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

[Gardeningmama]

I forgot to report my eggs set. I set 15 eggs on 3/13

 

[chicken pickin]

Today is an awesome day!! My broody hen has finally settled and joined the HAL and my kiddos have put together a homemade incubator and warmed it up to join also. Do you know what that means?

Incubator Wars!!

Contestant #1 is Mom with a store bought Little Giant still air incubator with an automatic turner, 26 eggs.

Contestant #2 is a group of 3 young men ages 11, 9, and 5 with their homemade incubator that the eggs will have to be hand turned, 3 eggs, one for each of them.

Contestant #3 is Speckles, a young hen in the midst of her first laying season, she will be doing double duty as turner and incubator, 8 eggs.

The eggs are all in and warming up, folks. This is going to be an exciting match up to see if these 37 developing eggs will all hatch, and which of our three incubators will have the most success. Keep your eyes peeled and get your votes in. We are just beginning this HAL and anything can happen!

This is very exciting!!! I put my vote in for the 3 young men, go kiddos GO!!!

 

[chickiebaby1]

So after everything was said and done I ended up setting 87 eggs total on Saturday. I was waiting to see if my cochin was going to sit, but unfortunately it doesn't look like it. Maybe I can catch her a little later in Spring.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Today is an awesome day!! My broody hen has finally settled and joined the HAL and my kiddos have put together a homemade incubator and warmed it up to join also. Do you know what that means?

Incubator Wars!!

Contestant #1 is Mom with a store bought Little Giant still air incubator with an automatic turner, 26 eggs.

Contestant #2 is a group of 3 young men ages 11, 9, and 5 with their homemade incubator that the eggs will have to be hand turned, 3 eggs, one for each of them.

Contestant #3 is Speckles, a young hen in the midst of her first laying season, she will be doing double duty as turner and incubator, 8 eggs.

The eggs are all in and warming up, folks. This is going to be an exciting match up to see if these 37 developing eggs will all hatch, and which of our three incubators will have the most success. Keep your eyes peeled and get your votes in. We are just beginning this HAL and anything can happen!

That is great! I'm pulling for the young men. (But I'm a mom of 2 boys)

So after everything was said and done I ended up setting 87 eggs total on Saturday. I was waiting to see if my cochin was going to sit, but unfortunately it doesn't look like it. Maybe I can catch her a little later in Spring.

Maybe she'll go broody before they hatch and you can put some of the partially developed eggs under her.

 

[JerseyHen]

Today is an awesome day!! My broody hen has finally settled and joined the HAL and my kiddos have put together a homemade incubator and warmed it up to join also. Do you know what that means?

Incubator Wars!!

Contestant #1 is Mom with a store bought Little Giant still air incubator with an automatic turner, 26 eggs.

Contestant #2 is a group of 3 young men ages 11, 9, and 5 with their homemade incubator that the eggs will have to be hand turned, 3 eggs, one for each of them.

Contestant #3 is Speckles, a young hen in the midst of her first laying season, she will be doing double duty as turner and incubator, 8 eggs.

The eggs are all in and warming up, folks. This is going to be an exciting match up to see if these 37 developing eggs will all hatch, and which of our three incubators will have the most success. Keep your eyes peeled and get your votes in. We are just beginning this HAL and anything can happen!

Ooooh, I have no idea who to root for!!! I know go eggies!!!!

 

[Happy Chooks]

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[JerseyHen]

I already gave you my chicken egg numbers, the button quail will be set at 40 eggs and cots at 30, in case you want to get the recording out of the way (I am just waiting on the timing).

 

[Happy Chooks]

Tomorrow is set day for Coturnix Quail!

(photo from Purely Poultry)


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[AmyLynn2374]

The "Guess How Many Will Hatch" contest is going to be guessing on everything, right? From Emu to quail? Everything that has been set.....

 

[Cynthia12]

Hello Everyone
We are a Retirement Community in Wisconsin. with around 60 full time residents that love to hatch baby chicks every Easter.

This year we have set 29 eggs. to hatch on Easter Morning or so..........

BLESS YOUR HEART! This is an aww photo of that lady looking into that cool looking bator. I used to work for Assistant Home Living..I love old folks..wait, I am becoming one..and it seems to be happening rather quickly! Can't wait for photos of them peering into that when the chicks start hatching..you have to post photos, you have to! And............................