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

[daphneysmamma]

Nest box stalker... Ha ha, me too. I also neurotically arrange the eggs in the cartons so the colors are not grouped up. They have to be mixed nicely. I have issues.

we all stalk here too..lol.. now thiss purple egg business.. i already need an EE for the blue and green eggs.. but i had no idea that purple eggs are a possibility... i gotta have one.. also we looked in some eggs with the flashlight this weekend.. amazing!! i can see the tiny chick forming and its eye.. so cool

 

[AVHalls]

Trying to get my eggs to be able to participate.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hello again everyone!

Welcome new hatchers!!

I feel your pain Beth! Ha ha ha!! I had a zillion quotes and gave up!

 

[chicken pickin]

we all stalk here too..lol.. now thiss purple egg business.. i already need an EE for the blue and green eggs.. but i had no idea that purple eggs are a possibility... i gotta have one.. also we looked in some eggs with the flashlight this weekend.. amazing!! i can see the tiny chick forming and its eye.. so cool

I have heard people talk about purple or lavender eggs, but Ive never gotten one. The closest Ive gotten is a pink eggs from my "Olive Egger" go figure lol at least they are pink to my eyes.

 

[pickitfarm]

I have heard people talk about purple or lavender eggs, but Ive never gotten one. The closest Ive gotten is a pink eggs from my "Olive Egger" go figure lol at least they are pink to my eyes.

The one looks lavender. Very pretty.

 

[Kismet]

I just candles and weighed 42 eggs.. Here's my question: the difference between the weights on Day 1 and today, Day 8, is between 3 and 4.6 grams. I think to find out the percentage lost I take that difference, say 3.1 grams and divide it by the egg's weight on Day 1, 60.1 grams. This gives me a weight loss of .051 percent. Do I then figure that on Day 14 that percentage will double? I am just trying to figure out if I should adjust my humidity level. So far, it's been about 22- 29%.

Thanks. I'd appreciate any input.

 

[UtterOblivion]

I found out another interesting thing that has helped with my hatches

I thought about how the hens sit on the eggs. this causes some weight as well as darkness. I started putting a hand towel over the eggs. I put the thermometer wire under the towel (by the eggs but not touching them) and the temp stays almost exact. My homemade incubator consists of a light bulb, a small computer fan, and a hot water tank thermometer. the enclosure is constructed of foam insulation with a plexi-glass window in the door. Cheap, not very pretty, but works great!

 

[Gardeningmama]

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Thanks Ron & Chicken Picken....gonna go do that now! And order the good stuff!

Quote: Well, that decides it for me! I'm putting asparagus in this year! Thanks for the info.

SOOOOO I may sell some of my hens eggs for this hatch! let me know if you would be interested if I sold any! id like to know what you all think!

Americana cross mom. lays basil eggs:


Japanese Bantam rooster dad:



Rooster chicks are mom colored:


Hen chicks are dad colored:



The males will have long tails like their dad with sickles.

I should create some breed name for these guys....LOL

Bantambury...are they all coming out completely sex linked 100%. That is fantastic if they are!!! Those girls are gorgeous!

Whew! Just finished reading through about 20 pages of posts in the past 24hrs since I was on here! Sounds like you all are having fun! LOVE the chick pictures!

We are also having a bit of a pre-Spring Thaw up here in Michigan - I am SO EXCITED to see the snow slowly receding!!!!

Hopefully the sap will start running in our Maple Trees soon - we have some more 40 degree days forecast for this week!

I guess I will join the change-the-avatar game. Love putting faces to names on here. Hi Everyone!

This is a picture of me about a year ago with one of our very first chickens, who is now 5 1/2 years old and still laying eggs! She is a little hatchery BO with the sweetest temperament, a very dedicated broody, and is affectionately known as "Lil' Girl".

I am hoping that maybe she or one of our other BO's will decide to go broody in time for the hatch-along, or at least in time to adopt the chicks I will start in the incubator...

Nice to see you!

Quote: I am very strategic about placement too. In the basket & in the cartons.

Quote: Look at Wolftracks avy. It's a project she's working on.

 

[EnnisLakeFarm]

Thank you for letting me join in again this year. I think it was two years ago when I hatched out my Australorps during the Easter hatch along.
I'm trying g to decide it I want to branch out this year or stick with Australorps again.

 

[Penny Hen]

SOOOOO I may sell some of my hens eggs for this hatch! let me know if you would be interested if I sold any! id like to know what you all think!

Americana cross mom. lays basil eggs:


Japanese Bantam rooster dad:



Rooster chicks are mom colored:


Hen chicks are dad colored:



The males will have long tails like their dad with sickles.

I should create some breed name for these guys....LOL

Black Tailed SexLink bantams because although one is silver and the other gold all of the offspring have black tails.