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  1. Song girl 11

    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Interesting! I didn't know that!
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    I'm in Utah, and we're usually pretty dry here! 26% humidity the last several days. Although we've had an interesting spring. It rained nearly every day for two straight months! Felt like I was in Washington!
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Thanks for the advice. I tried to keep humidity at 50% but is did fluctuate up and down a lot. I will try lowering humidity next time.
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Keith, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Here are the things I think I did right: -The eggs I used were free from poop/dirt and unwashed. -they were no more than a week old. - I kept them in my cool basement pantry that stays a pretty consistent temp. - I sanitized my incubator. - I...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Update on my incubating mishap. I appreciate the advice I got from you all to keep incubating these eggs. I set 8 (4 BCM and 4 olive egger) ( ameraucana eggs with my BCM roosters over my black Ameraucana hen.) All 4 olive eggers hatched. Pipped on end of day 20 and hatched out on day 21. Only...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Will do. Thank you!
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Thanks, this gives me hope!
  8. Song girl 11

    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Thank you!
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    So while the incubator has been displaying 99.5, the thermometer is displaying 85. But I think the thermometer is accurate. Hopefully I haven't confused you! Lol
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    The incubator is a no name brand cheap one from china. The thermomet im using a farm innovators thermometer. The incubator is a cheap no name brand from china.. The incubator displays a much higher reading than it actually is..I went off the thermometer last time and they hatch right on day 21...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Thanks for your reply. My first hatch I set 15 eggs and 6 hatched, all on day 21. Not the best hatch rate but they were shipped eggs and my first time incubating eggs, so I was still pleased. So do you think these eggs are a total loss? Should I continue to incubate or toss them and start over...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Incubation help needed! I set some of my BCM's eggs and some ameraucana eggs 2 days ago. It's my second time using my incubator. The first hatch went well but the temperature ran a little lower than the incubator displayed.(I used a thermometer inside) So this time I set it higher, accordingly...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Update on the disappointing light BCM egg I posted about a few weeks ago. It must've been my welsummer's eggs that were that light brown color because I found this beauty in the coop when I got home last night. Yay! What a nice surprise
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Love these eggs! So pretty!
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Wow, that is quite a big difference in color. Interesting. Yes, I guess the cockerels genes would be coming unto play too...
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