The 7th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long!

[Sahwithchicks]

So, I worked on this all day. A project I have been meaning to get done for a couple weeks now. It will be empty now, but it kept me busy.

 

[caeti21]

I have been just miserable all day.

A critter climbed in my shed window (that I forgot to close) and killed my entire brooder of chicks. Not just a few... all 41.i woke up to find 41 dead chicks, or what was left of them. It was just freaking horrible to clean up. The only silver lining is my older new bloodline faverolles were untouched.

Man , i am sorry ,thats terrible, im glad the others were untouched but im truely sorry about ur loss

 

[Sahwithchicks]

@SimplyLogan

I hope things get easier for you!!

 

[Cynthia12]

So, I worked on this all day. A project I have been meaning to get done for a couple weeks now. It will be empty now, but it kept me busy.

That had to be just awful to find! I'm so sorry! So sorry. :/

 

[chickendreams24]

Could be white, lavender, or splash. They are too young to tell which.

Wow that would be absolutely wonderful! Anyone else have any ideas?

I have been just miserable all day.

A critter climbed in my shed window (that I forgot to close) and killed my entire brooder of chicks. Not just a few... all 41.i woke up to find 41 dead chicks, or what was left of them. It was just freaking horrible to clean up. The only silver lining is my older new bloodline faverolles were untouched.

Oh gosh! I'm so sorry to hear that. Prayers headed your way. *hugs*

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Some pictures of my serama chicks...

BEST PHOTO EVER!!! so cute!!!!! Congrats!!!!

Out of the 137 eggs I set, 75 went into lockdown, and 69 hatched. 3 died, and I sold 10 so far. I am keeping 14 chickens and the 8 quail I hatched.

AWWWWWWWWWW Congrats NATHAN!!!! what a cutie that one is!!

And if anyone is still interested, my silver quail are 5 weeks old, now. They're molting, so a little ragged, but some photos from today:

(including one non-silver from the batch that is getting this amazing deep red coloration around his head/neck)

ohhhhh I LOVE THOSE SILVERS!!!!!! so pretty!!!

Quote: x 2 so sorry, hope things work out quickly

@mlm Mike
Updates/final count

Incubator set 48
Lockdown 36
A couple clears from MPC some blood rings and early quitters as well as one or two late quitters. I incubated completely dry and ended up with big sticky chicks and jello-like eggs anyway. My conclusion is that maybe I have a cool spot that I don't know about. We had 16 hatch very well and When opening eggs for egg topsies we discovered one pipped chick, and two alive non-pipped(these two were very very vascular and very sticky- they gave up never having absorbed their veins) We were able to save the other six sticky pipped eggs and get them out of their eggs, after waiting for veins and such to absorb, including the one that had internally pipped but never externally. However two of the assists dies after 24 hours. One I believe had inhaled some of the goop and the other was unknown caused but I think had a herniated navel.
All in all we got 22 live chicks out of eggs but lost two so 20

Lovey set 4(we added an egg that was a day behind that we did not count in the totals) it was late and hatched last night under another of our broodies. Lovey's hatch went very very well. She did lose one egg. When we opened it we discovered it too was sticky and already dead. It spent no time in the incubator can anyone explain this? Lovey hatched out three wonderful healthy little chicks
A partridge silkie, a tiny black oegb, and a SLW/EE chick. Lovey was due to hatch 1-2 days before Mary Anne but Lovey was a day late and Mary Anne started a day early because of this Mary Anne hatched first.

Mary Anne set 4
She hatched out all four of her chicks and was an amazing Mommy for the first two days, then she statrted to peck her chicks and Lovey's chicks and even beat up Lovey. (Although DH2B did go out and find one of Mary Anne's chicks stone cold and not breathing outside the nest box the first day. He brought it in and put it in the incubator -still running BC of a couple of little ones needing care- and amazingly it revived. It took some time but she is doing great and 24 hours later went back outside.) She especially was aggressive with Lovey's little EE and with a cuckoo Marans that we bought actually picking up the Marans in her beak and throwing it. And then pecking her own chicks until they ran away crying and hid from her.

Idk what the catalyst was that set her off. These are my first broodies and idk what to make of this. Her aggression started with her own chicks and seemed to be centered around the feeder, I think. Worried about the chicks being injured, we decided to pull her and put Mary Anne back with the main flock. I'm still not sure the chicks are safe but I feel better knowing that Lovey doesn't do that. Mary Anne will be given another chance but if she continues this nonsense she will not be allowed to raise chicks again. I may still let her brood the eggs though.
Mary Anne hatched a white silkie and a silkie I can't decide on color, a SLW/buff orp mix, and what appears to be either a silkie/sebright mix and a silkie/isa brown mix I'm not sure.

They were joined day before yesterday by our feedstore chicks! We got 5 speckled sussex pullets, 5 St run white rocks, 2 cuckoo Marans pullets, 2 brown leghorn pullets, and 1 light Brahma pullet and I can't wait to see how everyone grows up. Sadly the hatchery shorted the feed store and we were not able to get the 2 salmon faverolles pullets that we wanted. We may get those in May with the next shipment.

So totals are 56 set/29 hatched -2 died at day old= 27


We also have two more broodies that don't count as totals but I thought everyone might like to hear about them too. Ginger is hatching today, she started last night. She is right on schedule today is day 21 for her.

Ginger has four eggs under her and already has at least one chick.
Monday our buff orp is due and should hopefully hatch all 8 of her surviving eggs.


I hope you all can help me guess some colors of some silkies I hatched please and thank you.




Also we bought a hatchery white silkie and I swear the little one is feathering in white with partridge spots. Is this possible? Should I notify the hatchery that it isn't white?

I am not sure at all, do I see lav coloring in the light one?

So, I worked on this all day. A project I have been meaning to get done for a couple weeks now. It will be empty now, but it kept me busy.

awesome !!!!! so are the silver quail yours or did you order them? I so cant keep track of everyone lol

 

[learycow]

Out of 45 eggs, I had 7 duds. But every single one that had a baby in it hatched!
Here are just a few pics.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...eir-babies-7th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long
Deadline for entry is April 1st, 2016 at midnight PST



ENDS TONIGHT!!





Contest #6
Broodies & their babies!
7th Annual Easter Hatch-a-long!

2013 winner @Contrastphoto


Who doesn’t love seeing a mother hen with her chicks?
Show us your best pictures of your Broody Hen and her babies.
2 Picture entries per contestant
The winner will be chosen by a panel of judges
To submit your entries, follow rules below and
post your photos in this thread!



1st Prize
Beautiful Homemade Wooden Pen
courtesy of @Pensmaster

2nd Prize
4 bars of homemade soap
courtesy of @Sahwithchicks

Beautiful Bar of "Sunday Brunch Soap"
made with egg yolk and is scented with a champagne fragrance.

3rd Prize

6 MONTH GFM
​

 

[Sally Sunshine]

CONTESTS ARE STILL OPEN:


Contest #5: Cutest Baby Fowl Ends April 3rd
To enter, go here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-fowl-7th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #6: Broodies and their Babies Ends April 1st ENDS TONIGHT
To enter, go here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...abies-7th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #8: Natural Egg Photo Contest Ends April 5th
To enter, go here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ntest-7th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #11: Peeps Art Contest Ends April 7th
To enter, go here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ntest-7th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Contest #12: Wet Poultry Ends April 8th
To enter, go here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...l-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_100#post_16611421

 

[BantyChooks]

Out of 45 eggs, I had 7 duds. But every single one that had a baby in it hatched! Here are just a few pics.

Awwwww look at the spotted WEBBIES!!!