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

[thowe]

I'm so excited!!! This will be my first ever hatch.

 

[ozexpat]

Contest 3 is ready: POULTRY IN THE SNOW !


https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-2014-easter-hatch-a-long/0_100#post_12971199

discrimination!!!!

i will sponsor a competition - poultry on the beach

some of us just arent silly enough to put up with snow

 

[Tubbys Lil Farm]

I'm so excited!!! This will be my first ever hatch.

It will become addicting, I had my first hatch last year. I just loaded the incubator for the first time this year, yesterday. I plan on three settings this year and what ever my girls hatch when they go broody.

Welcome to the Hatch-a-long.

RO

 

[mlm Mike]

The first of my "hatch before the easter hatch" is hatching! these are coturnix quail and I have one button quail still getting fluffy in the incubator and a few eggs pipped. they are so tiny!

I need to hatch some of these this year!

I take it back, now that I am looking at him I have no idea what color he is, its hart to tell he is still fairly damp looking (he is dry but not fuzzy yet) here are a few pictures of him right now- I am no expert either, i just go by what color charts they match up to best lol

So tiny.

I imagine Rooster Booster makes the Cock Birds feel better and have more energy. It will likely not make a nice mellow Herigate RIR(friendlies things on the Earth!) suddenly attack you.

Do not Fear the Rooster Booster!

I agree, Heritage RIR extremely friendly, beware.

I've skimmed and digest-ed. (that didn't read right the first way I typed it)

I get to candle my eggs on Sunday night!!! I'm so excited to see how many of them are developing!!!

I wiggle checked emu egg B. nothing so far, It's day 35 for it I believe

hmmm, could it sleep through the test?

I've been wanting to hatch peafowl for quite some time. Some friends have a pair of indi blues that hatched some chicks out last year. I would gladly buy some eggs from them if there hen starts laying again, Does anyone know about what time peafowl lay?

I believe spring into summer. Warmer weather, places further south they may already be laying.

8,426 is what im guessing for the hatch on easter

Please post in contest thread. here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...l-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_100#post_12971397

discrimination!!!!

i will sponsor a competition - poultry on the beach

some of us just arent silly enough to put up with snow

Well that would be good. There will also be a wet poultry contest eventually.

 

[Gardeningmama]

Well, my luck ran out today. I walked out on my back porch to the screams of my chickens. The sound was coming from everywhere, but not a bird in sight. I took off running and a huge hawk flew up off of the ground right in front of me. He had already gotten one of my little Cuckoo D'Anver roo's.

Then the fun started because I had to round up 30 chickens and get them all locked up in their coops. After about 45 minutes of slipping and sliding in slushy, icy, chicken poop filled mud...we finally got them all inside.

I learned that my kids are only help for the first 15 minutes of any job, and then promptly turn into whiney spoiled brats

. All of my runs are in ruins, and the gates are frozen deep into the ground. It's supposed to be in the 50's tomorrow finally, and my poor babies will be locked up because Ray has to work. What a day.... Have I mentioned yet that I hate hawks??? Oh, I used to be a hawk lover too....pre chicken farmer.

END OF RANT!

 

[ronott1]

Well, my luck ran out today. I walked out on my back porch to the screams of my chickens. The sound was coming from everywhere, but not a bird in sight. I took off running and a huge hawk flew up off of the ground right in front of me. He had already gotten one of my little Cuckoo D'Anver roo's.

Then the fun started because I had to round up 30 chickens and get them all locked up in their coops. After about 45 minutes of slipping and sliding in slushy, icy, chicken poop filled mud...we finally got them all inside.

I learned that my kids are only help for the first 15 minutes of any job, and then promptly turn into whiney spoiled brats

. All of my runs are in ruins, and the gates are frozen deep into the ground. It's supposed to be in the 50's tomorrow finally, and my poor babies will be locked up because Ray has to work. What a day.... Have I mentioned yet that I hate hawks??? Oh, I used to be a hawk lover too....pre chicken farmer.

END OF RANT!

I am so sorry!

Hawks are terrible things for sure!

 

[angelobutter]

I just had a hawk take one of my guineas right in front of me maybe a month ago. and this is not the first of my birds it's killed - but at the same time i can't bear to keep my chickens cooped up all the time so we continue to risk it i guess.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I would like to join as well please.
Off in search of eggs.

Welcome!

8,426 is what im guessing for the hatch on easter

Please put your guess in the Contest thread - links are updated in the first post of this thread.

discrimination!!!!

i will sponsor a competition - poultry on the beach

some of us just arent silly enough to put up with snow

Surely you get rain though for a Wet Poultry Contest?

Well, my luck ran out today. I walked out on my back porch to the screams of my chickens. The sound was coming from everywhere, but not a bird in sight. I took off running and a huge hawk flew up off of the ground right in front of me. He had already gotten one of my little Cuckoo D'Anver roo's.

Then the fun started because I had to round up 30 chickens and get them all locked up in their coops. After about 45 minutes of slipping and sliding in slushy, icy, chicken poop filled mud...we finally got them all inside.

I learned that my kids are only help for the first 15 minutes of any job, and then promptly turn into whiney spoiled brats

. All of my runs are in ruins, and the gates are frozen deep into the ground. It's supposed to be in the 50's tomorrow finally, and my poor babies will be locked up because Ray has to work. What a day.... Have I mentioned yet that I hate hawks??? Oh, I used to be a hawk lover too....pre chicken farmer.

END OF RANT!

Oh, I'm so sorry. I too have lost birds to hawks.

And HUGE Ditto on the children helpers!

 

[michaelf]

The ad was aimed at those whom partake of the Sport we cannot name.

Lol!!! Ha ha . That is what I get for not reading the post before!

 

[ozexpat]

Surely you get rain though for a Wet Poultry Contest?

My girls may be beach babes but they are respectable girls from old families and are not into such spring break behavior.

Atleast not untill they take in too much coconut wine