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

[bantambury]

Anyone know if it would really mess a hen up to give her chicks just a few days after she started going broody?

I was really hoping that some of our broody veterans would get their act together in time to adopt some of these HAL chicks, but so far no one is volunteering.

A couple of them (BO's) are clucking a little when they are walking around, and one BA sat on a bunch of eggs in the coop almost the whole afternoon yesterday, but she was out with everyone else today. I was hoping they would start at least a week before the chicks were due to hatch, and I would even give them some of the fertile eggs from the incubator to finish hatching. It is just so much easier to have a hen raise the chicks, especially if you are planning on integrating them into your flock later anyway.

Oh well, I will keep hoping. Only 11 more days to go til hatch day!

well.....I gave my broody 2 week bantam chicks one time. one day she was broody, the next she was running all around the coop. I think the chicks snapped her into reality......

 

[austinbndr28]

Oh no! So frustrating. I hope you get it.

I have my shot gun and .17 rifle out going out before sunrise tomorrow hope I see him out in the field.

 

[bantambury]

My stupid springers dug under the white faced spanish gate, killed a hen and scattered everyone else all over the woods!!!

OH NO!!!!! that is terrible! I hope and prey everything is ok for you in the morning!



Originally Posted by Book

Book, this is the sweetest thing I have seen all day......weirdest too (as in the incubator). im sure that 'music' is quite soothing for the chicks ears......don't you think? LOL

with you luck on your hatch!!!
(and BTW I love your giggle! you sound like a very sweet woman

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[Scrambles55]

You're not out. You still have that one! Keep it going, don't let it die just because the others quit.

I agree!! Keep it going!!

 

[Ramblin Rooster]

I had to throw out 16 of 28 eggs so disappointed and nearly all of them were the showgirl eggs i officially hate eBay eggs. Hoping to have at least a couple hatch and at least some cochin eggs are still developing.

 

[austinbndr28]

So sorry about loosing your tom.

Thanks. Now i will have to get another one soon.

 

[bantambury]

I had to throw out 16 of 28 eggs so disappointed and nearly all of them were the showgirl eggs

i officially hate eBay eggs. Hoping to have at least a couple hatch and at least some cochin eggs are still developing.

GOOD LUCK!!!! I WANT YOUR EGGS TO HATCH!!!! I so look forward to see your chick posts on instagram!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Since we were on the topic of honey bees the other day... here is one of my ladies from last summer. they survived the winter and are now zooming around my yard making my chickens look like crazy ninja jumping chickens. haha

Great image!

Stupid question considering I have been hatching for 4 years but does it affect the eggs to be touching one another?

It only has positives! go for it! and look below this comment at her bator <giggles again>

I just shared my bator pic on the Cinco de mayo thread. But thought I would share here also. I have 76 eggs crammed in to my bator half for this Easter hatch and the other half set for the Cinco de mayo hatch. This is the first time I have crammed my bator like this lol. Im a little nervous.

<giggles> go chickies!!!

So trying this again, I need to share the hell that is this little singing incubator! LOL

What in the world!!! ha ha ha

Quote: Book, this is the sweetest thing I have seen all day......weirdest too (as in the incubator). im sure that 'music' is quite soothing for the chicks ears......don't you think? LOL

with you luck on your hatch!!!
(and BTW I love your giggle! you sound like a very sweet woman

)
agree!!!

 

[mlm Mike]

Popping in to say hello! Been busy with the Funny Random Posting and Mini contests all day. I pray you all enjoy the night! We have chicks hatching, 2 Blue Sal Favs are already out.

My stupid springers dug under the white faced spanish gate, killed a hen and scattered everyone else all over the woods!!! Searching outside in the pricker bushes for them in the dark and here the ROO is already in the coop and four hens are on the roof! the rest are MIA probably on the house roof or the dogs ate them completely!!! ughhhhhh

Now Its best for me to assume they will dig at all fencing and attempt to get under via digging!!!! I have a feeling they will end up back to a small area of my back yard instead of the back acre. more fencing! We are soon going to look like a prison when someone comes!

Hoping I have time to read through the thread before bed!

I'm so sorry, I hope you locate those missing, and the dogs straighten out.

 

[angelobutter]

both of my Rcom incubators sing as well- though it is just a 6 second jingle. it plays every time they turn the eggs, which is once every hour, and they aren't synced together so once about every half hour i hear the little tune. i actually kinda like it lol

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