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

[chickendreams24]

Count us in then! I teach 4th grade and will be using my eggs from my chickens this year. I have a mix of brama, barred rock and few golden wyndotte. Our rooster is a barred rock though. Will be interesting to see the mixes that come out. Our broody hens have mostly been our barred rocks. I'll most likely set the 3rd of March.

Also planning on setting the 3rd as long as my eggs come in on the second like they're supposed to. 6 MPC eggs for education eggs, Plus eggs from our own flock- silver laced wyandottes, and slw/EE mixes, possibly a couple other mixes too, and maybe some of our silkie eggs too.

I seem to have lost a quote. I'm setting White Chantecler over various breeds, FBCM if I can get my hen to lay in her nest, whatever my friend get's from her boyfriend, and, wait for it.... SILKIES!!!! I got my first Silkie egg today!

Wow. That's not the silkie egg is it?

 

[ChickenGrass]

Lock down e

 

[Cynthia12]

I'm in! It will be my first time trying to hatch so we'll see if it works!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Soon to leave the fabulous fivers for the sexy sixers?

I guess that makes me sexy.

What is for 7 years, Senile Sevens?

 

[Razadia]

Quote:

It is. If it looks huge for a Silkie egg it's because I have tiny hands.

 

[UGLYFOOT]

I got it. They should arrive on Monday. I was following Ebay auctions for Neiderhieners. There are two different farms that are currently selling. One is selling 10+ Neiders and the other is selling them as part of a 17+ mix with Orust and Kraienkops. The all Neider blew up in the last 3 minutes form $54 to $102! Then one of the 2 variety auctions went the same way just not quite as high. The second variety auction stayed low enough that it fit my budget and I got them. I hadn't meant to get some until later but I figured I might not get the chance to catch them at my affordable range.

I won an aution also for 17+ with 4 different breeds including Neiders. That's why i asked, I wondered if we were competing! Lol glad we both won... Yay for us. I have 3 Neider babies and they are the sweetest i have ever had.

 

[aplynn]

Lock down

WOO HOO

I went on lockdown last night and have a very early PIP I hope it's not too early it is only day 1 of lockdown

 

[casportpony]

I set my peafowl eggs yesterday... Doubt they're fertile, but why not set them?

-Kathy

 

[Penny Hen]

I won an aution also for 17+ with 4 different breeds including Neiders. That's why i asked, I wondered if we were competing! Lol glad we both won... Yay for us. I have 3 Neider babies and they are the sweetest i have ever had.

I got them in this morning! Unpacked and there were 5 Neider eggs but one was crushed. The other eggs all around were just fine so I am betting it already had a hairline crack. But I have 6 Oruste (sp) and 8 Twentse. I am going to have to look up how to spell and pronounce these guys. They have been resting since 10 this morning. Do you think I could put them in at 10 tonight or should I give it to the morning?

 

[Prairie Fleur]

Really wanting to join the Easter Hatch-a-long this year if I can get some eggs. I haven't gotten my chickens separated yet so no purebred eggs from my own hens for a couple weeks yet. May hatch out some cross breeds just for fun, if I don't end up getting any purebred eggs in time.