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

[Razadia]

I completely forgot about this. I actually got an unbroken Marans egg! I know it doesn't count for the hatch. I'm just checking it for fertility. I've been waiting a while to get one before they managed to break it.

 

[jwlpoultry]

Here are some of the pictures I grabbed. Please know that these are the shots BEFORE they are website ready(poop removed, etc) so don't judge them too harshly please. According to the photographer all of these chicks thought that the "stage" was a perfect place to poop before their big debut. Ameri-Flower Teenagers: P.S. I also have some pics of our Frizzled Seramas, Bantam Calico Cochins, and Fun and Funky if anyone is interested in seeing them. Just don't tell my boss.

Im going to enjoy Ameri-flowers!

 

[Shay1Bear]

I'm in!! 42 eggs total set. 24 Welsummer, 18 mixed breeds.

 

[MyPetChicken]

Here are some more I snagged from the photo shoot. More pooping teenagers.

Frizzled Seramas:






Bantam Calico Cochins:






What do you think they are looking at?



Fun and Funky:

 

[BantyChooks]

Here are some more I snagged from the photo shoot. More pooping teenagers.

Frizzled Seramas:






Bantam Calico Cochins:






What do you think they are looking at?



Fun and Funky:

Aww!

 

[Chickenwolf]

Adjust my total to 14 please. I couldn't resist adding 2 more to the mix. Especially since one is a red star and blue cochin mix .

 

[chickendreams24]

I started with 20... Then jumped to 54!!! My friend needed some done. She came over with 2&1/2 dozen

I pulled my turner and layed everything flat. Then. On the same day I do this my husband comes home from the store with MORE babies.

I was thinking about taking out my turner but I only overfilled my bator by 6 eggs and I have been rotating out the 6 so I think it's okay.

Way too many fantastic roosters out there to keep a bad one. What a horrible thing to happen to your sister. I've been hit at hip level by a mixed breed cockerel, and I'm 5'8" tall. That is face level for a child. Just not worth it. The day this male went for my head when I was filling up a waterer was the day he was gone. For some reason, he just had an issue with me. He was fine with my husband, my kids and even strangers........but I went into the run and it was game on. Did you calibrate your hygrometer? They sound very interesting. Looking forward to pictures.

We had a bantam hatchery golden laced sebright mix(that's right he was even pure) idk what he was mixed with though. He was bigger than our other bantams but not quite large fowl size. His name was Coco and he's was one of our favorite chicks always wanting attention. When he went through puberty about 16 weeks he matured he went crazy and we could go outside without him stalking and attacking us. He was so aggressive that after he clawed up my legs in a relentless attack and we made the decision to cull him we finally had to do it with a gun. It was quick and painless but you could get close to him let alone handle him. Our current flock master is a slw cockeral who is on a cull list for mild aggressive behavior that has been slowly escalating. Sadly he stops and then starts again but we too have young nieces and nephews and we don't want to risk it. However I will say that he has only ever come at my mother and myself.

 

[shahtir101]

Here are some more I snagged from the photo shoot. More pooping teenagers. Frizzled Seramas: Bantam Calico Cochins: What do you think they are looking at? Fun and Funky:

So cute! I want to buy some hatching eggs so bad.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Welcome to the Hatch-a-long!

That's awesome. Everyone can't help but like chickens a little bit.


She looks like one happy momma hen.


Welcome! So glad you could join!


Wow! That's a lot of nice eggs!

Yup! Exactly! Lol i know he likes them

 

[TJordan]

the mail lady brought me a package today with another dozen. 1 was broke and I dropped 1 while candling. That leaves 10 but all have detached air cells.

I've got them in a carton and won't turn for several days. Hope they are ok. So that brings my count up to ....... 64!!!!! My husband is going to KILL ME!!!!!!!!!!! If I disappear after hatch it's because of fowl (

) play.