The 8th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!!!!

[ShrekDawg]

I can't upload on either, not sure what's going on
Fab pic

It is like a wiggly eye too
53 sounds good
That's a great result
Do you peak day 5 Cynthia?
Have you taken water out (reduced the surface area of water) to reduce the humidity?
Me too, I never trust the incubator. I got my fingers burnt once with that but never again.


Certainly leave in for a double check. Fingers crossed it's just tricking you and all is good at your next candle.

I'm putting my clears down to a first season young cockerel.

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Lol i cant wait to hatch then so I can see it lol

 

[ronott1]

You want my numbers even though some will hatch before and after Easter?

Eggs set two days before and two days after the set day for each type of poultry set.
The set dates are in the first post of this thread.

basically, any eggs that will hatch two days before and two days after Easter; projected dates. Ducks can hatch early so they will still count if they are set st the correct date range regardless of when they hatch.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Lol i cant wait to hatch then so I can see it lol

You will love it but watch because it's addictive!

 

[ShrekDawg]

You will love it but watch because it's addictive!

Lol yeah, I was looking at hatching eggs for a while and i wanted every one lol

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Lol yeah, I was looking at hatching eggs for a while and i wanted every one lol

That's how it starts with the "I'm just looking"

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Lol, I guess my count will be much less, because I have ducks on nests all over the yard, and I have no idea when they started sitting.

 

[ShrekDawg]

That's how it starts with the "I'm just looking"

Lol

 

[Pensmaster]

Eggs set two days before and two days after the set day for each type of poultry set.
 The set dates are in the first post of this thread.

basically, any eggs that will hatch two days before and two days after Easter; projected dates. Ducks can hatch early so they will still count if they are set st the correct date range regardless of when they hatch.

Ron

Well heck I guess my count is smaller as I was counting the shipped eggs starting the Saturday before. So only the 14 under the broody count for me. I haven't candled them but every once and a while I see this really bright light coming from the coop so I guess she has it handled.

 

[ChookLover02]

Hi guys. I don't have time to catch up right now.

Things are crazy here. I would appreciate it if everyone could please read this post I know it's long but the lowest half is what's most important to me. The upper half will give you a laugh.

We set chicken eggs for the Easter hatchalong on Monday at noon.

Yesterday we discovered something had damaged our kitchen cupboard under the sink. And later learned it's a groundhog. It would seem it hibernated in the crawl space under our kitchen floor and became stuck.

Everyone remember those holes last fall under our porch? I believe we know the cause. Well apparently the thing can't find its way out and of course has no access to water. Yesterday it chewed through the water line to our sprayer knozzle on the kitchen sink as well as chewing at the cupboard itself. There is a flap of wood that goes around the pipes that lifts out that is it's entrance point.

We were up until past 4 am last night trying to get the thing out. It's large for a groundhog and although I'm not frightened of it I do respect it and feel for it's plight. We are trying to shoo it out through the kitchen and out the back door. Unfortunately this has not proved easy.

Hopefully tonight we can manage to get it out. It is very fearful but not aggressive although if it felt cornered I'm sure it could be. In fact after it got out of the cupboard(pushed the cupboard door open) last night the wood fell and it wasn't able to get back down the hole for some time.

We weren't able to get the door open and get it out before it got the flap up again.

It was quite the fiasco with me trying to soothe the frightened panicked creature. And eventually it turned and walked right up to me in between the kitchen and the dining room. No fear what so ever and sniffed the tote lid that I held as a barricade before looking up at me. I told it gently it didn't want to go that way and turn around and it did. Lol

Quite the night. Hopefully tonight we will be more successful.



Now my friends please I need your thoughts and prayers for my Grandpa. I was informed today that he was rushed from his Alzheimer's care assisted living via ambulance a couple of days ago. His doctor had changed his meds and taken him off his pills for his mood. From what I understand. It was a short conversation. I will know more later. My Grandpa, who is the kindest most respectful man you'd ever meet, except for his Alzheimer's acted up without his pills. Any change at all is hard for Alzheimer's or dementia patients and he began to act out to the staff. From there they sent him to a hospital with a psych ward.

However upon admission tests were run and he has bacteria in his urine which we knew about but his elderly doctor chose to ignore when he saw him Friday. They also did a CAT scan and discovered he has pneumonia and a sinus infection as well as a urinary tract infection. He was not running a fever.

For those that don't know illness in patients who are elderly or have dementia or Alzheimer's often confuses and worsens their mental state. In the last three weeks he has not been recognizing family at all which has been spotty. He has good days and bad days but lately there all been bad.

We are hoping that treating these illnesses will improve his mental state and lesson his mood swings. If he remains violent or threatening of violence the place will not take him back.

Everyone please keep my Grandpa in your thoughts and prayers and keep my family in them as well.

My Grandpa is being monitored and treated with IV antibiotics. He did recognize my Grandma for the first time in three weeks yesterday when he looked at her and said her name.

I will keep you all up to date on Grandpa and on the groundhog when I know more. Thank you guys

Wow... I really do hope he gets better. I will keep praying and thinking of you and your family. Goodluck

 

[katsdar]

Keep us updated on the double yolker!