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

[GitaBooks]

My husbeast just bought me an incubator!!!!!!! I love that man. I was going to build one this weekend but he found this one on sale!!! He's the best.

Yay!

 

[generaldsherman]

Shell-less egg from my 7 m old barred rock pullet (think it was her, yellow around her vent). She laid a normal one earlier today. She gets layer crumbles and oyster shell offered. Just a fluke?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Thank you for that great information. I have austrolaups, barred and buff rocks, Wh leghorns, and an Easter egger. Any of those tend to go broody?

Not likely with those breeds, especially if they are hatchery birds. You *might* get lucky with the Easter Egger. Breeder quality Plymouth Rocks are very broody, but not those from a hatchery.

 

[TJordan]

Not likely with those breeds, especially if they are hatchery birds.  You *might* get lucky with the Easter Egger.  Breeder quality Plymouth Rocks are very broody, but not those from a hatchery.

My black Australorps are very broody. They are good moms.

 

[GitaBooks]

Shell-less egg from my 7 m old barred rock pullet (think it was her, yellow around her vent). She laid a normal one earlier today. She gets layer crumbles and oyster shell offered. Just a fluke?

Probably it was a once or twice thing. Sometimes at the beginning or end of the five day cycle they seem to have an oops (at least, this what I'm guessing). It can also happen (I think) with a change in light, temperature, stress or molting.

 

[GitaBooks]

Hatchery quality birds vary a lot, my Barred Rock hen has never gone broody. However, I have had Red Stars, Leghorns, and Easter Eggers all go broody, two of them even hatched eggs (the Red Star got disrupted by a predator). Australorps also vary according to the strain and may be very broody or not broody at all.

I think it depends on the weather a lot also. All my chickens decide to go broody around the same time, or at least a good handful of them.

 

[Cynthia12]

I have actually had a leghorn go broody!

I was sooo surprised!

I have had many leghorns, but only one so far has gone broody. Thankfully. She went right back to laying when she was done being mom though. She was a great mom!

 

[NotAFarm]

Quote: You've already gotten feedback on these. I agree that where you got them, what goals the breeder was aiming for, are important for the breeds you have. Hatchery stock is generally bred to lay a lot of eggs. Being broody goes against that so those hens may not have the "genetics" to go broody. It doesn't hurt to give it a try.

 

[deserteggs22]

Is there anyone here that would be willing to tell me some large fowl barred Cochin eggs for hatching for this Easter hatch? Thanks

 

[Sally Sunshine]

ARRGH!

All my hens are getting in with my broody girl and soiling her eggs. I tried putting wire over the most of the box (she is a bantam and they aren't) and that doesn't work. I tried marking her eggs and the pencil got rubbed off. I can't move her or she'll break up. Last time this happened my hen lost all of her chicks and I don't want it to happen again. I'm so glad that Princess lets me move her.

Interesting observation on my Dalmatians. They seem to "wean" their chicks as soon as they fully feathered. Princess stays with hers until they leave her (2 or so months old), but Ruby and Susie both left their chicks at only 4-5 weeks of age.

Susie, sitting on the wrong nest because another hen kicked her off her own.

awwwww but she is so pretty!!!

Had some chickies hatch today. Salmon Faverolles and Welsummers. Should be getting my new bloodline faverolles eggs next week

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!

My hygrometer came!


The probe is too big for the ventilation holes :wah


Does anyone know if Incubator Warehouse is good about returns? Also, does anyone have any recommendations for a hygrometer with a probe that will fit through a pencil-sized hole?

oh man!!!!

My husbeast just bought me an incubator!!!!!!! I love that man. I was going to build one this weekend but he found this one on sale!!! He's the best.

CONGRATS what kind?????