The 9th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong!

[Cynthia12]

Had me for a second....

Me too!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Me too!

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[HenniesInMyHeart]

Seond baby is here!

 

[Bonniebooboo]

Just reporting that I have 11 Button quail chicks and my hatch is done. They are so cute!
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Here's a funny photo: don't worry - baby wasn't dead (just being a crazy quail baby):
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They are darling! wonderful!

 

[Bonniebooboo]

First Easter duckling out! 7:15a.m.
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It looks like intestine to me. picture a little blurry. I had one this morning hatched, but died, intestines pulled out. Good luck.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Just reporting that I have 11 Button quail chicks and my hatch is done. They are so cute!
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Here's a funny photo: don't worry - baby wasn't dead (just being a crazy quail baby):
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So many different colors!

One of my eggs has been zipped about an inch for the last 12ish hours. I can see it breathing but it hasn't moved. Do you think it will finish on its own?

Color of the membrane?

I just checked, I think it's intestines. I'm guessing nothing can be done?

You can try putting it in a tea cup, so it can't move around.

 

[Madonna m]

Wow, a house full of company, kids running out to check on incubator every few minutes with status reports. What a fun day.

 

[wabbit1964]

So we have the 1 turkey, yesterday 5 easter eggers today 1 duckling and 4 easter eggers. Still waiting in the incubator to see if they decide to hatch 2 turkeys, 4 easter eggers

 

[BantyChooks]

Thought you were going to find an internal pip picture.

Ach, sorry about that. Looks like Cynthia covered it well.

 

[ronott1]

DH set up an incubator on the front porch this morning.
We got the humidity level up pretty good. Added water and apple cider with light brown sugar. It's coming up to a light steam release, keeping the air content nice and steamy.
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We placed the subject which has been in a curing brine in the refrigerator for 7 days, upon a rack just above the steamy water of the incubator
Said subject is a homegrown Berkshire Ham.View attachment 1320036 He placed the lid on the incubator and has raised the temperature to a consistent 160*F.View attachment 1320041 Balancing the delicate heat/steam ratio is being performed by the addition of Hickory Wood provided by courtesy of Hurricane Irma. She was nice enough to drop a couple of Hickory Trees into our lap w/o damaging our home. What a sweetie she was I tell you.. Thanks Irma!.
To complement the apple cider steam, an occasional hand full of Apple Wood chips to generate a little more "Apple-ness".View attachment 1320042
So we are on lock down right now!
Lid stays tight to contain a consistent heat/water vapor ratio. We should have the hatch, let's say.. around 5 PM.
I'm hoping the smell from the incubator doesn't put me in the nut house before the hatch this evening. I don't wish to miss our little Easter Dinner.

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HAPPY EASTER EVERYBODY!