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

[holm25]

Is everyone having early pips??

 

[AsterRetirement]

Hello All!
We go into Lock Down on Thursday.....

I just wanted to share some memories of past hatches at Aster Retirement. Enjoy. We Do!


Hand turning eggs twice a day.. never short volunteers for that duty.



Brooder box all set up and waiting for fuzzy butts!



They are HERE!!!



Smiles all around

See You Soon.....

 

[Cynthia12]

Is anyone else having trouble accessing the chart with the number of eggs set? I see the first couple of dozen names and numbers, but I can't scroll down to see mine.......

NEVERMIND! I figured it out!

Ha, took me a min too when I first tried.

 

[campingshaws]

Big construction day, here. This was my coop set up:

Pretty simple, but it worked well enough until I got the grumpy broody. So I did some modifications. I'll post a pic of that later, after she's settled in. She kept her booty on the box despite all my fiddling and hammering, so I think she's pretty determined. I'll put some HAL eggs under her later today.

The new set up:

I've needed to add the droppings board and second full-sized roost for a while. So now it's done.

The eggs:

That leaves 43 in the bator.

I've got an SS hen camped out in a box now. Maybe she'll change her mind. :/

 

[Cynthia12]

Love this!

 

[Cynthia12]

 

[chickadoodles]

Hello All!
We go into Lock Down on Thursday.....

I just wanted to share some memories of past hatches at Aster Retirement. Enjoy. We Do!


Hand turning eggs twice a day.. never short volunteers for that duty.



Brooder box all set up and waiting for fuzzy butts!



They are HERE!!!



Smiles all around

See You Soon.....

Aww they are so cute!

 

[SimplyLogan]

32 of the 36 eggs I set went into lockdown today! Within 1 hour, I already had a pip... Now I have 5 pipped!!!! I think it's going to be an early hatch for me!!! Let the hovering begin...

When did you set your eggs? And what did you set?

 

[TMNfarm]

I actually set a day early because I was out of town the Saturday we were supposed to set... They are just barnyard mixes. I haven't separated anyone into breeding pens yet. I have Americaunas, Silkies, Buff Orpingtons, Black Australorps, Easter Eggers, Cochins, and a bunch of mixes. I don't even know how many I have right now. I have way too many roosters, but everyone seems to be getting along, so I'll just let them be. This winter was really hard on my poultry. I lost many, many chickens, a few ducks, and a few turkeys. Out of 10 turkey's I got as poults last summer, I only have three left, and 2 of them are Toms!!! My hen hasn't started laying yet. I can't wait to find that first turkey egg! It's going straight into the bator!!! I have 7 duck eggs in there right now too, but they aren't going to be ready to hatch for 2 more weeks...

 

[RedIII]

Love this!

X2! Thanks for sharing, Aster! It makes me want to pack up my incubator and haul it over to the nearest retirement home Everyone needs little fuzzies!