The 9th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong!

[Lazy Farmer]

Power is out.
Going to have to get home. Best weather ever and power goes out. Go figure. I have 8 Dark Cornish eggs incubating yet. Not due for a week or so.

uncool. get a battery back up for computers/electronics. They are relatively inexpensive these days.

 

[VintageLilFarm]

Oh cool! Who was it then that had the Jqmes Marie quail eggs... We've been thinking about ordering some from them that's why I asked.

Now I believe Japanese quail are coturnix quail but I'm not familiar with harlequin.

So far we have Pharoah and Texas A&M coturnix quail(although we had some bad luck with our Pharoahs and I will be adding more because of that.)
We get blue and even green eggs from time to time(although she may have been the one we just lost because it's been a while since I got one of those eggs) without the spots and that's something I think would be cool to breed for along with size and such.



Where did you get your blue double laced barnvelders? Those are one my want list LoL
We've got some chocolate English Orpingtons they're great birds. I really love all of our English Orpington color varieties.




In other news the mink attack 3-4 days ago broke up my broody silkies which sucks but that's okay. However my mauve English Orpington mix pullet (not sure what she's mixed with looks pure Orpington but for her comb-possibly EE) anyway at hatch I thought she was pure. But she has since gone broody and maybe was before the attack. My worry is she never gets up and is losing weight, fast!

We've had broodies before but not one that never gets up to eat drink or relieve herself. The first two days I just assumed I was catching her laying bc she's always complained when disturbed. Unfortunately if she sticks she will hatch too late for the broodies and chick pictures contest. Too bad because we've stuck a bunch of blue and green EE and legbar eggs under her. Plus being maybe she's stunning!

I had the eggs shipped from east coast! I only got 2 eggs. Both were living at lockdown. First shipment I had three and all broke in transit. Pretty excited i have at least one!

 

[VintageLilFarm]

Serama hatched at 3:15.

 

[chickendreams24]

I had the eggs shipped from east coast! I only got 2 eggs. Both were living at lockdown. First shipment I had three and all broke in transit. Pretty excited i have at least one!

Yeah due to fertility issues I only see us putting 1-3 eggs in for lockdown tonight. Sadly.

 

[Pensmaster]

uncool. get a battery back up for computers/electronics. They are relatively inexpensive these days.

What’s a computer?
I do have a generator so if it stays off for much longer I’ll have to get it running.
Will the battery back up run the incubator

 

[Kessel23]

My sister went to TS to get me some chick feed and other brooding supplies... She came back with more than that though.

I'm still waiting for these chicks to hatch, the first one pipped at like 6 in the morning, is that a long time? He has made no progress sense then.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

What’s a computer?
I do have a generator so if it stays off for much longer I’ll have to get it running.
Will the battery back up run the incubator

I have 3 plugged into it currently. YES. But not for days. Just hours. When I hear.. BEEP BEEP BEEP at 4 in the morning, I know some drunk or a tree took a line out somewhere close. Helps me sleep better, hearing that faint beep. We lost power during Hurricane Irma for seven days. The BBU lasted about 9 hours with one little giant 9300 plugged in.

 

[JaeG]

My sister went to TS to get me some chick feed and other brooding supplies... She came back with more than that though.

I'm still waiting for these chicks to hatch, the first one pipped at like 6 in the morning, is that a long time? He has made no progress sense then.

What a kind sister you have! So cute!

Chicks can sit at the pipped stage for 24 hours (on average) so there's no reason to panic yet. It's torture waiting though!

 

[VintageLilFarm]

Yeah due to fertility issues I only see us putting 1-3 eggs in for lockdown tonight. Sadly.

Oh no!!
We had that too. Lavender Orps were a no (bought 6 and eggtopsy showed quite certain not fertile) same breeder for the 5 infertile chocolate orps.

 

[Kessel23]

What a kind sister you have! So cute!

Chicks can sit at the pipped stage for 24 hours (on average) so there's no reason to panic yet. It's torture waiting though!

Ok, that is good to hear, I was getting worried