BYC's 16th Annual New Year's Day Hatch-Along—2025

[halefamily_flock]

After 3.5 hours, my early bird in the white egg incubator finally got a friend. It’s now 3.5 hours later & they’re still waiting for #3 who has started to zip

 

[halefamily_flock]

Meanwhile, in the brown egg incubator we have 3!

 

[halefamily_flock]

Here is the white egg group. All 6 hatched. 2 look like buttercups and 2 more have buttercup faces and spitz bodies.

 

[Slothinc]

I had several babies hatch yesterday and through the night last night! Surprisingly they are mostly white/paint. Waiting on the 3 last eggs, which I added a day after the rest. I’ll include a few photos.

80 NN Partridge Pear HATCHED paint NN
81 Turtle Dove
84 French Hen Paint - Helped a bit - still partly in shell in incubator, may or may not pull through
85 Calling Bird HATCHED white
86 Golden Ring HATCHED white NN
87 Geese Laying HATCHED paint
89 Swan Swimming HATCHED paint
90 Maid Milking HATCHED black/blue
91 NN Lady Dancing HATCHED Paint
92 Lord Leaping HATCHED paint
94 Piper Piping HATCHED paint
95 OE Drummer Drumming

Set 12/13

96 NN Snowball pipped
97 OE Star @wrathsfarm
98 OE Stocking

 

[halefamily_flock]

Here is the brown egg group, all fluffed up. Hatched 14 of 14.

Here is the white egg group. Hatched 6 of 6. The two up front are my typical Spitz-crosses. The other 4 appear to be the Sicilian Buttercup-Spitz crosses I was hoping to get in this hatch

 

[Slothinc]

Here is the brown egg group, all fluffed up. Hatched 14 of 14.
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Here is the white egg group. Hatched 6 of 6. The two up front are my typical Spitz-crosses. The other 4 appear to be the Sicilian Buttercup-Spitz crosses I was hoping to get in this hatch

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They are all gorgeous!! And congrats on a 100% hatch, that’s amazing!

 

[Slothinc]

Just adding a couple final photos of my new years hatchlings. The paint chick has the coolest HUGE spot right under the wing the two that aren’t fluffed up were the last two out of the incubator - both struggled with a rough hatch but seemed to perk up a bit so I put them in the brooder. This has been a very fun hatch!

 

[ronott1]

After 3.5 hours, my early bird in the white egg incubator finally got a friend. It’s now 3.5 hours later & they’re still waiting for #3 who has started to zip

Thanks for the video!

 

[ronott1]

Just adding a couple final photos of my new years hatchlings. The paint chick has the coolest HUGE spot right under the wing the two that aren’t fluffed up were the last two out of the incubator - both struggled with a rough hatch but seemed to perk up a bit so I put them in the brooder. This has been a very fun hatch!

Nice!

 

[muddy75]

Congratulations on the wonderful hatches everyone!