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

[Junibutt]

Gotcha I totally understand sometimes my phone makes my sheltie look orange in certain lighting.
Oops so sorry, sometimes I dislike the internet and screen names BC they can be so misleading. There I changed it.

No worries! I get that a lot.

 

[Cynthia12]

These all lay

these color. It's a very pale blue/green

Love it!

 

[chickendreams24]

No worries! I get that a lot.

It would help if I knew what to call you other than Junibutt and thank you for your patience lol

How's the hatch going?

 

[dolfi]

They are just so cute I had to share

 

[Cynthia12]

Kelly knows best!

One of the quickest ways to break a broody is to move them to a different nest box. They become fixated on that nest box and really freak out if you move them from it.

Think I am going to do this with my silkie. I was going to give her some babies that just hatched, but changed my mind. It's just too mucky out there, and I really don't have a place for her and chicks right now..I have some others in the regular broody area...growing up.

 

[Cynthia12]

They are just so cute I had to share

They are so cute, and glad you shared! The middle photo..that baby looking right at us.

 

[ronott1]

Think I am going to do this with my silkie. I was going to give her some babies that just hatched, but changed my mind. It's just too mucky out there, and I really don't have a place for her and chicks right now..I have some others in the regular broody area...growing up.

If you have a cage with a wire bottom, that will almost alway break them. I did this a bunch last year. I had a blue australorp that went broody 5 times last year!

 

[ShrekDawg]

I just thought of something: I was thinking I'd have to buy an incubator which was part of the reason I was thinking of waiting till next year, besides no room, and if I did I was thinking the genesis hoverbator 1588 but I've heard a lot of people having success with making their own and from what I've seen the hoverbator is just Styrofoam anyway so perhaps I could make one myself?? But I'm not really mechanical and wouldn't really know where to begin. I know there's probably a lot to it and I should get a book or something but could anyone maybe at least try to tell my how to build one or what I'd need? And maybe basics of incubating? Thinking it could be way cheaper than alnost $200 and work just as well though obviously I'd eventually want to buy one maybe. Thanks.

 

[Cynthia12]

If you have a cage with a wire bottom, that will almost alway break them. I did this a bunch last year. I had a blue australorp that went broody 5 times last year!

I do, and I thought about using it, but it's still a bit chilly out there. It is supposed to get up to 50 a few times this week. If it does, will put her in it for a while ...while it's warm. I put her out in the mornings, and she will eat, then go back. I will block her nest box and see how that works. Warm tomorrow, will put her in the broody breaker. It's worked for me before.

 

[sunshinechick83]

I was going to resist..... but I'm in. I didn't realize we are only a little over a week and a half till they need to be set! Yay!