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

[Cynthia12]

http://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2012/10/lavender-mint-coop-refresh-spray.html

 

[Razadia]

I am so ashamed!

It is my neighbors fault. I love her to death, but it is her fault. Here I am going about my day, minding my own business. There are 16 happy as can be juvenile chicks bouncing around the big coop with adults. Another 12 slightly younger chicks bouncing around a brooder in the laundry room waiting their turn to join the big flock. There are 37 eggs cooking in the various incubators for our "Incubator Wars." (It is so much fun.) Then she calls. At first it is all small talk and niceties. Then she drops the "question." Apparently she is going shopping in a different county and will be near a "different" local feed store. And as any good shopper and chicken raiser does, she called ahead to see what they had in stock. It would seem they have a few Speckled Sussex chicks in need of a good home. (Here it comes.) She was wondering if I would like her to bring some back for me...

I should answer no...

I need to answer no.

I really don't need any more chicks... at the moment...

I already have two Speckled Sussex eggs in the incubator...

but, what if they don't hatch...

It is a possibility... we have had incubator issues before...

After all, you aren't supposed to count your chicks before they hatch, right...

I am sure I could just squeeze a couple more chicks in...

DH won't notice just a few more, would he?...

He wouldn't get mad at me, right...

I can always ask for forgiveness instead of permission...

Yes! but not to many, maybe two or three! There, see, I limited myself.

I am so ashamed!

Those cute little fluff-balls.Those future egg machines. I just can't say no.

DH just shakes his head and sighs at this pitiful women who looks at that cute little beak and eyes to big for their head and feels the super soft fuzziness, and then caves. I am sure there must be a chickenaholics anonymous somewhere that won't mind a "minor" addiction.

This is why I refuse to go to the feed store.

Not to mention I'm about to become their supplier again.

 

[bamadude]

Ha. I would never use vodka in that manner.

 

[sherrib0401]

I added a few more eggs to my batch today. I added 14 chicken eggs for a total of 35 chicken eggs and 1 more duck egg for a total of 3 duck eggs. Incubators overflowing so can't add any more.

 

[Razadia]

I did a before bed candle since I had to turn the eggs anyway. I've got some crazy development variations going on. I guess it's a good thing I switched to cartons.

Oh, and those two blood rings I thought I had? Yep. They're really obvious now. I'll toss them tomorrow when I set quail. That'll give me room for the Polish and silkie eggs on the bottom. I'm still hand turning those.

 

[prizepete]

Is It too Late to join? probably

 

[bamadude]

Is It too Late to join? probably

Come on in.
I need to borrow $30

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

Is It too Late to join? probably

What time zone are you in lol!

It's not midnight yet!!!!
SET ALL YER EGGS!

 

[emvickrey]

Set 106 on Saturday, then another 20 today along with 14 Silkies and Sebrights from @emvickrey ...

Eggs are OEGB's, Sulmtalers, CCL's, Ameraucanas, and EE's...

So...

Total eggs set for Easter HAL is 140...

Here's a few, lol...

Good Luck and Happy Hatching.

for lots of fuzzy butts

 

[Happy Chooks]

Is It too Late to join? probably

It's still Monday, get your eggs set and let us know how many you set!