The 9th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong!

[ronott1]

Look what I found! My very first Ayam Cemani egg!!!View attachment 1309742
How cute is that tiny little egg?!
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Very nice!

 

[AlezaJ]

I just found out I have a broody hen! She's setting on 2 golf balls right now in the main nest box. She's sleeping in there tonight; I forgot to check the last few nights. She's nearly a year old. If her broodyness sticks I'm thinking about putting some chicks under her after they hatch in the incubator next week. Would you do it, if so how many?

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey there yup I have an Ameracauna not quite a yea doing it also ... now my Silky I have 4 broody that does not surprise me they are not quite a year

 

[Hyroler]

I candled the 18 eggs I started 3/10 (16) looked good (1)not sure (1)not looking good.4 days till lockdown.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Last night, I did a quick candling, just my shipped eggs that are die this weekend. Out if 15 chocolate orpington eggs sent, 13 look good! I'm beyond thrilled with that! That's like a record when it comes to shipped eggs lol. I just had 5 blue/splash orps and 2 blue birchen Marans hatch yesterday from shipped eggs too. I'm going to be swamped with orps!

Anyone who's on Facebook, there is a great way to get eggs and different breeds. I think the page is called egg swappers USA. I traded muscovy duck eggs for all the orps and some serama eggs due next weekend and have some eggs going out Monday trading for some blrw!

 

[chonsey]

Getting the R-com cleaned up & ready to use for Lockdown! Got my Giant Brahma chicks in the brooder with my TSC chicks. I'm averaging two Araucana eggs out of three hens. And two from my three Brahma hens. I have the heating pad cave setup for the chicks. I can hardly wait until the weather breaks, hoping the other two hens will start laying by then.

 

[Pensmaster]

Working on getting the new lockdown incubator locked in for temps and humidity. Glad I did. Temps were far to high and humidity is much easier to keep up with this one. Last one leaked too much air.
It has a plastic egg bottom that really stinks for the first 2 days. Better now. I think it’s for ease of cleaning compared to the hardware cloth of the last one.

 

[Pensmaster]

Last night, I did a quick candling, just my shipped eggs that are die this weekend. Out if 15 chocolate orpington eggs sent, 13 look good! I'm beyond thrilled with that! That's like a record when it comes to shipped eggs lol. I just had 5 blue/splash orps and 2 blue birchen Marans hatch yesterday from shipped eggs too. I'm going to be swamped with orps!

Anyone who's on Facebook, there is a great way to get eggs and different breeds. I think the page is called egg swappers USA. I traded muscovy duck eggs for all the orps and some serama eggs due next weekend and have some eggs going out Monday trading for some blrw!

Oh boy another way for me to get deeper in trouble.
I actually never had a FB account so I’m safe.

 

[CapricornFarm]

The bunnies i hatched are growing fast! 5 weeks old now!

 

[CapricornFarm]

My cat managed to knock over the brooder and the waterer crushed and stunned one of the babies! It looked like roadkill but then revived some. Hoping it will survive.