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

[Cynthia12]

Happy St. Patties day from Bantambury's Flock'O'Five!

How did they get all dressed up like that?

 

[Cynthia12]

I love the color of that lighter chick..right there..see it..right there..the lighter one. Ha..it almost blends in with the chips..what is that one? Cute!

 

[NC Chick Man82]

I love the color of that lighter chick..right there..see it..right there..the lighter one. Ha..it almost blends in with the chips..what is that one? Cute!

im gonna have to wait lil longer to make sure but I believe its cross between buff orp and ameraucana

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Congrats on all the chickies everyone! hopefully we will have some in a day or two as well!!

Hopefully.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

just went to put the genesis in lock down. well a olive egger was starting to pip. got all the eggs off the turner upped the humidity and put a warm damp small piece of tissue on that egg. hope its ok. rest have not pipped

 

[Gardeningmama]

I just paid for my second batch of Call eggs. So, I'll have something to set for sure...my girl just keeps building the nest over and over again...maybe she should start thinking about putting something in the nest!

 

[bantambury]

How did they get all dressed up like that?

I promised a few extra treats....and another scoop of eggshells in their feed.

I used JibJap to make a video and screenshot it. it was hard to do the mouth!

 

[bantambury]

hey guys, I had a question abut one of my hens being sterile.....here is the link if you could check it out and answer anything for me. thanks! it would help ALOT!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/864066/sterile-hen

 

[Arielle]

Quote: SHe's purdy!

Quote: You'll just have to wait and see. Can you mark your guesses?

Update......I know have 7 hatched. The last one just popped out 30 minutes ago. Still sitting in the shell. I have one pipped still. So I noticed that for some reason the chicks were not drying in the incubator which brought me to the conclusion that the humidity must be too high. So after awhile I put them in the brooder and they dried but not fluffy. It is like they all had hair product on and got stuck in the rain....ladies you know what I am talking about. That wonderful mat feeling. Anyway, should I wash them to loosen their down or should I leave them. What about the one that just hatched should I take it out and dry it off before the same thing happens? I took the paper towel that had absorbed the water from the wells and I think attributed to the humidity. Any advice?.

Try washing chick gently in warm running water-- use care to keep the head out of the water. and see if some of that goo will come off. With patience and rehydrating the goo, it usually comes off, or at elast most of it. THen put chick in a warm place lik the incubator to fluff up again.

If the new baby looks gooey, wash it off before it dries = much easier to clean.

Again, keep the water out of the face area so the chicks don't drown.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

I just paid for my second batch of Call eggs. So, I'll have something to set for sure...my girl just keeps building the nest over and over again...maybe she should start thinking about putting something in the nest!

Nice!

Oh yeah my chickens do that too. haha