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

[cacooley]

Have you added anything other than eggs to help keep the heat steady? like water bottles rocks or anything? 

Ahhh!!!! I should have thought of that! What about heating some rocks or water bottles up to 100°F before adding them?

 

[LadyCluck77]

Set: 92 Silkied Ameraucana Project eggs. (stacked layer eggs not pictured)

Whew, lots of them and more off colored eggs than I would normally set, but I'll tag them so I know who came from what color egg.

May set up to 18 or so more, not sure yet.

Those colors! Wowza!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: you can get them as close to temp as you can, but I would not go hotter lol, just see if it holds better with something

 

[ajohnso1]

How do you win prizes from the hatch along?

 

[chickenlisa]

I'm loving all these pics of people's eggs!

I wish I would have remembered to take a picture of mine before I closed up the bator.

Impulsive Farmer...I am from the same county as you...long ago. Still visit there every summer to see all of our family! Beautiful country there! The lake, Midway, the farms, etc...gorgeous and if we could have jobs there, we'd move back. We each grew up there...

 

[mlm Mike]

How do you win prizes from the hatch along?

If you read the first post here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/857062/the-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_90
it lists all of the contests!

 

[CayuseRanch]

Ok, here are my numbers and a photo. Don't let the photo throw you off. Not all the eggs in there are for the hatch a long. I set these on Thursday but was waiting to see if I was going to add anymore...can you believe I didn't? (Only because as you can see, I am out of room.)


Easter Hatch Eggers
2 Turkey
17 BBS Marans
12 BCM
8 Cochin
21 EE
13 EE Mix
30 Barnyard Mix

103 Total

 

[carriebain]

Ok, so I finally decided to give the 48 eggs to my friend to hatch for me. I hope everyone has a great hatch, good luck and have fun!

 

[cracrzy4chicks]

Set my eggs at 8 am this morning....................................... had to go to a dog show !!


33 - EE's / OE's
31 - Australorps
16 - Aracaunas
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80 eggs total


pics to follow. It's funny how you can get 64 eggs in a 'bator made for 42

 

[Xovan]

ok here are are a few pics of the last hatch not good the light is bad and they are from my phone.