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

[chicken pickin]

This was a re-run on HOW ITS MADE but its cool if you never watched it!
I can only imagine incubating so many eggs!

Oh my goodness I was worried the entire time for those chicks lol. Who would have ever thought the process was so rough.

 

[Book]

We candle on day 7 right? It feels like it is forever away!

 

[mlm Mike]

We candle on day 7 right? It feels like it is forever away!

Yes, day 7 looking at air cell growth and veining.

 

[mlm Mike]

Today is the last day to enter the wet poultry contest:

Contest #6 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long​

Show us your most soaked fowl​

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IN THE​

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WET POULTRY CONTEST!​

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Rules:

All BYC in Continental US, since it has a prize of hatching eggs.

No pools or ponds allowed for all poultry except ducks and geese.

Picture must be taken in the past year.

No photoshopped pictures.

No more than 2 entries per member.

A panel of judges will determine the winning entry.





Prize: 6+ Crested Cream Legbar eggs donated by sonew123


contest opens: March 13,2014

closes: April 2nd,2014 Midnight PST

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GOOD LUCK!​

Go here to enter: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ultry-5th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

 

[Gardeningmama]

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Our power went out at 4 this morning! The incubators got down to about 82 F before we got the generator going. I hope they'll be okay. They had plenty of issues to deal with in the first place....shipped eggs, cracked eggs, damaged air cells....
I put ziplock bags of hot water all around them with heavy towels on top. Probably didn't bring the temp up but may have kept them from losing more heat.

For you and others that experience power outages (bad storm overnight here too)

What if the power goes out by brinsea.
http://www.brinsea.com/customerservice/poweroff.html

WHAT do I use to weather seal the chicken coop that is SAFE for the chickens? Trying to go organic isn't helpful I am thinking if I paint their coop with toxins right? I am so confused....

A good roofing material, shingles, metal or EPDM rubber with a substantial overhang. I don't seal gaps. The more gaps the better the ventilation.
Or are you talking about sealing wood inside the coop?

 

[MontanaDolphin]

I counted 90

(see my post under this one...forgot to hit quote button)

 

[MontanaDolphin]

I counted 87, unless either of these two "??" are eggs then it would be 88 or 89

You forgot this one (blue arrow...it's up under #63)

 

[mlm Mike]

You forgot this one (blue arrow...it's up under #63)

Nice catch!

 

[PAchickenlover]

GOOD morning!