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    6+ Blue Copper Marans hatching eggs

    Im on my second hatching of these and the chicks look great! I have a Splash Marans roo and BCM hens. Local pick up only.. 6 eggs for $12 Located in Davison, MI
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    feather sexing

    I seem to read stuff both ways...that you can...and that only if you have bread for it. Ive never really payed much attention to it...but now that I have a few chicks I hatched.....I can see a huge difference in wing development. The birds are 4 days old now...and while not as drastic, you...
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    5 month old pullets

    I have two 5 month old pullets, a Golden Buff and a Columbian Wyandotte. I need to thin my current bird flock. Neither have started laying yet, and both are from Meyer Hatchery. Would like to find a good local home for them...currently in the Flint, MI area. Matt
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    Bit by the hatching bug ... Marans hatch

    Well, here we go again. Last year, I purchased some nice Black Copper Marans pullets from BJs Poultry, and acquired a blue spash roo with the intention of hatching some Blue Copper Marans this spring. From what I can tell comparing the eggs to pics on the internet...the eggs look fertile, so I...
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    once broody....always broody??

    I have a hen that I think is getting broody, a barred rock. The last three days, she stays all puffed up in her nesting box...and will hiss at me when I reach around to pull eggs out. I have taken her out....and she will make her way right back in there. Anyway, my question is once a hen goes...
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    another batch from Meyer Hatchery

    So I got another small batch of chicks from Meyer....3 plus their meal maker. The three I bought are Black Copper Marans. Any ideas what this other one is? Its much smaller that the Marans and more of a round body shape/ Thanks for any ideas Matt
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    fresh batch

    I got another small batch of chicks from Meyers today. they seem to have made the trip fine. I got a Blue Splash Marans, a Blue Orpington and a Partridge Cochin. They all look very nice. For the Meyer Meal Maker, they added the one that is black in the pic. It is heavily feathered on the...
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    seems I have a spy in the ranks....

    OK, so I bought a few pullets from the local feed store. I thought I picked some pretty safe breeds...but now I'm thinking that I may have a roo in with the girls. Over the past week, twice I have heard 1/2 a crow come out of someone in there. The bird Im thinking is a ISA brown. My...
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    First Marans

    Well, I just finished my first (horrible) attempt at incubating eggs. I ended up with only one that hatched....supposed to be a blue copper marans. So far a very neat looking bird, and very social. Cant wait for it to grow and see what it is...roo or pullet.
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    what stopped the hatch????

    So out of 17 shipped eggs, I had 16 that went in the bator, then 14 that looked good after 10 days. In the end, I only got one to hatch. On day 19, I had 4 very active eggs, rolling around and lots of peeping noises. That lasted about 24 hrs, then nothing...for the past 3 days. As I said, one...
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    newborn Marans coloring

    I just had my first egg hatch. They were bought and labeled as Blue, Black or splash Copper Marans. Can you tell the difference between a blue or black when they just hatch??..or will I need to wat until the feathers come in? Here is the chick in question.
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    is this egg a guaranteed loss?

    I purchased some eggs off ebay.....was happy they all showed up in one piece. I followed the info I found on this website to allow the eggs to sit for 24 hrs before putting them into the bator. After about 12 hrs in the bator, I have one egg that started to seep "stuff" out of a couple spots...
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    first time hatching

    Well.. I'm getting close The incubator is set and running.. and the eggs showed up today!
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    humidity question

    As I prep my incubator for eggs, I picked up a digital hygrometer today. I have a little giant forced air incubator. I have a home weather station that reads 40% in the room the bator is in....and the reading in the bator shows 10%. Is it normal to be that different? thanks for any feedback Matt
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    bator setup

    So I just picked up a LG incubator and getting things set up to attempt to hatch some eggs. Since I will only have about 10 eggs, is there a problem with removing the unused racks from the auto turner? My thought was to add water containers in the unused space since it sounds like that helps...
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    Blue or Black Copper Marans Wanted

    I'm in mid-michigan and looking for 3 - 4 Blue or Black Copper Marans. Let me know if you have a small availability...I really dont have room for 10 - 15 which seem to be minimum orders. Let me know what your price is $$. Thanks Matt
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    something went wrong over night

    So, yesterday, everything looked good with my chicks.....all active, interacting....all the normal stuff. This morning, the runt of my group, who always sorta stayed off by herself at times, seems all but gone. Flat on the floor, breathing very heavy...wont move when other chicks poke or walk...
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    couldnt wait....supporting local business

    Our local Big Acre store got some chicks in....and I figured I might as well support them and cancel my order through meyer hatchery. Didnt know at the time I would get hit with a cancellation charge, but oh well. So I picked up 2 Araucanas, 2 barred rocks and three black australorps. They...
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    guess I couldnt wait

    Well, I have some birds ordered from Meyers Hatchery...but the mix of birds I picked, they wont be here until the first week in June. So....I ended up stopping by TSC today and brought home 4 cornish rocks and two ISA Browns. They all seem to be doing well. I could sit and listen to these...
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    newbie here....

    Just wanted to say Hi. This looks to be good forum filled with lots of info. I have had a handful of RIRs in the past but its been a few years, so I just ordered a mix of pullets. One each silver laced, columbian and golden laced Wayandatte, 2 buff orpingtons abd 2 australorps. Cant wait to...
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