MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

[mlm Mike]

Hello! I'm here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I set my eggs on Tuesday, all cooking away nicely
Can't wait for the first candling

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Is the the thread to win the co-op.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Is the the thread to win the co-op.

No, it's in the remember our fallen stories thread but you have to be a member of this HAL.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...len-win-a-mpc-coop-may-hal-w-hosts-mike-sally

 

[RodNTN]

oops, i thought the rules said you have to be hatching anytime this YEAR. i didn't realize it said in MAY. I might be hatching sometime this year from my own silkie but don't know if in May. do i have to drop out of this thread?

I will if you say so,

 

[chicken hawk 33]

No, it's in the remember our fallen stories thread but you have to be a member of this HAL.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...len-win-a-mpc-coop-may-hal-w-hosts-mike-sally

O ok

 

[Chicken girl 15]

sweet!! what is chickenstock?  like woodstock? lol

LOL   I need one!!

WELCOME!!!! 

eeeewwwwww no idea either!! lol

SWEET!!!!

CONGRATS!!

pretty colors!!

chickenstock is a bunch of chicken addicts gathering in 1 location. There are held all over the place. This year the one in NY just happens to be at my house.

 

[chicken hawk 33]

My hen is setting on Silkie eggs they where put under her three and four days ago does it count

 

[DwayneNLiz]

My hen is setting on Silkie eggs they where put under her three and four days ago does it count

So long as there are eggs in a Bator or under a broody anytime in may

 

[Jessimom]

I can't remember if I said I was joining, but I am! I have lots in the incubator set to hatch May 9th, and I a couple of days ago I added a bunch of my silkie eggs, along withthe first 2 eggs laid by my December hatchery chicks (I call them my teenagers). They were a nice soft green.

With the 10 silkie eggs I set on 4/28, I've had to pull 6 clears. So, I'm having a fertility problem since my silkies went broody. It's funny, I added a rooster - you'd think fertility would increase, with two roosters. From that hatch, I also pulled both cracked eggs I had set, and 2 other beige eggs (not sure which ones they were). I candled Shellee's eggs, I found 6 blood rings, but I haven't actually pulled anything from that incubator just yet.

Good news, today we got 1 green, 2 light pink, and 1 light beige from the teenagers. There are 5 EE , 1 Dominique, 1 Buff Orpington, 1 NH Red, and 1 Black Australorp hens with 1 EE roo. I am not sure who is laying yet. Hopefully they will all start soon. I just want to hatch a few chicks from my EE roo, then I'm getting rid of him. He is WAY too loud. He's super sweet though. I'll set everything they lay as soon as I have some free space in the incubator.

I'm sure I'll be setting more eggs, all through the month of May!

Happy Hatching everyone!