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

[abmaddox1981]

It's day 18 for the first batch of Cotton Patch! 4 out of 5 still look good! Second batch should ship today!

 

[mlm Mike]

Woo hoo! DH woke me up at 5, we have a little EE chick! Our very first to hatch!

Congratulations!

My test hatch is done, although I'll keep the bator on today for the few eggs that didn't hatch. I have 17 happy chicks, 62% - not the best but so much better than the last time. Easter hatch will be even better I hope.

The last chick out measured a 20% weight loss on day 18, so I guess even a tight squeeze can make it. I am constantly amazed at the resiliency of birth!

That emu is wonderful! I dread to think how big it will be when grown. I'm beginning to wonder where all my chicks are going to live, but an emu? or two or three? Congratulations!

Hooray for 17 chicks!

I have put some Guinea eggs in. Had hard time finding nest., but got them in on the 23 rd.

@Happy Chooks We have Guineas in the Hatch!

He is home from school today. I'm not excited about him missing today due to them starting the PSSA's today but, his ankle and foot are really swollen and we spent most of the night in the ER. So he would be in no shape for the testing today anyhow. Gotta call the Orthopedic Dr Herr in a little bit. Funny thing is I have known this Dr since I was a kid even before he had to set and cast my arm after it was broken in elementary school. Boy did I just age that poor DR. Lol Thanks for the concern. I won't be on here as much for a little while, need some more sleep myself....

Yes, it sounds like both of you could use some rest.

It's day 18 for the first batch of Cotton Patch! 4 out of 5 still look good! Second batch should ship today!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

 

[chicken pickin]

Love this! But I think I would use a straw lol

 

[chicken pickin]

Happy Monday Morning All!

Im feeling a bit sick today Ive got a cold blagh. But I have no work today and kids are off to school so I get to relax. I will also take this opportunity to take lots of pics of all my birds adults and chicks. Its nice and sunny today so hopefully I can get a few good shots.

 

[chicken pickin]

Oh and Contrats on the Emu hatch lastnight I completely missed the whole thing. But I was glad to see you videoed the last few mins of the hatch. I will show it to the kids after school.

 

[Gardeningmama]

Lol! Today my beautiful daughter Isabel turns 14..where does the time go??

Izzy & My little sis Leah.​

 

[Happy Chooks]

Eggs packed and ready to roll !!!!

Wow, that's a boatload of eggs!

I want in! I don't have many, but I'd love to hatch a few with you all!

Welcome! There's no set number on hatching - just hatch what you want to hatch!

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I'm struggling with this myself.

First hatch of the year is in lockdown!

12 d'Uccle Mille Fleurs, 9 Ameraucana/Araucana bantam, 2 from Delilah my micro bantie frizzle, 2 from one of my most favorite backyard cross banties crossed with my d'Uccle roo, and 26 backyard cross banties! All of them candled on day 14 are still in. Just saw a little rocking in there. So excited for fluffy butts. Candled the before setting to check on size of the air sacs and I think I saw at least one of the chicks trying really hard to internally pip! Anyone ever seen that before? It was so awesome!

C'mon Chickies!

Boy, I hate popping in during an AWWWW session or when something fantastic happens, because it makes me feel silly when I have a bit of nothing much to share!

Ummm... I scored a local source for gorgeous BCM eggs and will pick up/buy half a dozen this Friday. (I also gave a BYC "business card" to the source folks because at least one of that couple really belongs in BYC!)

That makes two breeds I am hoping to hatch: Black Copper Marans and Penedesenca!

Luckily, two flock hens (Grace, a bantam EE and one of the Penelopes which are BCM/Silkie mixes given to me as chicks more than a year ago) have decided they want to sit on ALL the eggs laid in two bucket nests. I can put some of the BCM and Pene eggs under each AND Sparkle the House Silkie, who went broody a few days ago.

You have plenty to share Linda! Great find on the BCM's!

Well...so....no big deal or anything...but...I have a NN out.

I don't see a picture.

Ok so I set some WH duck eggs...do I need to do anything else as part of the hatch-a-long? Plan on setting some banty cochins on the 29th as well

Just set the eggs. After set day, we will be asking for the total number of eggs set.

Okay, I am most definitely in this year! I'm not sure how many eggs or just what I'll be hatching, but I know there will be bantam cochins involved, and probably easter eggers and brahmas, and I volunteered to help a friend who is incubator-less out and hatch something for her (not sure what they are yet) so I'll surely have something! At this rate I won't be able to say how many I'm setting until the set date!

Welcome! Sounds like you'll have that bator FULL!

It's monday morning here in Norway, and I with you all a great day!

I didnt get to set my eggs as planned last night. My incubator has stabilized on 37,3C, when it's supposed to be 37,5-37,8

I have no idea what to do about it. Tried turning up the heat in the room to see if that could help. Fingers crossed now

Good morning!

Hope you figure out the incubator issues.

Just got back from the ER. My son came home from a birthday party in Baltimore, it was a roller skating party, anyhow he injured his ankle. It was really swelled up so we decided it was best to get it checked. Dr said possible fracture, have to get ahold of the orthopedics in the morning. Ugh..... Not at all what I had planned to do tonight..

Awww man, don't ya just love it when they do that to you? Boys have interesting ways of ending up in the ER. I hope everything goes well with the Dr.

Woo hoo! DH woke me up at 5, we have a little EE chick! Our very first to hatch!

My test hatch is done, although I'll keep the bator on today for the few eggs that didn't hatch. I have 17 happy chicks, 62% - not the best but so much better than the last time. Easter hatch will be even better I hope.

The last chick out measured a 20% weight loss on day 18, so I guess even a tight squeeze can make it. I am constantly amazed at the resiliency of birth!

That emu is wonderful! I dread to think how big it will be when grown. I'm beginning to wonder where all my chicks are going to live, but an emu? or two or three? Congratulations!

Congrats on your hatch!

I have put some Guinea eggs in. Had hard time finding nest., but got them in on the 23 rd.

AWESOME!

It's day 18 for the first batch of Cotton Patch! 4 out of 5 still look good! Second batch should ship today!

Good luck!

 

[Gardeningmama]

OMGosh...YES!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Happy Monday Morning All!

Im feeling a bit sick today Ive got a cold blagh. But I have no work today and kids are off to school so I get to relax. I will also take this opportunity to take lots of pics of all my birds adults and chicks. Its nice and sunny today so hopefully I can get a few good shots.

Hope you feel better soon!

Lol! Today my beautiful daughter Isabel turns 14..where does the time go??

Izzy & My little sis Leah.​

She's beautiful! Time goes by so quickly. My oldest son is also 14. Happy Birthday Izzy!