The 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[SoManyHats]

Yes, I don't think that was so bad if that is a still air. Is it?

No, it's not. BUT I just remembered that I left the fan unplugged all night by accident! So maybe there's still hope?

 

[MonTXChickens]

Thanks! Just waiting... Going to take a sick child to the Dr. (ear infection I think). Maybe some progress while I'm gone???

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I went to check the bator and we had 4 new hatchers in there. (Up to 26 hatchers so far I believe and I think I have 5 left expected to hatch and 4 I don't.) When I went to move them, I noticead this:



Any advice??? It's dry, (at least the outside.) Not bloody or gooey. The chick is very active appears to be strong. The chick hatched sometime between 7 am and 9:30 am this morning.

 

[QuailGuy88]

Good morning BYC peeps!
You crazy people with early chicks! Showing them off to all of us and making on-time hatcher feel the heat. You're all driving me crazy! Making me think my hatch has gone bad because I don't have ANY action yet.

Luckily I am patient...and I know, our time will come! Us on-timers will soon be able to shout it from the roof tops and brag on BYC...My chicks were on time! I laugh in the faces of the early hatcher, knowing that their earlying hatching pride will be diminised and the on-timers will rule BYC!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Good morning BYC peeps!
You crazy people with early chicks! Showing them off to all of us and making on-time hatcher feel the heat. You're all driving me crazy! Making me think my hatch has gone bad because I don't have ANY action yet.

Luckily I am patient...and I know, our time will come! Us on-timers will soon be able to shout it from the roof tops and brag on BYC...My chicks were on time! I laugh in the faces of the early hatcher, knowing that their earlying hatching pride will be diminised and the on-timers will rule BYC!

Awe, that's so sweet.

lol

 

[Dustystrail]

e I woke up to find two new chicks had hatched and one just zipped and popped out. Five altogether so far. I have four pips and 6 eggs I'm still watching for activity. I had 15 that went into lockdown. I'll get more pictures later this morning.
My incubator isn't nearly as neat and organized as some that I've seen on this thread. I commend you. My chicks are slobs.

I woke up to my first quail
I don't see any other pips in that bator yet so I think I'm going to hurry up and get a brooder put together.
The other bator is going crazy

 

[swampducks]

SUDDEN CHEEPING, I run upstairs to look. and I have A CHICK!!! COMPLETELY OUT. No signs prior to this!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Now that I am caught up, Congrats to all the pippers and hatchers over the night!

And for all of those waiting for action ,

let it be soon!

 

[SoManyHats]

I went to check the bator and we had 4 new hatchers in there. (Up to 26 hatchers so far I believe and I think I have 5 left expected to hatch and 4 I don't.) When I went to move them, I noticead this:



Any advice??? It's dry, (at least the outside.) Not bloody or gooey. The chick is very active appears to be strong. The chick hatched sometime between 7 am and 9:30 am this morning.

I'd put it in a cup that it can't get out of so that can finish absorbing.

 

[WalnutHill]

I went to check the bator and we had 4 new hatchers in there. (Up to 26 hatchers so far I believe and I think I have 5 left expected to hatch and 4 I don't.) When I went to move them, I noticead this:



Any advice??? It's dry, (at least the outside.) Not bloody or gooey. The chick is very active appears to be strong. The chick hatched sometime between 7 am and 9:30 am this morning.

Slightly damp paper towel in the bottom of a nice deep coffee mug, and back in the hatcher.