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

[OneMountainAcres]

How about if your blue egg looks like this. Do you still set it? I am pretty sure its a double yolker Also, oddly enough we bought some strawberries today and found this in the box. This cannot be natural, so I am not letting my kids or chicken eat these strawberries

my EE Sugar lays a long pointed egg like that every day. She's my "torpedo launcher" lol

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

Don't give up on them. I have Mottled Houdan in there right now and almost threw them out at day seven because i didn't see any life. They were shipped eggs and took a long time getting here. Then today (day 10)  I looked again and WOW they all have big healthy embryos growing! 

Would Love to know where you found Mottled Houdans? I am working with them and all I can find are McMurray lines, or some from a University in the Midwest..keeping eyes peeled for some new bloodlines if they can be found. Any leads would be great!

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Quote: Thanks, but I don't have a Swedish drake. The mallards were a stroke of luck. They showed up in a friends barn with no momma duck. They were just out there waddling around some full size turkeys. I ended up with one drake and though it might be fun to breed them and see how they hatch. I'm not really a duck person. Still my DH enjoys duck eggs. So long s I don't have to wash the eggs I'm almost ok with a few but still they are so messy.

 

[chickadoodles]

Puddin she is very pretty.

 

[suebgbr]

I forgot my pencil when I was collecting the eggs so I THINK I have
Light sussex 16
Pekin 44
Welsummer 4
Silkie 22
White star x Light sussex 26
Warren (I think you call them production reds) 19
Lavender crosses 7
Wyandotte 1

Total 139 (if I have counted correctly)

 

[suebgbr]

This is what we have to come!!
Excited already!
(I put this on the cute baby photo comp page but I don't count as I am in England).
I just like to share

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Love her coloring! And glad you are sticking around!

Back at ya.

Thanks! Wow this is a busy thread. No way I can keep up with everyone!

 

[MavisMama]

Is it too late to announce our status & predictions for the HatchAlong? We have 7 incubating (started them the 16th) & predict we'll hatch 4 by Easter Sunday. This is our first time ever incubating eggs, so we'll be thrilled if any hatch!

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Well she is gorgeous!

Thanks again. My son has named her Hedgwig. He says he wishes we had named one of the Favorells that as they look more like owls when they puff up.

 

[gevshiba]

YES!!!!!!!

Please, please name a gander Mr. Clean.