The 9th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong!

[LilJoe]

Just set 18 eggs!
8 French Black Copper Marans and 10 Seramas. Can't wait til hatchday!

 

[Happy Chooks]

I'm confused... if I set eggs on March 12, day 19 (hatch day) will be on Saturday... not Sunday. So, I guess I just set on the 13th?

We plan on Saturday, but give +/- 2 days leeway for the contests. A lot of people go out of town on Easter, so we want them to be included too!

Oops.... I only went to get 12 eggs but accidentally came home with 32... just don’t know how it happened..

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Looks like 12 beautiful eggs to me.

My incubator is full. Can’t remember how many the turner holds right off. I’ll go check in a few. Of course I’m getting duck eggs tomorrow but I didn’t find them in time to set for the EHAL

If it is a hovabator with turner, it holds 42 eggs..........unless you stack them of course.

Does anyone know what the maximum weight capacity for the brinsea octagon 20 autoturner is?....

I know it's a week late, but today I acquired a peahen egg, so I will be setting it.
Current weight - 112.03 grams.
Target weight - 95.23 grams

Hen is white, but she's in with a white and a blue male, so if it hatches it will probably be white or blue.

What does a white peahen look like?

Would ot be too late to set standard chicken eggs?

Nope, not too late!

So I didn't plan on it, but on the ninth, I found a hen on a dead nest. She's now setting for Easter (Eggers). May I join?

Yeppers! Welcome!

I set 2 Silver Ameraucana eggs today, so I'm in! Pitiful numbers, I know.

But they are oh so beautiful!

I's been a while since I was here. How time flies. I set eggs on the 8th. Mine will hatch early but if I can join that would be great. I set 25 eggs.. Just let me know if I can join along. If not, no biggie. They're gonna hatch either way. lol

You are good! Welcome!

 

[Beer can]

Wait, is that what I think it is around that pups neck?! Lol

I thought it was a homemade cone until you said that and looked again.

 

[Happy Chooks]

You all have already started, but when you are finished setting all of your eggs, please post the total in this thread.

Also, please indicate the number. We love seeing pictures, but auroradream has a lot of numbers to record, so please make it easy on her and don't make her count.

 

[AlleysChicks]

If it is a hovabator with turner, it holds 42 eggs..........unless you stack them of course.

Shh Chooks don’t give me any ideas! Them kinda ideas get me in trouble lol

 

[wvchics]

When they act like a alligator with rabies it's usually a pretty good indicator, Lol.
I had a known broody today refuse to let me take a couple eggs from her. Tried shooing her out, thumped on nest box, poked her with a stick, tried prying her out with stick, she just growled at me and rolled the eggs back under her and puffed up. I had cloth work gloves on, but I still don't like getting bit, need a big leather welding glove or raptor glove in those cases, Lol.
I'll probably let her set on those two eggs for a couple of days then remove them and toss a fresh bunch under her.

I was waiting until she got up to eat, but I had to do it as soon as she got up otherwise I have another hen that will go sit on them and I've even had my roo sit on them while she eats lol. I was moving her, but she got more and more upset so it was just easier to grab them while she was eating and I didn't have to throw them out because I collect eggs when I feed anyway.

 

[AlleysChicks]

41 eggs. 12 OE eggs, 2 SFH cross, and 27 silkie eggs.

Guess I could have had 42 eggs if I took that piece out lol

 

[wicket 07]

I set 14 eggs 12 marans Blues, and black and 2 Olive eggers on Sat. at noon.

 

[LilJoe]

These one don't count, but I have about 66. In another incubator that hatch the week before Easter. I will update on those still, though.

 

[WVduckchick]

I set 18 call duck eggs and didn't even realize they would be due on Easter.