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

[tao chick]

Good morning went to bed at midnight got up at 2 am went back at 3am got up at 340 and stayed up. Could not sleep, so I decided to work on my adult coloring book. I got two pages drawn so not a total loss. Here is what I did while most of the world in my neck of the woods was sleeping. What do you all do when the sandman goes on strike?

Thanks for the inspiration! I tend to feel more frustrated because I end up surfing the web or wasting time when I can't sleep. I read sometimes, but now I'll be sure to have my sketch book and pencils easily accessible. If I had a sound-proof sewing room I would sew to relax.

 

[aplynn]

Love the baby chick pics too cute

 

[aplynn]

@LocalYokel

Made a duckling vid tonight...

love the duck vid made my morning too cute

 

[aplynn]

Having a frustrating evening tonight

I candled all my eggs today in the big cabinet bator and left for about 4 hours for a party. Came home and it was at 75°! The one time I don't watch it go back up to temp (is always so reliable). There were over 80 turkey eggs in it! I had just set some before we left so those went back in the cartons but I managed to somehow fit the others into my hovabator. 80 turkey eggs really struggle to cram in there

Here, it looks like my auto water system failed and somehow overflowed. There was water everywhere and I think it got the heating element wet or something, causing it to either short or just not heat at all. I hope I don't lose too many of these poults. 20 some are due to hatch next week. I cleaned out all the water and started it back up. It's very SLOWLY regaining heat now and is almost up to 100 again but now I have to recalibrate the wafers and try to do a new water reservoir. My hovabator is only up to 90 with all those eggs in it. I think since they're all cold, it's having a hard time getting up to temp. Please wish me luck with all this. I'm going to be so upset if I lose all these eggs

praying it all works out.... that is so frustrating

 

[lacymorgan]

Thanks for the inspiration! I tend to feel more frustrated because I end up surfing the web or wasting time when I can't sleep. I read sometimes, but now I'll be sure to have my sketch book and pencils easily accessible. If I had a sound-proof sewing room I would sew to relax.

Yeah, I am working on my third volume for adult coloring books and thought might as well draw since I can't sleep. I don't sew much except for buttons

 

[aplynn]

She is sooo mad that I put her back in her carrier, but I just want a coffee LOL by the sounds of it you would think I was abusing her. I mean she has Mr. Moose with her you would think she would be happy

 

[ChickenGrass]

Incubator heating up

 

[deserteggs22]

Good morning y'all.

I have 7 eggs that are pipped in my incubator today! But 2 of them have been like that for about 15 hours. Should I do anything?

 

[GitaBooks]

All 11 of my eggs that the Broodies had have hatched. 2 more days until the incubator is due to start hatching.

Congrats! She looks like one happy momma hen.

To my surprise all my eggs hatched except one that drown, maposition. I was having problems with my hatch rate. I hope I continue to hatch this nice.

Awesome hatch rate!

She is sooo mad that I put her back in her carrier, but I just want a coffee LOL by the sounds of it you would think I was abusing her. I mean she has Mr. Moose with her you would think she would be happy

Chickens can certainly be that way.

They think the world revolves around them.

Incubator heating up

 

[GitaBooks]

Good morning y'all.

I have 7 eggs that are pipped in my incubator today! But 2 of them have been like that for about 15 hours. Should I do anything?

Are the chicks inside still peeping and talking? If they sound lively, they are likely fine. Its when they begin to quiet down that means they are weakening.
If your worried, just pick a bit of the shell away so that the chick is getting more oxygen and so you can see what is happening. If this doesn't help them then you may have to assist the hatch. Be patient, some chicks take a while to hatch compared to others and helping too early can make them bleed (eggs tend to bleed when helped, but the more they bleed the less likely they are to survive the first day).

I hope this helps and I hope they all hatch healthy!