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

[Corny Caleb]

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Brag! You did well! You earned it! Congratulations btw! I started with 3 and 1 hatched but it died soon after. I tried again with 5 eggs and 5/5 hatched. now another (unexpected) egg is hatching! Also thats allot of turkeys! They look cute though...

thanks ! The tenth poult JUST hatched. And every single poult is super healthy and lively. Congrats to you for also hatching EVERY egg YOU set lol. And good luck with your sixth egg.

 

[Happy Chooks]

MY BR poults are HATCHING! 8 out of 10 have hatched and the other 2 have pipped.

Adorable! Congrats on hatching all 10!

So I went down to see how my only egg in the incubator is doing. I thought it wasn't due for another 4 days, but i lifted the incubator top and grabbed the egg out and it start chirping! I got so excited! I am so happy! Don't know what it is though...

Yay!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Since we were talking bees during this hatch-a-long, I thought I'd share pictures of my inspection this morning of the honey super. Looks like I will need to add another honey super very soon! I'm excited that I will be getting honey this year!

My bees are working hard.



NOTE: It is very difficult to hold a frame of honey with bees on it in one hand and take a picture through a veil with the other.


Partially capped and uncapped honey. All of this honey is for me!

 

[sunflowerparrot]

I have 6 nest boxes in my coop and four broodies that are driving me NUTS... they sit on some eggs for awhile and then change nest boxes with each other all the time; this has been going on for weeks. I collect all the eggs under them nightly because I don't want any to go to waste. I have eggs in my incubator due on the 23rd... Can I put one under each of them when I notice a pip and let them each hatch 1?

Also - they are in the TOP nest boxes.. how does that work when they hatch a chick? Won't the chicks fall? Could I put each mama and new chick in a separate box on the coop floor after the chick hatches? I just want them to stop being broody and hope this helps.

 

[chickensnbees]

Since we were talking bees during this hatch-a-long, I thought I'd share pictures of my inspection this morning of the honey super. Looks like I will need to add another honey super very soon! I'm excited that I will be getting honey this year! e My bees are working hard. NOTE: It is very difficult to hold a frame of honey with bees on it in one hand and take a picture through a veil with the other. Partially capped and uncapped honey. All of this honey is for me!

Great looking frames! How many hives do you have? All Langstroth or have you ever tried Top bar? We have 3 Langstroth and have started 2 Top bars this year - big difference and I'm not sure yet which I prefer.

 

[luvmypets]

Guess what this lady is hiding!

 

[ShelbyCoral]

So my new baby hatch in my incubator! Its the first successful hatch in my incubator! Its a mixed breed! So you guys remember my golden laced polish that died right? Well she left me a baby surprise! A baby golden laced polish chick! Part polish and part black copper marans! It a polish with FLUFFY FEET!!! ITS SOOOOO DANG CUTE TOO!!!!

So tiny.
Also its my first roosters baby too! He died with mufasha.

 

[luvmypets]

So perfect

 

[winteree]

So my new baby hatch in my incubator! Its the first successful hatch in my incubator! Its a mixed breed! So you guys remember my golden laced polish that died right? Well she left me a baby surprise! A baby golden laced polish chick! Part polish and part black copper marans! It a polish with FLUFFY FEET!!! ITS SOOOOO DANG CUTE TOO!!!!

So tiny.
Also its my first roosters baby too! He died with mufasha.

soo cute once again sorry for your loss i know it must really suck

how is the predator proofing going?

 

[luvmypets]

Guess what this lady is hiding!

ill have a hint...its a little crazy under there!