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

[suebgbr]

Had a yellow baby hatch with red eyes... does that mean it's blind? I've never seen this in a chick before

Anything with red eyes is albino isn't it.
PICS!

 

[chicken pickin]

Woot woot...a shout out to all who busted their buns for fuzz-butts!

Cuteness!!! Is that a cemani or a svart hona?

 

[chicken pickin]

Had a yellow baby hatch with red eyes... does that mean it's blind? I've never seen this in a chick before

I have never seen or heard of chicks with red eyes...

 

[Math]

Congratulations!!!


I'm glad you are happy with your LG hatch. I'm happy with my LG hatch also. I haven't done my final count yet but I started lockdown with 43 (I should have culled more that had not developed well) and had to through out only 7 eggs after hatching was complete. One of them was a cracked egg that I had put nail polish on two weeks ago. I think I should have about 36 healthy chicks ready to get out of the incubator. I will count them this afternoon and place them in a brooder.


Well done Amy. It takes skill, a lot of luck and help from others to use an LG. Oh and patience!!!

Congrats right back!! You forgot a lot of sleepless nights...lol  For three weeks I didn't sleep more than 2 hours at a time in order to check the bator and make sure there were no temps spikes in the middle of the night...lol

Yes, using an LG is a challenge. I made a few accommodations to lessen the temperature swings. I sealed around the lid with masking tape. I placed the incubator in a cardboard box. And I used an electric heater in the room with the incubator when we had cold days and nights to prevent drafts. All of these accommodations were aimed at removing the factor of cold air coming into the incubator throughout the vents in the bottom of the incubator. My temperature was fairly stable through incubation. I think now that our weather is warmer I should have no problems with temperature swings.

 

[chickadoodles]

Congratulations on all the new fuzzy butts everyone!

 

[Math]

My final count is 36 hatched chicks out of 43 that went into lockdown with my LG (84%). I started the incubation with 48 and culled 5 eggs. . .

:yiipchick. e.


Happy hatch everyone!!!

And Happy Easter!!!

 

[Cynthia12]

Anything with red eyes is albino isn't it.
PICS!

Yes, pictures!!

 

[Razadia]

Aaaaarrrrggggghhhhhhh! You guys are driving me crazy! As I went to Wales I didn't get to set the eggs until Tues. You guys will have packed your bators away and closed the thread before I get a pip. It is Saturday morning 12.27am as I post this.

No packing away over here. I have another HAL to set for on the 14th.

 

[chickadoodles]

I have a pip in a Welsumer! I am so excited!!!!

Well I don't know how to zoom in to keep it to show the pip good.

 

[Razadia]

The chick that pipped through a vein made it just fine. It's resting in the bator. I only have 2 eggs left. One chick is almost done zipping and the other is working on it.

@bamadude The chick that hatched from the Polish egg has feathered feet and dark skin.