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

[CayuseRanch]

Today is day 9 and I'm afraid all the Turkeys are duds. I'll leave them in until Friday. I havn't figured out what to do with the extra eggs/bator yet because of these crazy Turkeys so I'm just listing my set numbers now and I'll worry about the 3 doz I have waiting another day. 10 Brabanter 11 BBS ORP 12 Cuckoo ORP 20 SFH 2 MFL 6 GLW 10 EE 71 chicken eggs? Is that right? Well I won't have that many hatch. The Orps, SFH and Brabanters are shipped. Plus 23 Turkeys. A total of 94. I'll find the document and add the number. I'll send pictures soon too.

I can't tell on turkeys until day 14

Okay, I scrolled back 4-5 pages and see several other people with their individual totals, but don't see the running count. I assume that means Mike still has to do Math. I don't have photos of the actual eggs under the broody, but most of them are from the hen that laid these eggs. The rest are from a second hen that laid eggs that are just as big and almost as dark. This egg was laid 3 weeks ago from our Prize winning hen that laid 6 of the eggs under our broody hen. Here are her eggs that took 2nd place Black Copper Marans Eggs, 3 place over all eggs, and Champion People's Choice Eggs at the South Regional Marans Meet two weeks ago in Dripping Springs, Texas. And the eggs on the bottom row labeled No. 12 are her eggs she was laying at the beginning of her laying cycle in December. Oh...and the daddy of these eggs was the Reserve Champion Black Copper Marans at the Show in College station out of 26 Black Copper Marans that were entered. We are really looking forward to the Easter Hatch.

Awesome egg color! Do you sell?

I can't even keep up with this thread. I set broodies and this............... I did not even count.

Funny I counted too but trust the person who labeled the eggs.

Boy, did I ever find out that it doesn't work for Australorps!

Been there done that and quit trying. I'm better off not knowing

 

[Cynthia12]

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

I couldn't resist and I checked one - veins!!!!!!!!

Now, I am going to be good and leave the rest until the seventh day. Really. Honest.

But, I have sort of a probably stupid question: I use a really bright flashlight. I think they said 400 lumens, but they lie about these things. Anyway, that won't damage the chicks eyes as they are developing, will it? The egg shields them, right?

Congrats on your veins!

You're probably the only one in the history of incubation who couldn't wait seven days...

 

[ronott1]

ron, found this thread...https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information

And this one..

Thanks! I am going to save this in my notes because I run into this question a bunch each spring.

 

[JennaLynn122]

I set eggs before I knew about the htch a long but they are due to hatch on the 14th evening/15th morning
11 RIR x GLW eggs
So far looks like only 9 are progressing but this is my first ever hatch

 

[JennaLynn122]

  Congrats on your veins!
   You're probably the only one in the history of incubation who couldn't wait seven days...    

nope I candled on day 4 had veins in 9/11

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

I set eggs before I knew about the htch a long but they are due to hatch on the 14th evening/15th morning
11 RIR x GLW eggs
So far looks like only 9 are progressing but this is my first ever hatch

Hello & welcome. It's kinda quiet in here this late - but it's the only time one can read faster than the posts happen, lol. Congrats on your veins - progress is good!

 

[JennaLynn122]

Hello & welcome.  It's kinda quiet in here this late - but it's the only time one can read faster than the posts happen, lol.  Congrats on your veins - progress is good!

I post on and off throughout the day. Everything comes to my phone lol. We now have at least 7 embryos with tiny beak spots. Possibly 8. I'm new to candling so I don't know a lot about what I'm looking at. Hopeful for a fair hatch rate!

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

Getting this done before I get sidetracked - here's the 67 timed for the HAL; they'll move to the wine cooler at candling on Sunday:


...and the turkey eggs, which I can't take an open 'bator shot of because, as you can see the previous residents are in the process of packing up:



That would be tonight's BO chick, discovering just how big the outside world really is...
And just because I can & the concept of having so many in incubators at once still boggles me - the warm-up going in tomorrow, with which I jump the gun slightly on 21 day pre-run of wine cooler - but they need to be set or given up on:

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

Just went out & checked on Penelope; she's fine & accepted the eggs I left her. Time to try for a nap.