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

[Cynthia12]

I did not look too long so it is easy to miss stuff but it looks like they can only make Cockerels from pullets at day 3 of incubation. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0272.1992.tb02599.x/abstract

Another article said spontaneous gender change goes from female to male--not the other way because of the make up of males and females. That article said that they do not fully become males--can't fertilize eggs so you get a crowing hen that is sterile.

No thanks on the crowing hen! Don't mess with genetics?

I know that some have hens that crow, even without the..intervention.

 

[ToddQ]

I wonder how that vitamin spray tastes? Maybe I can get rid of my once a day and just do a shot of spray with my girls

 

[Cynthia12]

I am in!! Last year things went bad for me but this year should be better!!!

 

[Cynthia12]

Just got 31 chicks from the PO . Got a assortment for the heck of it lol. Got two buff laced polish I thought. But they look like golden polish not buff laced. Buff laced are yellow right? These are brown .I'll post pics later after they settle in and get there electrolytes from there long travel.

I had a buff polish..not sure about the lace? She was cute. Only have a photo of her while a pullet.

 

[lacymorgan]

Quote: will post what happens

 

[Loc20chick]

Woke up this morning to some bloody roosters, I knew it was only a matter of time before my silkie roos decided it was time to figure out the pecking order. Well, I made the choice for them. I will be holding onto the most tame of the 2 roo's the other will be culled along with a bigger rooster this weekend. UGH my poor hens looked so devastated, I think the fight may have freaked them out.

I keep telling myself, "get enough eggs to do the easter hatch (my only silkie hatch) and the roos can go, NO MORE ROOSTER DRAMA!!!!!

My bigger roo is being culled because of a big ol hole in my shin and a chunk taken out of my arm. I have been begging hubby to get rid of him for a while but this last time he got me was the last time he will ever get.

On a happier note, I get to candle my eggs for the first time tonight to see how many little developing babies we may have. Fingers crossed that this hatch is better than the last.

All the best

 

[mlm Mike]

I am in!! Last year things went bad for me but this year should be better!!!

Welcome to the 2016 Eater Hatch A Long!

Hatching Participant is Current to Post 2500

 

[Loc20chick]

Welcome to the 2016 Eater Hatch A Long!

Hatching Participant is Current to Post 2500

Is that the list on post 1? how do i open to see it?

 

[ronott1]

Is that the list on post 1? how do i open to see it?

It is open--use the scroll bars to move through the list.

Don't see scroll bars? Try using Google Chrome as your browser.

 

[Loc20chick]

Thanks!!