BYC's 2023 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along

[I Like Turkeys]

This is exciting! I’ve just been craving the Halloween feeling lately so I may join in. I’m planning on setting some chocolate turkey eggs tomorrow. Maybe I’ll postpone it a day, or maybe there’ll be a late Halloween Hatcher.

that is- if they’re even fertile . I’m seriously hoping so. I wasn't able to keep back a single chocolate growout from the 23’ season because my stepfather kept selling them, and chocolates are so beautiful I don’t want to give up breeding them.

Care if I join, and check back in in a week or two? I’ll definitely be incubating the turkey eggs, but whether I get any Halloween hatched-poults depends on whether this first batch will be fertile.

 

[ronott1]

This is exciting! I’ve just been craving the Halloween feeling lately so I may join in. I’m planning on setting some chocolate turkey eggs tomorrow. Maybe I’ll postpone it a day, or maybe there’ll be a late Halloween Hatcher.

that is- if they’re even fertile . I’m seriously hoping so. I wasn't able to keep back a single chocolate growout from the 23’ season because my stepfather kept selling them, and chocolates are so beautiful I don’t want to give up breeding them.

Care if I join, and check back in in a week or two? I’ll definitely be incubating the turkey eggs, but whether I get any Halloween hatched-poults depends on whether this first batch will be fertile.

Welcome! I hope they are fertile.

 

[NagemTX]

So got some eggs ordered and I hope they get here by the 9th or 10th. Got Belgium Bearded Barbu D'anver Bantam, Silver Sebrights, Dutch bantams and I hope some Rose Comb bantams. All through ebay.

Edit: 36 eggs on the way. Wasn't sure I would win any and I won them all.

 

[ronott1]

So got some eggs ordered and I hope they get here by the 9th or 10th. Got Belgium Bearded Barbu D'anver Bantam, Silver Sebrights, Dutch bantams and I hope some Rose Comb bantams. All through ebay.

Edit: 36 eggs on the way. Wasn't sure I would win any and I won them all.

That is good news!

 

[ronott1]

We have some set dates coming up!

Type of Egg	Days to Hatch	Set Dates
Muscovy duck	35	September 26
Goose	28 - 32	September 29 to October 3
Pheasant	22 - 29	October 2 to October 9
Mallard (derived) duck, goose,	28	October 3
Turkey, Guinea, Peafowl	28	October 3
Call duck and other bantam ducks	26	October 5

 

[muddy75]

I ended up ordering from Sandy Soil Farms…..they were sold out for this week just as I was placing my order so ship date is Monday. I’ll probably be a little behind but not out of the ordinary for shipped eggs.

 

[ronott1]

I ended up ordering from Sandy Soil Farms…..they were sold out for this week just as I was placing my order so ship date is Monday. I’ll probably be a little behind but not out of the ordinary for shipped eggs.

It does get harder to find hatching eggs at this time of the year.

 

[lindy]

bummer, just saw this. my eggs are due in a couple days! im hoping. borrowed an incubator so hopefully better luck then i have had before3.

 

[NagemTX]

And most of the eggs are in, but I opened my Ovation 56 box and the power cord was missing >.<. Ordered one and a bantam egg turner for my NR 360 so just waiting on those and I can set eggs.

 

[AMM10]

Nvm, @ronott1…Count me in.

My girls decided to go broody again over 20+ eggs. Not sure exactly how many there are yet but I will let you know once I find out how many are developing…*

Hen #1:

Hen #2:

Hen #3:

BTW- I can hardly wait for these ladies to be done with their business so that I can finally take the darn nesting box out to paint and repair.