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

[chattery41]

Yes indeed. Pay it forward and thanks so much.

You are welcome

 

[mendocinosunris]

Well, it's been ages since I posted on BYC. I'd love to join Easter Hatch-A-Long! I should have 40-ish araucana eggs by then. I'll be picking up 3 dozen on Friday, & I'll have maybe a dozen from my own hens by Saturday.

Good luck everyone!

 

[chattery41]

WOOP WOOP !! Got my e-mail today. . .my eggs are on their way from Hog Creek Ranch. Should be here Thursday. The date for receiving when i ordered them was March 25th. So i msgd Phillip Schardt at HCR and told him if at all possible i needed them before the 5th for the HAL. He told me he would do his best and apparently he did cause they will be here in plenty of time. Orpingtons, Orpingtons, Orpingtons !!!!

 

[tiedyechick]

HHHHH my new bator should arrive on Thursday!!!! I'm so in if I can get my hands on some eggs in time

 

[Cynthia12]

Well, it's been ages since I posted on BYC. I'd love to join Easter Hatch-A-Long! I should have 40-ish araucana eggs by then. I'll be picking up 3 dozen on Friday, & I'll have maybe a dozen from my own hens by Saturday.

Good luck everyone!

 

[Cynthia12]

AHHHHH my new bator should arrive on Thursday!!!! I'm so in if I can get my hands on some eggs in time

You have some time yet..so..you are in.

 

[jaide]

Question for you all. I'm new to egg hatching. I set my first eggs 20 days ago. Today I came home from work and looked in the bator and one has piped. Oh I am an excited chicken mama until I looked at the thermometer and see that my incubator is almost 110 degrees. I'm not seeing any movement in the egg the piped or any others. Do you think I cooked them all? Can they survive that high of heat during lock down?

 

[chattery41]

Question for you all. I'm new to egg hatching. I set my first eggs 20 days ago. Today I came home from work and looked in the bator and one has piped. Oh I am an excited chicken mama until I looked at the thermometer and see that my incubator is almost 110 degrees. I'm not seeing any movement in the egg the piped or any others. Do you think I cooked them all? Can they survive that high of heat during lock down?

Oh man, that's hot. After they pip they usually rest and learn to use their lungs and breathe air. Itmay take a while for them to start zipping if they're still alive. Listen close and see if you here any peeping. That's what i do. Also i will pull up a youtube video of chicks making chick noises and play it for them. And i usually hear some peeping. Good luck

 

[IHeartPoultry]

Question for you all. I'm new to egg hatching. I set my first eggs 20 days ago. Today I came home from work and looked in the bator and one has piped. Oh I am an excited chicken mama until I looked at the thermometer and see that my incubator is almost 110 degrees. I'm not seeing any movement in the egg the piped or any others. Do you think I cooked them all? Can they survive that high of heat during lock down?

I heard (through the grape vine..) that someone had their eggs at 120, for some period of time and they survived. I don't know how far along they were though...

Best of luck :fingerscrossed

Edit: I can't figure out what ":somethinghere" the fingers crossed emoji is. LOL

 

[Cynthia12]

Question for you all. I'm new to egg hatching. I set my first eggs 20 days ago. Today I came home from work and looked in the bator and one has piped. Oh I am an excited chicken mama until I looked at the thermometer and see that my incubator is almost 110 degrees. I'm not seeing any movement in the egg the piped or any others. Do you think I cooked them all? Can they survive that high of heat during lock down?

They do take their time going into a zip at times. Get that heat down, then all you can do is wait. Is the humidity up? The heat usually goes up if the humidity is down..keep the humidity around mid 50's to low 60%.