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

[lilwildrabbit]

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You just signed up.

ll give you a full count when I get them set

 

[brucifer]

It's been crazy here in NoDak.. last week it as 30 degrees amd beautiful and this is today

Yup...that's some rough looking weather. Brrrr!

Here in Georgia we've been spoiled by a relatively mild winter. My peach and pear trees all bloomed early last week and have already set fruit. Unfortunately, they will all get nipped in the bud later this week. Some pears may survive the blast of sub-freezing temps, but my peaches will be 100% lost. What a bummer.

Today I'm finishing a large brooder pen to hold some of my young pullets and cockerels since I'm not quite ready to expose them to 25ºF temps. After this spell of cold weather passes, into the outdoor coop they go.

 

[lilwildrabbit]

Yup...that's some rough looking weather. Brrrr!

Here in Georgia we've been spoiled by a relatively mild winter. My peach and pear trees all bloomed early last week and have already set fruit. Unfortunately, they will all get nipped in the bud later this week. Some pears may survive the blast of sub-freezing temps, but my peaches will be 100% lost. What a bummer.

Today I'm finishing a large brooder pen to hold some of my young pullets and cockerels since I'm not quite ready to expose them to 25ºF temps. After this spell of cold weather passes, into the outdoor coop they go.

I Love Layers
I would like t copy the pic of the snow for my sister in law in texas she don't believe that in some places it's still snowing. And I'm in Georgia too and have converted a dog cage I have to hold my chicks a few days before they go outside so I'm in that bad transition time and still more chicks in the cooker( incubator)

 

[I Love Layers]

I Love Layers
I would like t copy the pic of the snow for my sister in law in texas she don't believe that in some places it's still snowing. And I'm in Georgia too and have converted a dog cage I have to hold my chicks a few days before they go outside so I'm in that bad transition time and still more chicks in the cooker( incubator)

We had 50 inches already this winter before this.. but it all melted in a 1 week nice spree. I would love to be able to even have chicks outside other then during the afternoon when it's warm evem in the summer...

 

[timon]

LOL! If I were you, I'd go for the Brinsea, Mini II Eco. It's cheap, it's affective, and it's small. It fits about 10 chicken eggs, duck eggs, and lots of quail and banties. That's the one that I have, and I love it. Just giving you advice, but do what you want

With the Brinsea do you ever test its temperature and humidity, or are they good enough machines?

 

[minihorse927]

The brinsea I had was unreliable. Always always always test every incubator!

 

[lilwildrabbit]

With the Brinsea do you ever test its temperature and humidity, or are they good enough machines?

It's always good to double check everything temp humidity so you can make sure your not by chance over cooking or undercooking your chicks I have even went to the point to put two more thermometers to get a more percice reading

 

[lilwildrabbit]

I am going back after this hatch and even tho I have just used it I'll clean it up and retest it for humidity and temp just to make sure that it's still where it should be

 

[Lozuufy]

.... Also how do you do those cute movable smiley faces?

Are you on a mobile devise? If so then you have to enter the codes for them https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/734386/chick-emoticons#post_11984800

 

[Cynthia12]

I'll be setting some on the 22 or 23 latest would I qualify? I have prior engagements to pull this off I have to put them in the cooker then not any later