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

[Cynthia12]

I only had space to set 25. I already had over 200 in incubation.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Can I still join? I set some eggs on the 28. They are guinea eggs, so i know I set them a little late for them to hatch on Easter.

 

[amyfitz100]

That is a nice candling picture!

the egg is a bit porous but I have hatched egg like that with no problem.

The yolk looks normal--from a healthy well fed flock!

Thanks! My brown egg looks porous, too. What makes them that way? It was much harder to see yolk in that one, but I did finally see a shadow -- can't really see it in the pic.

 

[Langshanlover1]

Hey everyone! I am currently waiting on a chick to hatch. It's been about 19 hours and there is only a small hole where the chick first started piping. It is alive, moving, and chirping it's head off but it doesn't really seem to be trying to get out. Should I start chipping away at it's shell and try not to hurt them membrane or just leave it alone?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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

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Contest #3 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long​

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In honor (and memory, hopefully) of the extreme cold and snow much of the U.S experienced this winter, we are having a...​

POULTRY IN THE SNOW CONTEST!​

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Prize:$25 BYC gift card donated by blacktop240

Winning entry will also be considered for the 2015 BYC Calendar!

 

[Cynthia12]

We are absolutely brand new to all of this! We just "set" 22 eggs yesterday from a variety of chickens. My friend is trying to help us get started, and we would love to join in! Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated

Go back a couple of pages and read what Sally Sunshine posted..the longer post.

 

[JLfarm]

I've joined too.
37 buff orpingtons
25 Easter Eggers
14 white leghorns
Total 76 eggs

 

[austinbndr28]

Well, that's a plus that his mouth was empty.

Yes it was a plus that his mouth was empty, there are so many foxes on this farm. I try to keep the numbers down. Last year I had a breeding pair of Khaki Campbell ducks and I just got home around noon and saw a fox grab my hen and I ran inside quickly and then shot the fox and the duck lived for a week normally then just died. I guess from internal injuries.

 

[Cynthia12]

Can we join? We set 14, on Saturday the 29th,

Love, love, your chicken in your Avatar!! Do your ever sell Turken eggs?

 

[Cynthia12]

Well, life got really crazy, and I forgot to find eggs, and then I forgot to set eggs yesterday. So as of right now I have no eggs dues to hatch for Easter. I am going to scramble and try to get some to put in today.

Good luck, you have until tomorrow. Find some!