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

[Audio51]

Have to share.... Photo shoot of our recent Partridge Brahma hatch <3 The one needed a caption <3





this one needs a caption I think too! Such hams!

This one looks like it was taken at a chick Body Building competition....they just need to be oiled up!

 

[bantambury]

ok so that quote just made my heart melt! the chick is too cute!!!


the little guy on the bottom.....he is VERY buff! LOL just look at those thighs! hahaahah he is putting his hands on his hips with such attitude!!!



do you have the brahmas these guys came from?

 

[LadyCluck77]

Advice from a hatcher....? My pip is still not going any further. It's still just an x shaped crack in the egg, no beak yet. I am starting to worry, I do hear faint peeping, but it happened at noon today and still no progress. None of the other eggs look pipped. Last time I tried an assist I was too late. Should I just wait it out? It's a Pyle leghorn.

 

[bantambury]

Advice from a hatcher....? My pip is still not going any further. It's still just an x shaped crack in the egg, no beak yet. I am starting to worry, I do hear faint peeping, but it happened at noon today and still no progress. None of the other eggs look pipped. Last time I tried an assist I was too late. Should I just wait it out? It's a Pyle leghorn.

on my new years hatch, I had my Japanese silkie cross pip the egg at 5 PM and didn't progress until about 9-10.....then didn't hatch until 8 AM the next day..... a full 15 hour hatch.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I know right! He must get it after his dad!

 

[Corny Caleb]

I have TOTALLY given up trying to catch up reading EVERY POST posted on this thread lol.

 

[pickitfarm]

Have to share.... Photo shoot of our recent Partridge Brahma hatch <3 The one needed a caption <3





this one needs a caption I think too! Such hams!

Mr. Front and Center needs a big "

" on his chest. Standing there like the original Superman with wings on his side and head slightly askewed ....I am talking black and white version.

 

[bantambury]

We have not used it as for a broody hen but can if we wanted....We have a plastic dog house which we placed into a movable covered pen. We lined the bottom of the house with straw and it has a 6 ft run. It was originally setup for our 2 bantam cochin roos. (They went missing...we believe our neighbor let them out on purpose...buttheads.) Anyway we are currently housing two Rhodebar roosters in it. It would make a great setup for a broody. I would maybe add a curtain for her to have some privacy.

thank you! will do!

 

[Gardeningmama]

Quote: My Call Eggs were shipped pointy side up. I thought it was strange.

Which BREEDS has everyone received SHIPPED that had the worst air cells?

I have always had bad luck over and over again with these two...

Silky
Polish

Barred Cochins

Popping on to say good night ya'll! Just can't seem to stay up much past midnight anymore! *sighs* Gonna try to start a swap/sale/show thingy Shrewsbury pa, south of York pa, for hobby chicken keepers ^^; The planning stages aren't goin so hot. Ah well, Can't hurt to research/chat right? *yawns* But maybe another day lol Hoping to score some sale items at our Tractor supply tomorrow ^^ We'll see if I get lucky eh?
Have a great Sunday Everyone!

Sounds good Ash! I'm in!

Ok, Ok I can't wait any longer I have to tell... My 7yr old hacked in to his teachers first in math account! 7 yes 7 yr old... What the crap am I going to do with him!? He is way to smart for his own good! Don't worry, I promptly told him to get off and not to do it again.. But now I am a little concerned... Should I warn Bill Gates that he has competition? Lmbo

Woke up this morning and noticed that all the clocks were blinking. I guess we lost power last night during the storm that passed through. I'm not sure how long it was out for, and when I checked on the eggs the temp was reading as it should. If the temps dropped low enough for long enough to affect the eggs, how long before I would be able to see evidence of that? And would it look like a blood ring or something of that sort, or would it just not have any progress of development from the last time I candled? I've thankfully never had the power go out when incubating eggs before so I'm not quite sure what to look for.

On a happier note, I just found out my husband and I are expecting a little "chick" of our own! I guess this one is being "set" just in time for the Christmas 2014 Hatch-a-long!! lol Thank goodness I don't have to manually adjust/watch the temp and humidity for the next 9 months for this one!

haha

CONGRATS!!!! That is sooo exciting!

Look what we had happen!

She could have been part of the EHAL but I didn't think she was serious. Took eggs away from her every day Mon - Thurs. She very sweetly warmed an empty bucket all week. So I humored her and put six fresh, carefully chosen eggs, under her. She chuckled and fluffed and has warmed them too. Then the kids got excited and there are a few heinz 57 under her too. She's a LF Brahma so who knows how many eggs she can hide! She is so sweet. She just kind of puffs and chuckles. Nothing like the chainsaw murderer shrieks that our last broody emitted every time she saw a shadow!

Love her..I keep meaning to get a dark brahma..they are so pretty!

I was good at TSC . I did see some little blue feathered footed bantams that I thought about getting. Ok several times lol. But not sure of what they were. I would like to find some hatching eggs to some barred cochin- large or bantam if anyone knows of some. Hint hint

Sunnyside Up Micro Farms carries them. However mine arrived completely scrambled and not 1 hatched. Not her fault though, they were packed well.

If anyone had photos they could share of their broody quarantines it would help a lot to have some ideas for my broody silkie!

Thanks!

Blarneyeggs built a great broody box...you could ask her for a pic.

Have to share.... Photo shoot of our recent Partridge Brahma hatch <3 The one needed a caption <3





this one needs a caption I think too! Such hams!

OMGoodness, they are adorable! I second the one looking like a chick body building competition. I hear the song Macho Macho Man playing in my head, lol!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Advice from a hatcher....? My pip is still not going any further. It's still just an x shaped crack in the egg, no beak yet. I am starting to worry, I do hear faint peeping, but it happened at noon today and still no progress. None of the other eggs look pipped. Last time I tried an assist I was too late. Should I just wait it out? It's a Pyle leghorn.

What happened at noon the external pip?


this is always in the Hatching 101 article

TIMELINE of a silky HATCHING! ​

MONDAY 5 PM noticed external pip


TUESDAY DAY 20 9AM STILL RESTING,
hole slightly larger but chick is NOT zipping!




2 PM TUES. CHICK IS ALREADY OUT!
missed the last quick zipping!
Silky on the left, two CCL hatched at the same time!

ITS IMORTANT TO NOTE:
THIS CHICK TOOK WELL OVER 24 hours to hatch! and absolutely normal!​