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

[JennaLynn122]

We are due to hatch tomorrow night!!! So excited!

 

[Cynthia12]

We are due to hatch tomorrow night!!! So excited!

You are going to be one of the first ones to give us photos for the hatch a long! How fun!

 

[NotAFarm]

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Out of the 36 I started in the incubator on the 29th, 26 of them went under three broody hens to finish.

That they get the job done!

So many pics of cute chicks!

It won't be long 'til I have some of my own!!

 

[JennaLynn122]

You are going to be one of the first ones to give us photos for the hatch a long! How fun!

Yeah I set mine before I even knew about the HAL. lol I will definitely have pics and hopefully video. Knowing my luck they will all hatch while I'm asleep though. Hope not cause I want to see it.

 

[Math]

We are due to hatch tomorrow night!!! So excited!

That is great. Happy hatching.

 

[JennaLynn122]

That is great. Happy hatching.

Thanks. I hope they are happy healthy babies!

 

[foxvalleyfarm]

I just candled my HAL eggs and I'm down to 9 of the 10 set.

Also I'm worried about one of the Ancona duck eggs I set a week ago. 3 of them are great and growing and moving. The forth is tiny but I can see a heartbeat and it's ever so slightly larger then yesterday but is behind the others. Just like the quitter in my Polish mixes. Is this normal or is there a chance the baby will make it?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Ok so I just got done with my day late candling and only 1 early quitter all the other questionables from last week are moving!!! 31 good out of 36 set for the Hal.

I am home happy to be home but sad at the outcome of my journey to Colorado the world lost an amazing man and I have a huge hole in my heart. I am happy that I will be here for the easter hatch.

I am so very sorry for your loss.

Well....All four of my HAL call duck eggs are now dead. There are still 12 more in the incubator but they were not set in time for the HAL.
5 of the Serama eggs were infertile, so they are out.
2 of the shipped Serama eggs that had bad aircells died, so down to 6 of those.
2 of the Silver pheasant eggs that were in an incubator quit early.
The other pheasant and chicken eggs are doing well as far as I know...some are under broodies.
The Goffins cockatoos and African greys were developing well last time I could check. They are under their own mommas.
With the cockatoos, I will pull out the babies shortly after hatching, usually one or two days apart, for hand feeding. Cockatoos will usually only take care of one. With the African Greys, I have to take the father out right before the eggs are ready to hatch because he is a lousy dad and will hurt his babies. So, I then put food into the nest for the mom since he won't be able to feed her. I am able to let her raise her babies about ten days before she cries for relief, then I take them.

To sum it up at this point-

Out of the 29 HAL eggs, we have 16 left.

I'm sorry it isn't going as well as you had hoped.

Quote: Test of Mother Nature's strength!

How do you see into those nice OE's towards the end?

I also just set more..silkie eggs. A lot of them. Maybe I'll get some a few. Some are from a great breeder. Love her silkies. I've had two great ones from different hatches from her.

Dark, look for lots of dark.

Yeah I set mine before I even knew about the HAL. lol I will definitely have pics and hopefully video. Knowing my luck they will all hatch while I'm asleep though. Hope not cause I want to see it.

Now you know to look for this hatch next year!

 

[Cynthia12]

Ooo, Happy Chooks, I am thinking good thoughts if dark is what I am looking for. I want some OE's really bad. Love that color. Thank you!

 

[JennaLynn122]

Now you know to look for this hatch next year!

Yes I do. I joined BYC right before I set my eggs and was still navigating the site and finally found out about it! Ill also be setting the 60 eggs my customer flaked out on when these hatch so I guess I'll be in the Cinco de Mayo one too!