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

[PAchickenlover]

Good morning everyone... Kids are off school today due to snow. I really don't understand why though.... We are lucky to have two inches that fell overnight....

 

[chickery-do]

Whoopie!
Spring is almost here!
Count Me In!

 

[PAchickenlover]

Whoopie! ​

Spring is almost here!​

Count Me In!​

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I have a Siamese cat also. Wonderful boy he is! Welcome!

 

[SilkieSensation]

Oh it's ok. I have some one who I am waiting on their flock to lay.
Also I'm in Australia.lol. I am assuming you are in the US?

Yep, that could caouse problems with shipping...lol

Good morning everyone... Kids are off school today due to snow. I really don't understand why though.... We are lucky to have two inches that fell overnight....

Mine are out too. Had more to do with the sheet of ice from the freezing rain we got than the 2 inches of snow covering it. Plus it was like 3°F here this morning.

 

[chicken pickin]

I have, ahem, a few turkeys. THis spacing worked well : 8 x 8 housing for 8 bird to roost at night. Definitely go larger as these birds need plenty of room to hop onto a roost and they have their preferred buddies. Also consider space for nests, my girls prefer a dark place in their coop.

That is VERY exciting to be the first Pita Pinta plucker!!

Does that mean you use a power plucker or a hand plucker?? If hand plucking, what temp, and you can pm the killing details-- I"m looking for a . . . cleaner method.

When scalding for hand plucking we use a turkey fryer and the temp is 145 or very close to.

I have plucked in my kitchen already.. You do it over the trash can and have some water in a bowl or bucket near by to get some of the feathers off your hands.

I have yet to pluck in my kitchen yet. I may if I was doing only 1-3 birds at a time but typically we do a batch of 30 and we set up in the garage and do it all in there. We hand pluck. Occasionally DH will skin them.

Hand plucking turkeys is a little tougher, the fluffy under feathers just cling to your hands and fingers makes it more of a pain.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I am IN yeeeehaw! but setting geese. pekin and whoever else is laying...sounds like fun!
I bet I have a few OEGB to set too.

To join, do we just post here? If so, I'm in!

YUPPERS!!! Welcome!!

I really hope I can get some eggs by the 29th of March

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I am in!!!!

welcome!

I cannot believe Im saying this...I'M IN!!!! Ive already got the bator running with CCls and Tolbunts so what the heck!!! My electric bill is going to sky rocket in my barn with the heating units for all these chicks!!
Im hatching my Cream Crested Legbars and Tolbunts...Oh and as many Olive egger eggs I can snag from my Blue marans over my CCL roo..


Ill donate 6+ cream crested legbar eggs includes shipping

YAY!!!! SONEW is in DE HOUSE!!! I hope your bringing everyone else! I miss y'all its been a while!! YAYAAAYAAAA
Anyone getting eggs from Natalie will be impressed with her birds and shipping! HIGHLY Recommend!!

Thank you for your donation!!!
Can you please send Happy Chooks an email and let her know any specifics you want added in the wording for the contest prize, a image as well as a link to more info if available! We will be pulling info as reminders to enter the contest/s and putting on this thread! Thank you thank you!!

PLEASE refer to this link for Rons Wonderful daily updates!
Daily Digest (Cliff Notes Version):
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...r-the-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

ps Link is always in the OP of this thread too!

Good morning everyone... Kids are off school today due to snow. I really don't understand why though.... We are lucky to have two inches that fell overnight....

Whoopie!
Spring is almost here!
Count Me In!

Welcome!!

 

[JLfarm]

How do we enter the contests ?

 

[mlm Mike]

How do we enter the contests ?

When contests are opened they will be mentioned in this thread. The first post will also have links to the contest threads. Currently there are not any open contests, but there will be one or two opening soon!

 

[chicken pickin]

How do we enter the contests ?

Each contest as it opens up will be made by announcement here so we know it is up running and open to participate. Each contest will typically have a thread made and have rules to follow, some contests are open only to hatch participants while sometimes other contests are open to the entire BYC community. When a contest opens up just read about it and if you want to join that specific contest just follow the rules and post away and have fun.

 

[sunflowerparrot]

Question: Can I stagger eggs in my incubator? If so, how does that work with the humidity setting when one group is due to hatch, but another group in there isn't? I have 20 eggs due to hatch on the 17th - but another 20 not due to hatch until a week later.... will the last 20 be ok with higher humidity setting for a few days?