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

[TJordan]

Hahahahha it's like a blank chicken check lol I want one of those what is he hoping to get now?

He doesn't know. Just more pullets.

I just got an order for 5 (maybe more) chicks when they hatch for a friend at church. I've started spreading the chicken disease.

not to mention the teacher at school that wants 2 pullets and the school itself voting on building a coop for the kids.

and so it starts.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

OMG, you guys are so bad - I'm DETERMINED not to candle until day 7, but you're making it so hard!

::utting fingers in ears, figuratively::::

I can't HEAR you! LaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLa...

- Ant Farm

 

[bantambury]

Heres a candle pic i got today!

 

[TJordan]

I guess I'm the bad one. I started it off with that post today

. I only candled the first dozen I got shipped. I'll do the rest on day 7-8...

be good on the rest

 

[venymae]

I think I am only on day 3 Or 4??

 

[hbhoffman]

Late to the Hatching party... just remembered it! Set 18 eggs this past Sunday. Is there something I am supposed to do other than say "I'm in"? My friend is going to shoot me kindly! That's too many for our set up! LOL. But they are so much fun to have!

 

[Lapeerian]

My incubator is driving me nuts. Can't get the egg turner to work. Pulled all the eggs out again to try to get it working. Candled them in the process. Really good visible development on half, other half not as much. One blood ring to toss. Fan motor seized up again, blew out the dust and got it going again. Made sure I switched the eggs around so they aren't all ending up in the same hot/cool spots. Now the two thermometers I have running in are 5 degrees different.
Going to stop at TSC tomorrow to pick up another incubator. If I can't find one there, Amazon Prime will bring me one.
Edit to add: it is a Little Giant incubator, got it for free 2 years ago. Bought the egg Turner last Christmas. Hasn't been too bad for me, but this is the first year fully loaded and with lots of purchased eggs.

 

[TJordan]

Late to the Hatching party... just remembered it! Set !8 eggs this past Sunday. Is there something I am supposed to do other than say "I'm in"?

Keep us updated and take pretty pictures as they hatch

 

[hbhoffman]

Will happily do that! First time, always bought my chicks!

 

[chattery41]

I think I am only on day 3 Or 4??

If you set Sunday the 6th then 3 days