The 7th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long!

[Happy Chooks]

Just officially ordered a new bloodline of faverolles eggs from Sandra Provost yyyyaaaaaayyyy!
They are coming to be coming next week, but I am happy just to have them!

15 eggs set
5 black silkies and 10 cream legbars.

Good luck!

Wa!!!!! Lost my crested cream legbar chick! She drowned

I'm sorry. Try putting pebbles in the waterer.

 

[Cynthia12]

Wa!!!!! Lost my crested cream legbar chick! She drowned

I've had that happen twice in the yrs. hatching. So sorry.

 

[Cynthia12]

What's up with double posting..ey? My computer must be slow today. I did the same post again, because it didn't show the first one. Oh well, I hope everyone is staying warm..in the cold states. Wish we had a real fireplace. My electric if fun though.

 

[generaldsherman]

   I've had that happen twice in the yrs. hatching.   So sorry. 

Me, too. That was my only legbar!

 

[Cynthia12]

Why does it always have to be the favorite, or the ...only of a certain breed..why?

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Update on my incubator.

It looks like when my water system failed and flooded everything, it caused to humidity to get way too high and made the heater malfunction. Sounds right anyway. We ran it all night without any water in it and it slowly got back up to temp. Hubby and I had to pick up a new tupperware container today and rig it for the auto water system. We also picked up a wireless acurite temperature and humidity monitor to make sure this doesn't happen again. The surface area is a bit smaller in the container and humidity is hovering around 25% but I like to dry incubate anyway so we'll see how well this works. I'm sure humidity will be a bit higher once spring gets here and the heat doesn't run anymore. I put my eggs back in and actualy counted them this time...there are 100 turkey eggs in the big cabinet, 26 in the hatcher, and 4 under a broody turkey hen lol. Hopfully, there's a demand for poults soon!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Wa!!!!! Lost my crested cream legbar chick! She drowned

I'm so sorry for your loss

 

[KYTinpusher]

Just officially ordered a new bloodline of faverolles eggs from Sandra Provost yyyyaaaaaayyyy!
They are coming to be coming next week, but I am happy just to have them!

Wishing you a very successful hatch!

Wa!!!!! Lost my crested cream legbar chick! She drowned

I'm sorry. I used to put marbles in the water dish for a few days with newly hatched chicks. Now I start them off with the water nipples. Keeps the brooder much drier and less smelly, too.

 

[Loc20chick]

When hens are broody they'll let you know. They'll get on a nest of eggs and they'll sit there all hunched up and protective looking, very different then when laying (they sit more upright generally when laying). They may even peck at you and when they get off the nest they spread out all their feathers and run all over the place on their toes, telling any roosters to get out of their way. They'll only use the bathroom once a day, then go running back to their nest. If someone else is on their nest they'll wait near-by until they get it back.

Broody hens are awesome!

I have one right now also.

got my fingers crossed

I have not been completely

l at not coloring them

That's very pretty

Just officially ordered a new bloodline of faverolles eggs from Sandra Provost yyyyaaaaaayyyy!
They are coming to be coming next week, but I am happy just to have them!

Congrats!!

15 eggs set
5 black silkies and 10 cream legbars.

All the best!!

Wa!!!!! Lost my crested cream legbar chick! She drowned

Sorry for the loss

 

[deserteggs22]

How do I give electrolytes to chicks?