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

[uphilljill]

I didn't set any eggs! Bummer I was even collecting specific ones and then missed the date entirely. There should be a better late than never hatch, LOL!

Set them for the Cinco de Mayo Hatchathon on Monday!

 

[quailtrail]

@JennaLynn122
 - @others -  The most helpful thing I ever did to learn about candling and hatching was to keep a log on my eggs.  You can number the eggs and keep notes according to number, or, sometimes, I make notes on the eggs themselves.  When you candle and see something strange (to you) then make note of what it is and leave it in the bator.  I don't pull eggs showing something unusual until lockdown and sometimes not then.  It has taught me not to be so quick to toss them, sometimes they hatch!

There are exceptions.  If it won't pass the sniff test (it smells "off") it is tossed.  If it has a blood ring or is clear at 12 days, it is tossed.

All others get 21 days to make it.

thanks for that as I have some questionable pre HAL due for lock down Sunday. .. so there's hope Plus I'm new to candeling

 

[FarmGirl9494]

These emus are just too friggin' cute. It makes me want one, and the last thing I need is a chicken the size of a pony, lol.

Agreed! they would take up half of my barn!!!! but I want some sooo badly toooo, just because of how adorable and amazing they are!!!!!!

 

[hockeydad6791]

LOL still love the name! 

Her beak was a black cherry color as a chick with with wattles and growing spurs I thought she was a roo

 

[ImpulsiveFarmer]

One of my ducks laid a MASSIVE egg today.

Too bad they didn't lay this earlier I would have loved to try hatching it.

 

[chiklee]

 

[FarmGirl9494]

I hope it's not too late to count me in the hatch-a-long!!!! I set 7 eggs! 6 chicken(Jersey Giants) and 1 duck(magpie) egg!!!!! they are all showing veining!!!!!!! I set 3 eggs a half a day early because Jerseys take sometimes a day or two more to hatch. mine took just over half a day extra! so some for the early morning on sat and some probably for the evening!! sooooo excieted thoooo!!! hope I can be counted! I did set on the right days!! that's why only 1 duck egg is hatching on Saturday! lol

 

[JennaLynn122]

My hydrometer broke! I knocked it out of my incubator while turning and it broke. Hopefully can get a new one before lockdown. None of the feed stores have any in stock so ordering one from amazon! Ahhhhh!

 

[ronott1]

My hydrometer broke! I knocked it out of my incubator while turning and it broke. Hopefully can get a new one before lockdown. None of the feed stores have any in stock so ordering one from amazon! Ahhhhh!

I will be here quickly if you have Amazon Prime!

I hope it gets to you soon.

Ron

 

[ronott1]

The daily digest has been updated!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/310#post_13175179