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

[lilwildrabbit]

They are tougher than we give them credit for, congrats

So how many Dutch do you have?

I only have the one Dutch hen daddy was a bantam Cochin she started setting away from the coop I just found her nest the other day but knew she was brooding somewhere but last night it rained and got extra cold and sometime during the night she abandoned it I found it about 10 am yesterday abandoned and eggs were ice cold I didn't think they had a chance but I still brought them in popped them in with my other eggs I have on lockdown pumped the humidity back up and said a little prayer now I have one out and one piping. I'm so happy!!! I'm eggstatic!!

 

[Cynthia12]

Joining in EHAL again this year! Can't wait!

 

[Cynthia12]

I am excited to join this years Easter Hatch-a-long! It is my 1st time incubating and have 25 Blue Andalusian eggs that will be set. Wish me luck!

 

[lilwildrabbit]

Wishing you all the luck and I hope you get a 100% hatch!

 

[Cynthia12]

I found some Speckled Sussex eggs on ebay. It's really torturous to NOT order them but I don't have an incubator yet so I gotta cool it lol but only $6 starting bid (although $15.50 shipping but that's not too bad) for 10+ but I think they include 12 and their birds are really pretty and and... looking at eggs was a bad idea

I was actually looking at some of those on ebay too! I've had them. A friend of mine still has one that she got from me. That hen is close to 5 yrs. old, and still laying a few times a week!

 

[Pyxis]

I'll be setting some eggs for the hatch a long. I'll be doing Call eggs for sure, and maybe some chicken eggs. Also hoping to do goose eggs but they're still not laying yet so I don't have much hope I'll be able to set them for the hatch a long, unless they start laying in the next three days.

 

[lilwildrabbit]

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Yep, it can be expensive, lol

I know where to get the Nankins, the search goes on

I m looking for some Dutch myself

 

[meltel]

Not sure if it's too late to join but I'm in

 

[BantyChooks]

Not sure if it's too late to join but I'm in

MEL!! e

 

[ChickAsThieves]

I checked the incubator this morning around 7:30am (EST) and of the eggs had a pip! I also saw the egg shaking back and forth a few times. It's been 2.5 hours since I initially saw the pip and there has been no additional progress. Is that normal? Still nothing from the other egg.

Thanks!