The 9th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong!

[ronott1]

Aggghhh! Well someone in my local poultry group hatched them and didn't mention anything like that, she has pics of the adult hens, but I'll keep an eye out for pecking!

Hopefully the genes that causes that behavior are not normally passes on.

They are a healthy cross and lay a lot of eggs! They are a bit human avoidant but not too bad.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I'm bad. View attachment 1305284

I've started collecting for my next round of incubation... 5 buckeye & 3 chantecler so far.

What is bad about that? I have a small metal bucket of guinea eggs waiting on the quail to finish hatching!

 

[generaldsherman]

I'm bad. View attachment 1305284

I've started collecting for my next round of incubation... 5 buckeye & 3 chantecler so far.

No worse than me... I stuffed the last 8 holes in my auto Turner with duck eggs, since I have a separate Hatcher. Ran out of space for 10 duck eggs, so donated them to the local FFA/at teacher at the school I work at

 

[dannyelle123]

So anyone with luck successfully hatching saddled eggs?

 

[dannyelle123]

Basically all the eggs I've hatched have been human avoidant, (except the roos) I'm going to try harder this time to socialize them.

Hopefully the genes that causes that behavior are not normally passes on.

They are a healthy cross and lay a lot of eggs! They are a bit human avoidant but not too bad.

 

[Cynthia12]

Here they are...View attachment 1305143 View attachment 1305144

Do they pop around and jump up and down like little popcorn popping in the brooder?

 

[Cynthia12]

When I hatched the Whole foods chicks, they killed each other. I do not know why exactly but it was gruesome.

It happened when they reached egg laying age

What?!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Do they pop around and jump up and down like little popcorn popping in the brooder?

Yes, it was crazy in there! I was really happy i used a quail egg carton so the eggs didn't get kicked around.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Joining late! I've got 14 eggs in the bator due on Easter. 5 from Whole Foods which are developing perfectly and will be Leghorn x's and 9 shipped colorful eggs 8 of which have horribly wonky air cells and were mistreated by the post office, so we'll see. When I realized the air cells were saddled I switched them up right. Anyone have luck or tips hatching saddled eggs?

Yes, I've had saddle air sacs hatch just fine. I've also had wrong way pippers hatch fine.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Open Contests:​

Contest #2: Edible Easter Contest
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Contest #3: Photo Caption Contest
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Contest #4: Natural Egg Photo Contest
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Contest #5: Flapper Contest
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Contest #6: Other Fowl Contest
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Contest #7: Cutest Baby Fowl Contest
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Contest #8 Broodies and their Babies Contest
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Contest #9: Hatching chick photography contest
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