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

[Aprildeesunshin]

There are many fishy things about this "offer". First the misspelling as mentioned in another post. Also, legit sweepstakes do not require a phone number. It also says that one has a better chance at winning if they post it to FB, G+, twitter etc... Sweepstakes or offers like this become unfair, require too much personal, and a misspelling on a major offer is BAD. I hope for the best that it is true, but there are too many red flags going up!

 

[Peep-Chicken]

Ok, here is the clip that got taken off for a while.  Got a notice in my mail that it was back on, because I made the comment..where did it go?   It's cute..chickens think it's night during recent eclipse. 
Watch to the end..pretty funny.  Roo thinks it's morning.   Quick rest!

Too funny!

i had my surgery at 9:30 this morning. I think it went well! I go back in 2 weeks to get my splint off.

Have a speedy recovery!

 

[Aprildeesunshin]

TRUE or FALSE​

Ok, I know we are all antsy about our chicks! Some of us candle and some do not. For those who do not...all power to you! However when our chicks hatch out, we will want to know if it is a boy or a girl. Some are sexlinks. So as soon as they fluff out or even earlier, we know which sex it is. However there are those chicks that some just cannot tell unless they vent it and I don't want to do that. Hatcheries do not have a choice because time is not on their side with baby chicks. However time is on our side. I did come across another way to know the difference...at least with mine in just 24-48 hours after hatch. Before I give it away, I want to know what you all think. The grand T/F question is...

One can tell the sex of a chick 24-48 hours after it hatches.

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My answer is TRUE!​

 

[Cynthia12]

I can on some..that are the ones that you can feather. I did learn how to vent sex..it works great, but you have to be sooo careful..can do damage, that I am not sure I will try that again after reading what I read about it.

 

[Cynthia12]

One of my eggs has the most bizarre air cell I've ever seen. It's on the side of the egg! The baby is big and healthy, but I have a feeling it won't be for long. Is there ANYTHING I can do to help it live?

Are you sure it's the air cell? Sometimes, you will see half dark, half light, and it's just the baby "stuff" all laying on the one side..on the other hand, it could be the air cell..you will notice a definite line around it though. And, most of the time, if the air cells are going up the side, they don't go allll the way up.

 

[Cynthia12]

Hey Everyone! I goofed and did not post earlier but I did set 16 Cream Legbars and 20 Isbar eggs on March 12th

never mind, went to check and see if this got caught, it did..of course..mlm..doing a great job! Thank you so much for doing this.

 

[Pennae]

It started when someone posted pics of their pickled eggs. We have to do something to keep our hands busy whilst waiting for the hatch. We are becoming candling addicts!

what is candling??????

 

[WalnutHill]

what is candling??????

Candling is shining a bright light through the shell of your incubating eggs to see the chicks while they are developing. It's highly addictive.

 

[chicken pickin]

TRUE or FALSE​

Ok, I know we are all antsy about our chicks! Some of us candle and some do not. For those who do not...all power to you! However when our chicks hatch out, we will want to know if it is a boy or a girl. Some are sexlinks. So as soon as they fluff out or even earlier, we know which sex it is. However there are those chicks that some just cannot tell unless they vent it and I don't want to do that. Hatcheries do not have a choice because time is not on their side with baby chicks. However time is on our side. I did come across another way to know the difference...at least with mine in just 24-48 hours after hatch. Before I give it away, I want to know what you all think. The grand T/F question is...

One can tell the sex of a chick 24-48 hours after it hatches.

My answer is TRUE!​

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You can tell the sex of sexlink chicks and auto sexing chicks on day of hatch. Also some breeds you can feather sex a few days after hatch, but this only works with certain breeds not all breeds. You need to know if you are working with that feather gene within your breeds to know if it will pass along to offspring.

 

[Pennae]

ohh that sounds like heaps of fun, except right now i dont have any eggs or an incubator do guys no any online stores that sells little cheap incubatores