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

[cree57i]

Ok guys pics for days of the 25 day olds in there new chick brooder mansion. I just love those Egyptian Fayoumis!!

Those are some good looking' chicks and they have a great house!

This little guy (or girl), is having a bad hair day, but is very handsome! I think I would call him Elvis.

or maybe Elvena. I love the colors on this chick. Is this an Egyptian Fayoumis? Could be King Tut and still be the King.

 

[Eps32]

Those are some good looking' chicks and they have a great house!

This little guy (or girl), is having a bad hair day, but is very handsome! I think I would call him Elvis.  or maybe Elvena. I love the colors on this chick. Is this an Egyptian Fayoumis? Could be King Tut and still be the King.

No that's not the Egyptian. It's a golden laced polish. He or she is very Photo genic

 

[JoyfulPromise]

Also, Im in the process of building a brooding pen inside my coop for when I move my broody this weekend. If the move is successful, how many eggs can I safely give her to sit on for the last 6-7 days til hatch. She is a large Australorp hen almost a year old. I want to give her as many as possible as Im pretty sure she will do a better job with them than I can.

I have given standard size hens (Buff Orpington, Australorp, Barred Rock) up to 12 eggs and they have covered them successfully. One Buff hen hatched all 12 of hers successfully!

 

[Cynthia12]

LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE CUTE BABY CHICKEN PICTURES! LOVING THEM.

 

[Cynthia12]

13 of my Bantam Barred Rocks are viable..little swimmers. 4 have some pretty bad air cells..will see how they do.

 

[RattleCan]

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Well I'm glad you found a way that works for you! I'm still new to it all, so I definitely don't mind the different advice I've been hearing. The 38 eggs I incubated were two different batches. For the first 20 (my first ever incubating eggs!) I didn't have an automatic turner, only had one backup thermometer, no backup hygrometer, and was trying to use a small LED flashlight to candle them and it just wasn't working out. Only 2 of those 20 hatched, and I blame it on a combination of temp/humidity not being just right, power going out for a day, and me not turning them as diligently as I should have. Only 7 other of the eggs even developed at all, and died at various stages of growth. So I have no one to blame but myself.

Since I didn't do so hot with the first batch, I bought 18 more eggs off of the same individual. Only this time, I had an automatic turner, two backup thermometers, a backup hygrometer (calibrated with the salt test, which I also learned about) and a totally handy little flashlight gadget made just for candling eggs. 7 of those 18 eggs hatched, though I believe 4 were infertile, 3 had a blood ring shortly after being shipped, and the other 4 were again lost to various stages of development. It was neat actually being able to watch the second batch of eggs develop because I really couldn't with the lousy flashlight I had for the first batch.

So now I'm hoping with all the new tools, new knowledge, and a new set of eggs from a different seller, maybe I'll have even better luck! In all honesty, I definitely don't need two dozen EEs, so I won't be too heartbroken if I can't hatch them all. But I've set a new personal goal of at least a 50% hatch rate for these little ones. What can I say, I'm trying my best to learn!

 

[generaldsherman]

woo hoo! More eggs mil Fleur and Turken/naked neck. Will add these to incubator today and I will be hatching BBS ameraucana for the actual hatch along. Good thing I have a second incubator.

My new chick has medicine for cocci, never did get her tested because I'd have to drive 1 1/2 hours to get to a vet that can get me results before Monday. Since my only other pullet needs heat still, she, the sick one, is isolated and won't get anyone else sick.

 

[Teacherchick18]

I want to hatch-a-long this year! Time to dust off the 'ol incubator!!

 

[PigionLover112]

I'm in

If I have some eggs to set.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I set my turkey eggs today, along with a bunch of chicken eggs. This is the first time I've ever had a full tray lol.

PS: no spoiler here, that's not ALL the eggs set. I had to spill over into another tray, just a little