picture, very professional! Must be that new phone!!




Yes it is! Thank goodness I have somewhat clearer pics now. Can't wait to be able to take pics of all the birds.

But in the meantime, I'm going to take pics of all the damage in my yard. The Marans pen was still being worked on and wasn't secured to the bottom frame. It lifted up and onto rabbit cages and cages that are holding a pair and trio of birds I was trying to keep secure. Yeah that didn't happen. My yard is destroyed, I have birds all over running loose and the wind is supposed to keep up through wednesday. I can't believe how bad it is out there.

Yikes! NOt good. Keep safe!!

Quote: x3 Thank you to all the organizers and sponsers!! You were like swans on a pond.

Set 28 BCM and 18 Welsummers sunday

Wish me luck ,.

Good luck!!

 

[RedIII]

Question for you hatching experts: If I have eggs in the bator that I still need to incubate, but the bator is stinky because of another chick that hatched from an earlier hatch......is it okay to take out the current eggs, clean the bator quickly, and then put them back in? Our house has suddenly become quite smelly.

 

[ronott1]

Question for you hatching experts: If I have eggs in the bator that I still need to incubate, but the bator is stinky because of another chick that hatched from an earlier hatch......is it okay to take out the current eggs, clean the bator quickly, and then put them back in? Our house has suddenly become quite smelly.

As long as the egg has not pipped, you can take it out to clean the incubator.

I have a dedicated incubator that I hatch in. On Friday I hatched Blue and Black Australorps and tonight I am setting up the incubator to hatch Black Penedesencas!

 

[ceocka]

Ok let me explain

Woke up to
1duck 3 bannies. 1 polish 1 black chick

Noon
3 ducks 1 polish 3 bannies

Went into chicken trailer at 5
Incubator that has over 40 dozen eggs and brooder and found
4 baby chicks they are not due to hatch till Friday

Bed time
2 copper marans and 1 just un zipped.

Oh yeah 20 new babies today.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Question for you hatching experts: If I have eggs in the bator that I still need to incubate, but the bator is stinky because of another chick that hatched from an earlier hatch......is it okay to take out the current eggs, clean the bator quickly, and then put them back in? Our house has suddenly become quite smelly.

As long as the egg has not pipped, you can take it out to clean the incubator.

I have a dedicated incubator that I hatch in. On Friday I hatched Blue and Black Australorps and tonight I am setting up the incubator to hatch Black Penedesencas!

X2. A broody will get off the eggs to eat, drink and go potty. As long as they are not ready to be hatched, they'll be fine. In fact, the bacteria from the smelly bator could cause more harm than the eggs cooling for 20 minutes or so.

 

[Cynthia12]

UK Contest Winners

Since there weren't really any "Candid" picture submissions, we decided to offer the book as 2nd place prize for this contest.


1st Place Winner of 6 Blue-Red and Black-Red Araucana Eggs is

LONDON HENS

2nd Place Winner of New Copy of Chickopedia is

leannybabe

Congratulations you two! Great photos!

 

[Time-Out]

Quote: I filled a jug with warm water (slightly hotter than comfortable for my hands). Gently placed the eggs in the water and waited for some movement. Even my sceptical OH got his specs on and stuck his nose over the jug lol. There are some videos on youtube you can check out.

Congratulations LONDON HENS and leannybabe!

And THANK YOU, Time-Out for making the contest possible!

It's easy enough to offer some eggs. You, Kelly and Sally did all the work. Thank YOU

Question for you hatching experts: If I have eggs in the bator that I still need to incubate, but the bator is stinky because of another chick that hatched from an earlier hatch......is it okay to take out the current eggs, clean the bator quickly, and then put them back in? Our house has suddenly become quite smelly.

My hatcher stank this time around too. I've never experienced that, it was awful. I kept sniffing the eggs, but they were all fine. Luck would have it that we had two different visitors while it was at its smelliest too

 

[michaelf]

GOOD TUESDAY MORNING EVERYONE !!! all you good people have a great day

 

[Happy Chooks]

This was the toughest contest yet for us judges. So many great pictures submitted!




The winner of the Broodies and their Babies Contest is........

Contrastphoto

Congratulations!​

 

[chickenpooplady]

This was the toughest contest yet for us judges. So many great pictures submitted!




The winner of the Broodies and their Babies Contest is........

Contrastphoto

Congratulations!​

Congrats Contrastphoto!!! That is such a beautiful picture!