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

[Sally Sunshine]

My little silver cot died. I had been carrying him in my shirt for the day and needed to get some sleep (I am sick). I went to lay him down in the bator and he wiggled out of my hand and fell 18 inches. He seemed all right so I tucked him back into his sock nest and went to bed. I got up 3 hours later and went to tape his curled feet and he was dead.

I have determined that we are all masochist at some level. Addicted to the drama of life and death. My peeping egg went silent so I don't know if it is going to hatch or not.

oh nosssssss!!!!! awwwwwww so sorry!!

















Good morning MICH! @Gardeningmama

 

[The Cottages]

Greetings from Wisconsin!
We actually set 28 eggs in two different incubators. Mainly Black Cooper Marans, Easter Eggers, Olive Eggers, and a couple Buff Orpingtons. The BUZZ has already started with the residents, in anticipation of baby chicks. So wonderful to watch!

 

[Eps32]

I know I said this last night. But candled the shipped orust eggs I set on March 3. And there's development in most of them!! I'm super excited seeing I paid 115 bucks for these. This will be the rarest breed I ever hatched. But hopefully will get to see some Orust chicks for Easter. I'm told they have little panda coloring as chicks!

 

[TJordan]

I set 20 more eggs today. I have no idea what they are. Some were only 20-25g. What kind of chicken lays an egg that small? My Silkies and Cochins lay eggs that are about 40g... So weird. It will be a surprise!

Bantam?

 

[TJordan]

Here's the eggs set in the new "cabinet cooler bator" :

Yes, I know that bottom turner is empty, but need better air circulation before putting any eggs down there.

And the rest are double-stacked in the Genesis 1588 egg turner - top layer newest eggs & bottom layer of eggs due to hatch on the 11th. So, will be moving them to the hatcher Tomorrow!

I've double stacked many times & as long as there is a rubber band around the egg turner motor & "channel", it does just fine. You're "not supposed to", but the warranty ended way before this! I just check them a few times a day, as sometimes the top eggs fall over on their side.

Breakdown of what I set Sunday evening:

36 from SFH coop, including 6 eggs from a Catskill Homesteader hen who lays green eggs & one light brown egg laying CH.

All the rest are Catskill Homesteader eggs from several groups, some of which I just separated with a "new" rooster, so they're not pure for him yet, but still wanted to hatch from them.
11 - Michael Jessie's Group (he's turning 4yrs in April- Blue Andalusian/EE) - all khaki green layers
6 Muffy's Group - multi-generation Catskill Homesteaders with a little Bielefelder genetics - dark brown eggs - recently separated
11 "Mini Flower" (SFH/bantam Cochin) Rooster's Group - 3 green (crested SFH/CH), 2 small pink (bantam Cochin/SFH), 3 small light brown (Elly May - bantam Cochin/Silkie), 3 LG light brown (SFH/CH from 2014 hatch) - they were in PA/DC area with same rooster, plus "Joshua" & his two "sons" - so test hatch to see who was the dominant one.

26 khaki green, blue/green eggs from PA/DC Coops ( multiple CH roosters)
6 light brown & 4 "pink" - PA/DC Coops

Wow!! So what do you do for a living? Chicken farm?

 

[Lozuufy]

I know I said this last night. But candled the shipped orust eggs I set on March 3. And there's development in most of them!! I'm super excited seeing I paid 115 bucks for these. This will be the rarest breed I ever hatched. But hopefully will get to see some Orust chicks for Easter. I'm told they have little panda coloring as chicks!

That's great!

 

[Eps32]

Here's one of the only pics I could find of an Orust chick on the Internet. There stunning!!

 

[TJordan]

My little silver cot died. I had been carrying him in my shirt for the day and needed to get some sleep (I am sick). I went to lay him down in the bator and he wiggled out of my hand and fell 18 inches. He seemed all right so I tucked him back into his sock nest and went to bed. I got up 3 hours later and went to tape his curled feet and he was dead. I have determined that we are all masochist at some level. Addicted to the drama of life and death. My peeping egg went silent so I don't know if it is going to hatch or not.

I'm so sorry. Poor thing. I hope you get to feeling better as well.

 

[Lozuufy]

Here's one of the only pics I could find of an Orust chick on the Internet. There stunning!!

That pattern is so cool, I wonder what genes cause that... heading off to the chicken color calculator to try and figure it out

 

[Eps32]

That pattern is so cool, I wonder what genes cause that... heading off to the chicken color calculator to try and figure it out

I'm curious also. But I can't figure out that Calculator thing lol.