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

[RattleCan]

Alright, the extra 3 dozen eggs are a go! The seller will be hand delivering them to me on Thursday, so I'll definitely be able to set them for the HAL. Hooray!

As for these other 2 dozen, the fridge incubator is pretty well stabilized, I've patched up the two with cracks using clear nail polish and I'm going to stick them all in there in their egg cartons in a couple hours. I'll have to candle them Friday to see if their air cells have improved enough for turning. A major thanks to @Sally Sunshine for the earlier post about how to handle eggs with damaged air cells. I will be visiting it frequently for these 2 dozen eggs thanks to USPS.

I also learned something new from Sally's links too. During lockdown with my previous two hatches, I candled the eggs to make sure they were still alive and laid them down for lockdown... I didn't pay any mind to the "lowest point" of the air cell. I didn't realize this needed to be facing up for your best chance at success. I have a feeling a couple of the chicks I lost might have had to do with drowning for this reason. So glad I know this now!

 

[Cynthia12]

I'm in!!! This is my very first hatch a long!!!

 

[Cynthia12]

My EE eggs were supposed to ship today too. Haven't seen anything saying so in my e-mail yet.

She did say she wanted to collect a couple more eggs for me. Probably tomorrow, which, would put me pretty close to setting on the 5th. If it only takes two days for them to get here.

 

[generaldsherman]

My EE eggs were supposed to ship today too. Haven't seen anything saying so in my e-mail yet.

She did say she wanted to collect a couple more eggs for me. Probably tomorrow, which, would put me pretty close to setting on the 5th. If it only takes two days for them to get here.

On the bright side, Monday would still be ok for the hatchalong (although bad for the eggs to wait another 2 days...)

 

[chattery41]

I just want to thank those who have offered me eggs for this hatch along.

it's a blessing to be a part of a community of kind hearted people. I got a call this morning as well from a friend who has 15 eggs in her incubator when it went out this morning. She has put them under a heat lamp and will be bringing me them this morning to hatch along with the eggs a very kind person here has offered to send. I'll withhold the name unless they say it's ok but I wanted to say a public THANK YOU!!! YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST.

SURE ! Shout it from the roof tops ! LMBO no i don't need brownie points i am just in a position right now where i could help you out so i did. Hopefully if i ever end up in that situation then someone will do the same for me. What's the saying ? Pay it forward ?

 

[TJordan]

SURE ! Shout it from the roof tops ! LMBO no i don't need brownie points i am just in a position right now where i could help you out so i did. Hopefully if i ever end up in that situation then someone will do the same for me. What's the saying ? Pay it forward ?

Yes indeed. Pay it forward and thanks so much.

 

[mlm Mike]

Last Day to Enter:​

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ill-be-set-7th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long
Deadline: MARCH 1st 2016 at midnight PST

Contest #1

Guess How Many Eggs Will Be Set
7th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!





Give us your best guess on how many eggs will be SET by all BYC'ers participating in this hatch-a-long.
It includes ALL eggs, whether they are chicken, duck, goose, turkey, quail, emus, etc.
Have the closest guess and you win!



The Prize:
Two Cute Chicken Tote Bags!!!
U.S. winner only ~ see below for OUTSIDE U.S.
Courtesy of drumstick diva !
THANK YOU For your Donations!

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6 MONTH GFM
If the winner is OUTSIDE THE US!
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[Razadia]

I'm thinking about going ahead and setting the 2 oldest dozen eggs I've collected. I want to try a staggered hatch, but I'm not exactly sure if I want to do it this time or some other time.

What do y'all think? Set or don't set?

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Well, not sure if they'll get here in time for the hatch a long, blowout they do, but I just won an addiction for 8+ bearded Silkie hatching eggs lol.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Alright, the extra 3 dozen eggs are a go! The seller will be hand delivering them to me on Thursday, so I'll definitely be able to set them for the HAL. Hooray!

As for these other 2 dozen, the fridge incubator is pretty well stabilized, I've patched up the two with cracks using clear nail polish and I'm going to stick them all in there in their egg cartons in a couple hours. I'll have to candle them Friday to see if their air cells have improved enough for turning. A major thanks to @Sally Sunshine for the earlier post about to handle eggs with damaged air cells. I will be visiting it frequently for these 2 dozen eggs thanks to USPS.

I also learned something new from Sally's links too. During lockdown with my previous two hatches, I candled the eggs to make sure they were still alive and laid them down for lockdown... I didn't pay any mind to the "lowest point" of the air cell. I didn't realize this needed to be facing up for your best chance at success. I have a feeling a couple of the chicks I lost might have had to do with drowning for this reason. So glad I know this now!

hand delivery is awesomeness!!