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

[EnnisLakeFarm]

My girls are cracking me up. Every time I go out to see them they squat like they would for a rooster. A shame I can't have one, but I live in town.
I'm going to pick up a few golf balls today to hopefully get one of the gals to go broody for me.

 

[Tubbys Lil Farm]

I agree. Heritage RIR's are very friendly from what I understand. Hatchery Production Reds (also called RIR) are not friendly.

I must have lucked out, I have one Hatchery RIR and she is the sweetest hen, she always jumps up and wants to be held and petted. She is however, very small and not what I was expecting for a RIR, but reading threads I see there is a difference between the Heritage and Hatchery.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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My hatchery Production Red is mean as snot to all other chickens, but nice to people. She gets to stay because she's one of my original hens, and she went broody 2 years ago and last year. Amazingly she is a great mother.

 

[Corny Caleb]

Does any one know exactly how to post a vid on this thread? Trying to post a wiggle test of the emu eggs before they get to big.)

 

[ronott1]

Does any one know exactly how to post a vid on this thread? Trying to post a wiggle test of the emu eggs before they get to big.)

Put the video up on You Tube or Vimeo.

Copy the iframe for vimeo or the web address for you tube. Click on the insert movie tool from the edit tool bar. You need to have quoted or replied to see the tool bar. If the tool bar is missing, click on more at the right side of the page.

Paste the code or URL into the field and click on Submit.

 

[ronott1]

@Audio51 has a hatch cam up!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/audio51

 

[sasimpson77]

I guess I am in with Muscovy duck eggs I set 7 today at about noon. Was not planning on them but they came with the large batch of chicken eggs I bought are we supposed to do something special when we set something for the hatch-along?

 

[ChickenFox]

@Audio51
has a hatch cam up!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/audio51

Aww I cant view it on my phone.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Waiting for the eggs I am going to hatch to be laid...

 

[ronott1]

Aww I cant view it on my phone.

Ustream uses flash.