The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[foxvalleyfarm]

OMG! Is this an internal pip?

Just a note this is on the low side and there is a large shadow on the high side. This was the first to show a shadow on the high side. No peeping can be heard tho.

 

[foxvalleyfarm]

Hey!  Isn't tonight the night we are supposed to have that really big meteor shower?  We had clouds earlier today..going to check and see if it's going on, and if the clouds are gone!   It's supposed to happen often.

Yes it is (I just googled it) but I have to many trees around my house to see it.

 

[Cynthia12]

Pretty much clear out there..didn't see anything, I wonder if there is a better time..if we are supposed to see them better, at a better time. Will have to google too.

 

[Cynthia12]

OMG! Is this an internal pip?

Just a note this is on the low side and there is a large shadow on the high side. This was the first to show a shadow on the high side. No peeping can be heard tho.

Ooo, looks like one to me.

 

[foxvalleyfarm]

Ooo, looks like one to me.   

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just squealed. My dh thinks I'm crazy, but we are almost at 12 hours into day 21 ask my other hatches were done by now. This one hasn't really really started yet. I think it's going to may till Wednesday or later.

 

[Cynthia12]

Ok, found out that the best time is from midnight to dawn. I love this kind of stuff. Just seeing the stars is great. Think I'll be up for a while.

 

[mlm Mike]

What kind of chicks do you think these are? I am told parents are: Blue & Mille Fleur rooster over a blue hen, a barred hen and a few Mille Fluer / Calico hens

Are these from that lovely singing incubator?

 

[Nomibear]

I set 10 eggs under a first time Buff Leghorn broody. A week before hatch a 2nd Buff Leghorn joined her on the same nest, and they shared the eggs. 1st chick hatched Thursday.

Nothing Friday or Saturday.
Easter Sunday I could see 5!
Today I checked and Found 9!!!
One problem...
The moms were not sharing. I found this baby on the ground with two other chicks and one of the moms.

I put the other two babies back into the nest and tried to clean up the injured chick. Applied Rooster Booster. I assumed a predator had caused a scene, and injured the chick. When I went to return the chick one of the moms attacked it. I pulled it out and planned to add it to the brooder I have going for some of my Incubated chicks. Before I could turn around the two moms had started fighting over another chick! Right before my eyes they scalped this one too!

At this point I took them all away! Added the healthy ones to my brooder, and the two injured ones in a secure separated container.
Here are a couple of the happy chicks.

long story short. I gave her 10 eggs for the HAL. By day 21 she has hatched out 9 of the eggs. I will let you know if the last egg hatches.

 

[TJChickens]

Here is the little HAL cockatoo, (squawkatoo).

And my only two HAL chicken chicks.
This is the Serama from a shipped egg with a saddle air cell.


And this is the Frizzle X Ameracauna. I think this is the softest chick ever! And he/she has small feathers down the legs...

I listed three African grey eggs for the HAL. One is clear, but the other two must be close to hatching. Can't candle very well with the mom sitting on them. The weather plays a part with them. I thought they should have hatched between Saturday and today.. Any day now.....

One of the two HAL Silver pheasants under a broody has draw down today. These guys are a little late also, but again, maybe because of our crazy weather swings.

 

[Book]

Are these from that lovely singing incubator?

Yup, the tiny gladiator chicks that survived! The breeder of the eggs we got think they are blue!