14th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[JennyHeidewald]

I think I saw one there was one about a serama.. this egg is particularly small and huge air cell so I’ll look for that article again..thanks!

There are two articles, both are good: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/
She uses a screw to make the little hole.

and https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching.64660/

 

[Quacking ducks]

Spoiler: Hatch-Along Participants

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@ZoomiesMom72

Hello, everyone! Hope your hatches are going well. We are in the process of finalizing the Guess How Many Eggs Will Be Set! contest. Once we finalize that, if we can get all of you that set eggs to let @muddy75 know how many hatched, we can do the "Guess How Many Eggs Will Hatch!" contest.

Please let @muddy75 know how many of your set eggs hatched ASAP.

In between what dates are we able to do?

 

[bantamsrmyfav]

Thank you..I used the first link and put a safety hole then decided to open the air cell..the chick was very dry and has been dead for at least a few days. Eye sockets but no eyes and yolk almost all absorbed except for a small amount that didn’t smell too good…sorry if this tmi but at least I didn’t post a picture. So I guess the chirp I thought I heard was option 1 or 2 or maybe I heard one of my chicks or a bird from outside lol

 

[casportpony]

In between what dates are we able to do?

All eggs set to hatch between 4/1 & 4/16 count.

 

[bantamsrmyfav]

The chicks are temporarily in the living room and the incubator is in my room…the chick looks like it was yellow with some black or maybe would’ve turned out mottled

 

[Quacking ducks]

@muddy75
I hatched
5 mix ducklings on April 3rd-4th
10 mix chicks April 5th

Chicken hen hatched 5 chicks April 14th

4 ducklings hatched April 14th, 2 more ducklings hatching April 14th,

8 chicks hatched April 14th, 8 more chicks hatching April 14th

Total of 11 ducklings and 31 chicks

 

[muddy75]

@muddy75
I hatched
5 mix ducklings on April 3rd-4th
10 mix chicks April 5th
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Chicken hen hatched 5 chicks April 14thView attachment 3467603


4 ducklings hatched April 14th, 2 more ducklings hatching April 14th,

8 chicks hatched April 14th, 8 more chicks hatching April 14th

Total of 11 ducklings and 31 chicks

If it's not too much trouble, please copy this info to a PM. I'm behind in my data entry due to the move and I don't want to lose anyone in the thread

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Putting the chicks in a cup that says Chicken Soup!

Oohhh that was my brother in laws idea!

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Striped chicks, Muffin and Carrot! The moms for them are Sunny Side Up my buff chantecler and Road Runner my mix of sorts. Gorgeous girl though.
I love seeing how mixed chickens turn out when they hatch!

 

[Canadian Wind]

*glares at the incubator*

HATCH ALREADY!