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    Creating Cuckoo Olive Egger

    Currently have black and blue copper Marans, of course golden cuckoo, Parrie Bluebell egger, Starlight green egger, and bbs ameraucana eggs on the incubator. I do have the answer, I purchased some OEs from a guy 3 months ago and got 2 barred roosters from him. I know breeding those to my golden...
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    Creating Cuckoo Olive Egger

    I am wanting to create Cuckoo OEs. I plan on using my Golden Cuckoo Marans as the brown egger. What would be my best bet for female blue egger or does it matter since cuckoo/barring is dominant. Any tips on creating this line is appreciated
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    Humidity level

    Think everything has leveled out. Room humidity is 47%. Haven’t added eggs to incubator yet, got more coming in this week. Right now it’s running 30%. Guess it just needed to run a little. I built it over 5 years ago, so I know the wood is dried out, but I opened a vent hole on the back...
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    Humidity level

    I built a cabinet incubator and got it up and running and temps stabilized. Running it dry right now, the humidity level is running mid 50s. Is there anything I can do to lower the level? Wanting it somewhere in the 30s for the first 18.
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    BBS Genetics questions

    I know the rule on breeding BBS but my question is does the rule breed true if crossing breeds? I’m wanting to add Blue and Splash Ameraucanas to my OE program. I have Blue and black copper Marans. If I breed a splash ameraucana to a blue copper Marans roo will it produce 50 blue-50 splash F1...
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    Black Copper Marans

    I bought some eggs from Bev long ago. Her birds eggs were crazy dark.
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    Black Copper Marans

    Who has the “best” line right now? I raised BCM, BBS, and Golden Cuckoo around 12 years ago and had some hens from Bev and Wade. I know at one time Bev Davis, Wade Jean, Cottage Hill, and Little Peddler were the top lines. I am wanting to get back into them and have chicks ordered from Deer Run...
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    Incubating Marans eggs… humidity question

    Looking for info on what humidity to run for hatching Marans. The ones I’m putting on today are Golden Cuckoo so not super dark. I had Marans around 10 years ago and never had the hatch rates I did with my other breeds. I’ve researched a little and saw where people run their incubator dry for...
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    Baby chicks ok without heat?

    I have 6 RIR that are 3 weeks old that my daughter wants me to bring to her school in the morning for career day. Already bringing 2 momma goats, 2 kids, and her pony. It’s going to be around 68-70 while I’m there. Was going to put shavings down in the back part of my stock trailer so they would...
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