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

[chickenlisa]

congrats! (pics?)

Oh congratulations! I want to see pics please?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

If it's not too late, I'm setting 30 eggs right now.
25 pure black Penedesenca.
2 Jaerhon X blk pene
3 Ameraucana X blk pene

Just too much going on here to be on time.
Not to mention, the wife went on a cleaning spree yesterday and took all the eggs that I had sorted by pedigree and mixed them up in the refrigerator egg bin. So, I had to start collecting all over.
~~Thanks dear.
Further issues are that the newer eggs were in the nests overnight when it got down to 28. Always an experiment.

Found a floor egg (penedesenca) so 31 total eggs set. I know I shouldn't set a floor egg but I'm short of eggs.
I'll post a pic soon.

 

[PeepsPonderosa]

I am hatching 14 Barred Rock chicks. They were set in the incubator on Saturday' March 29th. Fingers crossed that they all hatch the day before Easter!!

 

[marandazmail]

Just set 34 eggs in the incubator.....

6- Crested cream legbars
6- Appenzeller Barthuhners
6- Chocolate Orpington LFs
6- Golden Cuckoo Marans
8- Rhodebars
2- Chocolate Orpington Bantams

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE LITTLE FUZZY BUTTS 21 DAYS FROM NOW!!

 

[Regin]

Is it too late to join in? Just received my eggs today. I'm going to set them tonight.

 

[Gardeningmama]

Quote: Cynthia..great minds think alike. I googled b-day cake images today, saw this one and thought "I want this cake"... So, thank you for my birthday cake. Todays plans: Go to DD's volleyball game and then out to dinner with a nice $100.00 gift card we got from hubby's boss. Stress free birthday..the best!

Quote:
Thank You for posting this. I had no idea! This actually helps a mental dilemma I was having. I traced aircells last night, and the cells that started huge from detaching (saddles) hadn't grown at all, so I know my humidity is high, but I was happy because I don't really want them to grow too much, I think? The normal cells had grown a little bit, but I was worried humidity may be TOO high for them. I think I will start cooling/misting the normal eggs, and leave the others be. For now at least.


Thanks Everyone for the Birthday Wishes!

 

[Blarneyeggs]

My set number went down to 5. I opened the door to the coop this morning at 6 to let everyone out and then I went back to check on my broody hen at about 9:30 to see if she had left the nest to eat anything. When I got outside I saw feathers everywhere but not blood. I couldn't figure out what happened because everyone was out there that should have been. I went to the coop after the outside head count to check on my hen and something had gotten her and in the process crushed 5 eggs. I grabbed the other five and they were cold. I decided to bring them inside and put them in the incubator even though I don't have much hope that they'll make it. After bringing the eggs inside, I went back outside to clean up the mess in the coop and put all the chickens back in the coop, but when I got there I saw more feathers. I looked around to see who it was this time and in the back of the field behind my house I saw a fox reach the wood line with my favorite rooster in his mouth.

Heartbreaking. I am so sorry.

 

[Langshanlover1]

I'm hoping it doesn't come back, but I know it probably will so I have both my chickens and ducks under lock and key! I really hope her eggs see had left are okay, but since the low was 40F this morning I'm not thinking they'll make it.

 

[mlm Mike]

Is it too late to join in? Just received my eggs today. I'm going to set them tonight.

Nope, today is the last day for LF chicken eggs. Please let us know how many you set.

 

[cwhittington]

I'm hoping it doesn't come back, but I know it probably will so I have both my chickens and ducks under lock and key! I really hope her eggs see had left are okay, but since the low was 40F this morning I'm not thinking they'll make it.

So sorry for your loss I lost five this year to what I believe was a particularly sly fox. Never did catch it but did finally deter it enough to prevent more losses. Maybe it went your way, where are you in NC? I hope the eggs make it!!