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

[LadyHawkeAvry]

This was a very difficult contest for us to judge, as there are so many wonderful entries. It was super close, but we have a winner.​

The winner of the [COLOR=008000]Cutest Baby Fowl Contest[/COLOR] is.........​

[COLOR=FF0000]MightyDucksVT[/COLOR]​

Congratulations! This is the first time a duckling has won this contest!​

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Again, thank you to everyone that joined us this year! Hope to see you again next year!

A BIG thank you to everyone that donated prizes! You really do make the contests happen.

And a HUGE thank you to Mike, Ron and Sumi for helping me with this Hatchalong!

 

[Junibutt]

Again, thank you to everyone that joined us this year! Hope to see you again next year!

A BIG thank you to everyone that donated prizes! You really do make the contests happen.

And a HUGE thank you to Mike, Ron and Sumi for helping me with this Hatchalong!

Thank you all the mods! You guys were wonderful. A special thanks to @Cynthia12 for her special goodniight messages and @AmyLynn2374 , @bantambury , @chicken pickin for their active participation.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Again, thank you to everyone that joined us this year! Hope to see you again next year!

A BIG thank you to everyone that donated prizes! You really do make the contests happen.

And a HUGE thank you to Mike, Ron and Sumi for helping me with this Hatchalong!

A BIG thank you to all the MODS for providing us with these fun contests and putting the time and effort into it. Not to mention the effort of judging! You guys are GREAT!!

Yes, Thank you to the providers of the prizes! You guys rock!

 

[Cynthia12]

This was a very difficult contest for us to judge, as there are so many wonderful entries. It was super close, but we have a winner.

The winner of the Cutest Baby Fowl Contest is.........




MightyDucksVT

Congratulations! This is the first time a duckling has won this contest!​

THIS IS SO CUTE!

 

[Cynthia12]

MODS AND ALL OF THE HELPERS, YOU KNOW WE LOVE YOU. SO MANY OF US LOOK FORWARD TO THIS HATCH A LONG. SO GRATEFUL TO THOSE THAT ARE WILLING TO HELP AND MAKE IT HAPPEN. THIS WAS FUN FOR SURE!
THANK YOU!

 

[Cynthia12]

A BIG thank you to all the MODS for providing us with these fun contests and putting the time and effort into it. Not to mention the effort of judging! You guys are GREAT!!

Yes, Thank you to the providers of the prizes! You guys rock!

Amy, you were a big help to so many on here. Very knowledgeable young lady.

 

[RedIII]

First five babies out

 

[Peep-Chicken]

Many years ago, when I was getting my second degree I did research on the development of chicken embryos. I would fenestrate the eggs just like that so the embryos could be observed as they grow. I would seal the holes with para film, which I melted on with a soldering iron. I would try doing the same with a square of wax paper. If you seal it off completely, all the moisture will stay in and the chick can survive with care (I ended up with some lovely RIR pullets when some hatched out in the incubator) I would not expect it to survive if it spent much time in the incubator exposed like that though - it will dry out pretty fast.

Great stuff expandable hole filler in the can (for large gaps)? Thats a nasty gash. Nail polish wont help.

I've heard of people fixing cracks with nail polish, could you glue a piece of clear plastic over it somehow? To keep it moist? Wide clear packing tape...

It will dry out like that--What day of incubation is it?

Thanks for all the replies... It was on day 7. While trying to create a window, the cat knocked the egg since I wasn't looking. Feel terrible, poor chickie. But I was definatly thinking dehydration, biggest worry was spilling, and what do you know? Spilled.

I would of sealed it, but the way it was cracked... Surprised it wasn't originally scrambled.

Bama, you too funny.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Amy, you were a big help to so many on here. Very knowledgeable young lady.

Thank you, now I am blushing...lol