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

[Blarneyeggs]

my temps are all over the place. I ordered the Brinsea Spot check and I really am doubting if it's correct...I've got eggs that need to lock down tomorrow and I just don't trust any of my thermometers. What to do, what to do...

 

[ozexpat]

my temps are all over the place. I ordered the Brinsea Spot check and I really am doubting if it's correct...I've got eggs that need to lock down tomorrow and I just don't trust any of my thermometers. What to do, what to do...

check the battery in the spot check.

there have been issues with batteries being stale and even rusty on recently shipped devices

 

[Sally Sunshine]

my temps are all over the place. I ordered the Brinsea Spot check and I really am doubting if it's correct...I've got eggs that need to lock down tomorrow and I just don't trust any of my thermometers. What to do, what to do...

stick it under your tongue and check the spot check!

 

[SoManyHats]

Question about broodies. One of my hens sat all day yesterday, growling at anyone that got too close. She stayed there when it was time to go to bed. But this morning, she was hanging out at the door with the others, ready to be let out to eat. She stayed off the nest for a good hour after she was let out (I don't know how long she'd been waiting by the door), but then returned and is again sitting all day growling at everyone. Does that seem like a really long time to be off the nest? Per advice here, I was going to give her my eggs if she stayed on the nest two nights in a row, but now I'm not sure.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Happy Chooks! Love that avatar! We lost 4 hives last season and was just looking them over today thinking about how to recover.

Got my second planting of lettuce, carrots, spinach and radishes in today just before the rain. Oh yeah, I'm happy!

How can you loose a bee hive?

 

[misschickenlittle]

How can you loose a bee hive? :/

Lol! Not the hive per se. The bees... They must have died or found a new home...?

 

[ronott1]

Question about broodies. One of my hens sat all day yesterday, growling at anyone that got too close. She stayed there when it was time to go to bed. But this morning, she was hanging out at the door with the others, ready to be let out to eat. She stayed off the nest for a good hour after she was let out (I don't know how long she'd been waiting by the door), but then returned and is again sitting all day growling at everyone. Does that seem like a really long time to be off the nest? Per advice here, I was going to give her my eggs if she stayed on the nest two nights in a row, but now I'm not sure.

Did she make a stinky Broody Poo?

They will get off in the morning, eat drink and poo. they will then get back on the nest. Sometimes they stay off of the nest for two hours. The chicks hatch fine that way too.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I know, I have to fun w/ Blarney LMAO!

Plus who knows, as she is always surprising me some way or another!

 

[SoManyHats]

Did she make a stinky Broody Poo?

They will get off in the morning, eat drink and poo. they will then get back on the nest. Sometimes they stay off of the nest for two hours. The chicks hatch fine that way too.

Thanks! To be honest, I didn't pay attention! I had some other chores to do, so I made mental note that she was off, and went back later to see if she had returned.

 

[ronott1]

Thanks! To be honest, I didn't pay attention! I had some other chores to do, so I made mental note that she was off, and went back later to see if she had returned.

She is doing great so far!