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

[draye]

Okay,

Set late yesterday afternoon.

Number set: 112.
All from my own flick. Used 5 roosters and 17 hens.

 

[misfit acres]

Checked my incubator, eggs on day 20 and I have 2 pips whoohoo. Went to the coop tp put the girls to bed and hear chirping. Took a look under my broody and she hatched 1 and has several pips and zips happening!!! Going to be a darn good night!!!

woo hoo! Congrats!

 

[junebuggena]

I'll be setting 2 dozen Easter Egger mix eggs. I can't wait to see what this boy

and this hen produce.

Should make for some interesting chicks.

 

[TJordan]

Okay,

Set late yesterday afternoon.

Number set: 112.
All from my own flick. Used 5 roosters and 17 hens.

112!!!!! Yikes. How much land do you have?! Are they dual purpose birds? Do you have a chicken processing farm???

 

[draye]

112!!!!! Yikes. How much land do you have?! Are they dual purpose birds? Do you have a chicken processing farm???

I have 1.9 acres, but not much flat land.

My plan is to pick out 40 or so to raise up. There is an auction planned the following Saturday where I will sell the majority. I don't expect all to be fertile, which us why I set so many.

Yes, they're considered dual purpose. Naked Necks aka Turkens.
No processing place other than a killing cone, a knife and my hands are the processing tools I have.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I was forced to set my eggs last night, do they still count for HAL or not? I won't be too disappointed if they don't, because I just want the chicks!

Yep, they sure do!

Yep, tracking down people is hard work. So let them know..if ... you...are...not...hatching...after ... all.

Some egg pictures I took today:

This is a fertile duck egg


This is a fertile duck egg from the same nest that I incubated for 24 hours:


-Kathy

Great pictures!

Okay,

Set late yesterday afternoon.

Number set: 112.
All from my own flick. Used 5 roosters and 17 hens.

Holy moly, that's a lot of eggs.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote:

Okay,

Set late yesterday afternoon.

Number set: 112.
All from my own flick. Used 5 roosters and 17 hens.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I'll be setting 2 dozen Easter Egger mix eggs. I can't wait to see what this boy and this hen produce. Should make for some interesting chicks.

Your hen looks a lot like my girl!!!! Except she's more orange!

 

[fiddlechick]

I will be setting a few Jubilee Orpington eggs tomorrow. Not many, but it'll be my first time hatching along with you good folks!

 

[AllAboutMyGirls]

I'm setting 70 eggs

16 Andalusians
12 Mottled English Orps
18 BBS English Orps
10 Buff Orps
14 Polish