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

[TJChickens]

My eggs are confusing me!!!

I had a lot of plans for getting them all set at the right times for the Easter hatch, but nothing goes as planned so I have staggered hatches all over the place! I will have to sit down tomorrow with my calendar and figure out just what was set or will be set at the right times. I have duck eggs that I got too late and Serama eggs that I got too early... Would it count if I put the Seramas in tomorrow? How about if I think they can wait till Saturday? These were shipped and need to settle their air cells a bit more.

We'll have some of our own Seramas to set on the 31st. Not sure that they're fertile though....

I know I have some duck eggs, some pheasant and a few chicken eggs that will count.
Oh, and the cockatoos and African Greys...I can count those right? Or is this just for poultry?

My Guineas just started laying today.

BTW...2 and possibly three of the call duck eggs that had the very messed up air cells have life starting.

They are setting upright in the incubator and I'm scared to death to turn them at all. They have been in there 4 days.

I had another dozen call eggs shipped from just a few hours away if that makes any difference...doesn't really seem to. They all have messed up air cells as well but most are not as bad as the others from NC. I'm getting some from FL tomorrow, we'll see how they are. must...keep.....trying.....

 

[ronott1]

My eggs are confusing me!!!

I had a lot of plans for getting them all set at the right times for the Easter hatch, but nothing goes as planned so I have staggered hatches all over the place! I will have to sit down tomorrow with my calendar and figure out just what was set or will be set at the right times. I have duck eggs that I got too late and Serama eggs that I got too early... Would it count if I put the Seramas in tomorrow? How about if I think they can wait till Saturday? These were shipped and need to settle their air cells a bit more.

We'll have some of our own Seramas to set on the 31st. Not sure that they're fertile though....

I know I have some duck eggs, some pheasant and a few chicken eggs that will count.
Oh, and the cockatoos and African Greys...I can count those right? Or is this just for poultry?

My Guineas just started laying today.

BTW...2 and possibly three of the call duck eggs that had the very messed up air cells have life starting.

They are setting upright in the incubator and I'm scared to death to turn them at all. They have been in there 4 days.

I had another dozen call eggs shipped from just a few hours away if that makes any difference...doesn't really seem to. They all have messed up air cells as well but most are not as bad as the others from NC. I'm getting some from FL tomorrow, we'll see how they are. must...keep.....trying.....

I hear you! I hatching 5 breeds for two people--all the time until June or so. I have to write set dates and what they are on them so that I do not get them confused.

I am doing fine so far!

 

[JLfarm]

I will be setting some chicken eggs also. Leghorn , EE, BO. Possibly a couple mixes. Yes it is quite a few eggs but I'm not expecting all to good of a turn out for the parent stock is only 9 months old

 

[TJChickens]

And I'm not EVEN going mess with any of the quail eggs!!! They're on their own!

 

[jodywillis]

I want to join

 

[ronott1]

I want to join

 

[Noncentzter]

I had to load up my bator tonight because I'm leaving tomorrow for two weeks heading up to assist on the landslide in Washington.

I put in 12 EE Rooster over misc. hens, 12 RIR Rooster over misc. hens and three FBCM eggs.

 

[AuntWrenny]

I'm hatching our first duck eggs this year! Yay! Our mallards, Cheese & Quackers, decided to start brooding right on time.

I was hoping to make Cheese a better home before she went broody. Oh well, can't control motherhood!
I'm also going to try and use an incubator this year. Never used one before but this used incubator was a gift from a friend. Hopefully all well go well!

 

[Hurley]

There really was only one egg completely broken, another crushed in but the membrane intact. However, I bought a dozen and a dozen arrived intact, so I'll take it. Some mild to moderate air cell damage, but all in all they look reasonably good for the apparent journey they took.


Hope I get a few chicks out of these!

 

[mlm Mike]

My eggs are confusing me!!!

I had a lot of plans for getting them all set at the right times for the Easter hatch, but nothing goes as planned so I have staggered hatches all over the place! I will have to sit down tomorrow with my calendar and figure out just what was set or will be set at the right times. I have duck eggs that I got too late and Serama eggs that I got too early... Would it count if I put the Seramas in tomorrow? How about if I think they can wait till Saturday? These were shipped and need to settle their air cells a bit more.

We'll have some of our own Seramas to set on the 31st. Not sure that they're fertile though....

I know I have some duck eggs, some pheasant and a few chicken eggs that will count.
Oh, and the cockatoos and African Greys...I can count those right? Or is this just for poultry?

My Guineas just started laying today.

BTW...2 and possibly three of the call duck eggs that had the very messed up air cells have life starting.

They are setting upright in the incubator and I'm scared to death to turn them at all. They have been in there 4 days.

I had another dozen call eggs shipped from just a few hours away if that makes any difference...doesn't really seem to. They all have messed up air cells as well but most are not as bad as the others from NC. I'm getting some from FL tomorrow, we'll see how they are. must...keep.....trying.....

Anything (with feathers) counts in the total number set, that is set to come out of an egg April 19th plus or minus 2 days. I hope that helps.

I will be setting some chicken eggs also. Leghorn , EE, BO. Possibly a couple mixes. Yes it is quite a few eggs but I'm not expecting all to good of a turn out for the parent stock is only 9 months old

Great!

I want to join

Welcome, what are you going to hatch?