hatch along

This year I thought I would try starting my first hatch-a-long. You're welcome to choose an egg to root for. If you'd also like to name your egg, I have naming themes that should be followed. This year the themes are: Silkies: Greek mythology and Percy Jackson related names. Project chicks...

Starting a new hatch tomorrow! Eggs being delivered tomorrow. They will be either silver laced Wyandottes or a silver laced Wyandotte rooster x Easter Egger hen. It will be fun to see how they turn out! Pics will be added after eggs arrive tomorrow. I’ll label them and see how things go 🥚 🐥

Hello, I'm S. Raven!! I had one banty polish egg, and thought it would be funny if I put it under my broody pigeon..... Well it was!!! This egg is very warm right now and tis pigeon who was starving to be a mom was ecstatic that "her" egg had life! She doesn't have a male pigeon counterpart wit...

My eggs are set to ship & be picked up next week! I am setting 18 eggs, for an educational experience for DS! (& for fun 😊) From Meyer I am getting: 6 CCL 3 EE 3 OE From a local farm I am getting: 6 EE/OE BYM eggs (rooster has blue egg gene) I added 6 local eggs in case shipping goes bad…want...

I got a broody hen the other day. I’ve been trying to decide the past couple days if I want to let her hatch chicks, or not. Todays weather was sunny and upper 40’s to mid 50’s, but looks like the temperature is going to drop in the next few days. Then it looks like it’s going to start climbing...

Hello everyone I will be raising dual purpose chickens for the next few months to have a small supply of eggs and meat and to sell locally I will be posting pictures of progress feel welcome to join this journey here are my naked neck and orpington mix chick's hatching

Hello, I have project eggs getting close to lockdown, & I wanted to share with everyone here. Today is day 14, so 4 days until lockdown. This batch of eggs is from back Crossing my F1, Giant Silkie Rooster, he's Silkie X Brahma. He was bred to Large Fowl Silkie hens. Hatch Day is on the 31st...

I have been raising Dominques for a couple years now and this year I am finally making some project selections to produce high quality show and meat birds as well as hatch a new line to add in a few birds to improve their comb details. So, as a hatch along, here is my first little incubator...

Hi everyone I'm new to BYC and have afew eggs hatching March 4th and I wanted to invite everyone to share what they have cooking in the incubator!

So to set the stage effectively. - I have read several threads on choosing when is "best time" to let the broody hen setup and hatch out eggs.... - do to loss of several chickens the last 12 months..... - (cheesy grin) chicken math - taking advantage of when a silkie goes full blown "pancake...

Evangeline taking a nap

I just now set 56 of my own quail eggs, plus 10 guinea eggs, and in a week I'll add 11 +/- LARGE breed chicken eggs to hatch-along with the guineas. I've also got 3 turkey eggs that go in lockdown Sunday for a planned CHRISTMAS hatch!!! :bun:jumpy:yesss: :fl Edited: 59 quailies & 12 guineas...

I just put 6 of my Coturnix quail's eggs into the bator today. Last year I tried with 24 shipped eggs and only got 1 hatch. But this year I am pretty excited to have my own quails laying fertile eggs!!! Not sure how high the fertility rates are but we shall find out! I also have a friend who...

I’m having a staggered hatch first hatch due December 1st second hatch will be December the 5th and not sure yet when the third hatch is going to be Come join the hatch along

Hi, I'm hatching Northern Bobwhite Quail and wanted to share my journey with others on this site. The eggs started incubation on July 2nd, 2018, and are expected to hatch on the 24-25th. I'll be putting pictures of the Embryo development every 2-3 days here, and show some pictures of the hatched...

I’m not sure how this happened, but ive been aiming for 70-80% humidity in my incubator. The lowest it has gone is 66%. We are at Day 14, and air sacs are pitifully small. Is there any way to fix this? Take humidity WAAAAY down for a while? I’m desperately trying to preserve the genetics of a...

So my daughter has been begging me to incubate the eggs we have been getting from our 1 Pekin laying, figured I would try out 6 of them that we have collected. Mom Pekin - Dad Blue Swedish. A few things to consider with this which could cause us to have a poor hatch rate; first time hatching...

This is a thread created by em-wah to keep my BYC Buddies informed and/or involved with the progress of the Chicks that I hatched on New Years Eve/Day which were dedicated to them.. @Wickedchicken6 @BantyChooks @penny1960 @CapricornFarm @Auroradream26 & @Rubysword . :thumbsup For those not "in...

Seven of my eggs are hatching. One baby couldn't pip, so I followed instructions and very carefully made a small hole, then found her shrink-wrapped. I made the hole bigger and am keeping her wet, but she started helping and now I'm afraid the hole is too big because there are visible veins? The...

Hello! My Muscovy females decided to go broody before I wanted them to. So, I took their eggs and busted up their nest. I'm hoping for more eggs. But, I decided to put 11 eggs into the incubator. So, here we go! I am going to update every few days with my progress! I hope you will follow...