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

[DUCKOBSESSED]

Oh!

Brinsea high intensity ova view: http://www.brinsea.com/p-524-ovaview-high-intensity-egg-candler.aspx

This looks like a good one: http://www.amazon.com/Happy-Hours-P...6&sr=8-14&keywords=cree+bright+led+flashlight

Thanks!

 

[ellymayRans]

This four week old OEGB was all alone so she got put with two day old serama chicks. I never thought a four week old chick would have such a strong mothering instinct. The cuteness is almost too much.

That is so adorable!

 

[Happy Chooks]

I clicked on this, and I can see all of that pollen..too cute. Busy little bees..I was just wondering if you were seeing any of this..wasn't sure if you had blossoms around you yet. We do. All of the fruit trees, and the flowering trees, I will soon be hearing the buzz around my head when I go into the back by the shed ... that cherry tree is loaded again!

We have been in bloom since January. We had no winter this year really. My fruit trees are done, except for the apple and orange that are in bloom now. Manzanita is done. Lilacs, clover, wildflowers, are in bloom now. My raspberries and grapes will be blooming soon. I have a video uploading of the hive activity today.

Quote: What about Old English Game Bantams? They are really small.

I have a rebellious egg when I turn it, it is rocking its way back the other direction. My question is it is day 16.5, it's early got it to be rocking from what I have read. Should I still turn that particular egg, or just turn the others?

It's normal, the embryo's weight is on one side of the egg.

Ok. 50 set. 49 at day 7. And despite this morning's temp spike of 104 I still have...
...drumroll please...

48!

Ok, truthfully, there are 2-3 that I just can't tell. So I gave them question marks and I'll check them extra well at lockdown. One of them is almost certainly a quitter, but I kept imagining movement. The only one I pulled was a poor little peanut that likely quit around the time of the last candling.

 

[Dustystrail]

This four week old OEGB was all alone so she got put with two day old serama chicks. I never thought a four week old chick would have such a strong mothering instinct. The cuteness is almost too much.

That is ridiculously cute! I've often put newly hatched chicks in with 3-4 week old silkies because the silkies are so good with them but that is absolutely the cutest.

 

[NikkiCole5]

@DUCKOBSESSED download the bright light LED flashlight app if you can, on your phone! It works amazingly

 

[DUCKOBSESSED]

@DUCKOBSESSED download the bright light LED flashlight app if you can, on your phone! It works amazingly

I will look in to that. Thanks!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Here is the cropped picture of the bee with her pollen sacs full.


A close up:


And in flight:

 

[NikkiCole5]

I will look in to that. Thanks!

Let me know if it works out!

 

[Cynthia12]

Wow Happy, you have a great camera. I love the one in flight. How do they fly with all of that pollen? Too cute.

 

[Junibutt]

This four week old OEGB was all alone so she got put with two day old serama chicks. I never thought a four week old chick would have such a strong mothering instinct. The cuteness is almost too much.

That is so adorable! I had put an injured 3 week old Brahma (who turned out to be boy later) with a week old Legbars. They were like that with him but he wasn't big enough to cover them.