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

[Jayzandra]

I don't know if this is the place to post this, but I set 10 Pekin Duck eggs and 6 Red Bourbon Turkey eggs on the 18th.

 

[southernhusky]

43 beautiful NN eggs. I realize they won't all hatch NN, but I should get me a few! And, I realize they won't all hatch! lol.. If they did..that would be some kind of record .. at least for me with shipped eggs!! Can't wait to see these babies.

 

[brucifer]

I have read all the posts with interest and I am talking about chickens, not ducks. Totally understand everyone's different opinions and I will try to rehome any excess boys that hatch before taking other measures if I have to.

I appreciate you asking an honest question and not being offended with the comments. I'm confident that you'll do what you feel in best. Best wishes with your hatch.

BTW, I learned that chickens referred to as Pekin chickens in the UK are the same as what many people in the USA refer to as Cochin Bantams. It's always nice to learn something new. Cheers!

 

[Razadia]

Look at that fat face!

It kept falling asleep against my hand. They're all pretty calm and loving.

Also, an update on the chick with curled toes, its toes have fully uncurled since moving it to the brooder.

 

[I Love Layers]

9 or 10 eggs so far can't remeber. Black Cockerel has made no move on his females. I guess i will have to do a second hatch. My slacking EEs did not lay a single egg today. I will hopefully have over 12 cochins and hopefully a few EE eggs...

 

[chikenscratch]

please enter me in the hatchalong. I'll be setting 12 welsummers and 12 speckled sussex for the easter hatch.

 

[Monstro]

I just left it but did completely turn the eggs when I candled. It was turning them it was just hard to tell.
How are your air cells? That's what concerned me on that style turner, bad air cells on shipped eggs are best left upright. I figure if I ever get Shipped eggs I'll just put them in egg cartons and just tip the incubator back and forth.

Havent candled and first time with shipped eggs

 

[Nyla]

Going To Be Putting Quail Hatching Eggs In The Incubator March 28th For Easter Hatch Along!
So Count Me In! WHOO!

 

[CuzChickens]

OK, looking for some advice.

Despite the fact I've been planning this for about two months, I was just notified today that a tentative family vacation is in the works for Easter weekend. I want to be part of this very badly, but I'm trying to figure out how to make this work. Do you ever leave during lockdown? We would leave the day lockdown begins, so I'd put them in lockdown that morning and get back the day they should begin hatching. I'd have the petsitter check in on them, but is it foolish of me to even try juggling a vacation while chicks are in lockdown? Or am I being to protective about this whole thing? Thanks in advance.

 

[I Love Layers]

OK, looking for some advice.

Despite the fact I've been planning this for about two months, I was just notified today that a tentative family vacation is in the works for Easter weekend. I want to be part of this very badly, but I'm trying to figure out how to make this work. Do you ever leave during lockdown? We would leave the day lockdown begins, so I'd put them in lockdown that morning and get back the day they should begin hatching. I'd have the petsitter check in on them, but is it foolish of me to even try juggling a vacation while chicks are in lockdown? Or am I being to protective about this whole thing? Thanks in advance.

I'm gone every Easter and hatched least year. I take the last chick out when I leave and I come back within 18 hours usually so they are stuck in the bator for a while but they are fine