BYC's 2024 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along

[ronott1]

It's that time again! Every year, many members come together to set eggs to hatch on the exact same day - Halloween. If you are new to hatching, this is a great way to get a lot of help, tips, and advice. Join in the fun for the scariest BYC Hatch-Along of the year!

Set Chicken eggs on Sunday, October 10th at Noon (whatever time zone you are in). Other poultry breed setting dates are listed in the spoiler below:

To join the hatch-along, simply post in this thread that you wish to enter and we will add you! Set dates for each type of domestic fowl are listed above in the spoiler above.

This thread is our main chat thread for the hatch-along where you can find anything from new friends, awesome incubation help, to the most detailed educational discussions possible, and how could we forget the laughter and fun!

This post of the hatch-along will be updated as we move along with all the important information you will need, but if you find yourself with a question, just post it on the thread, everyone is helpful!


Places to find hatching eggs:

• Chicken Hatching Eggs
• The NEW Crazy 24hr AUCTION thread
• Just In Time Hatching Egg AUCTION and BIN Thread

Incubation, Hatching, & Baby Chick Forums​

• Incubating & Hatching Eggs
• Raising Baby Chicks

Educational hatching articles:

• The Beginner's Guide to Incubation
• Incubation Humidity
• Development of a Chicken Embryo Day by Day
• Candling Pics Progression Through Incubation Of Chicken Eggs
• Incubating And Hatching Muscovy Eggs
• Egg failure to hatch - Diagnosing incubation problems
• Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry
• How To Incubate Hatch Eggs Using The Dry Incubation Method
• Fixing Curled Toes With Tape - Picture Tutorial and Video

Halloween Hatch-Along Contests
All of the contests are held in separate threads. To enter each contest, you must visit each contest thread, read the rules, and enter the contest. Check back here often for new contests!

Click on a picture or link to enter the contest!

Halloween Hatch-Along Contests
Click on a picture or link to enter the contest!​

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Poultry Pecking Pumpkins Photo Contest
Pumpkin Carving Contest
Tudy Goes Trick or Treating!
Halloween Egg Decorating Contest!
Haunted House or Creepy Coop Contest
Critter Halloween Costume Contest
Spooky Treats and Halloween Eats!
Creepy Critter Photo Contest
Trick or Treat & Count These Things That Are Good to Eat!

These contests are brought to you by our BYC Sponsors
(click to view & support them)

 

[Debbie292d]

I so wish I could set eggs, but up here in Wisconsin, sales dive at the end of the summer. I'll be looking at my empty incubators all sad until around January/February.

At least I get to cheer on everyone else who does!!

 

[ronott1]

It is a late start!

 

[muddy75]

It is a late start!

Let’s get those eggs ready!!

 

[muddy75]

This is my favorite hatch-along!

 

[LoveChickens27]

LOL. Good luck on your mission!!

 

[NagemTX]

I started my eggs early than the 10th because they came in early.

 

[ChickenTenderKesha]

Hold up … so I start my chicken eggs today (the 10th) Or on Sunday (the 13th)?

 

[ChickenTenderKesha]

I started my eggs early than the 10th because they came in early.

I had a hen that started sitting on eggs outside but she got got by a fox, I’m hoping that it’s okay I put her eggs in the incubator just a day and a half ago for the HAL

 

[LoveChickens27]

I had a hen that started sitting on eggs outside but she got got by a fox, I’m hoping that it’s okay I put her eggs in the incubator just a day and a half ago for the HAL

OH! That is horrible. I hope they hatch!