Here's my update on my Marans eggs that I set on Friday, 4/9/10. All 7 appear to be developing although the darkest ones are really challenging to candle. Egg #5 is the lightest egg in this batch and these candling pictures are of that egg.
CANDLING PICS
Incubation, DAY 5: (I Photoshopped the...
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LOL. They should quiet down once they warm back up. It's supposed to get COLD here again tonight! Where exactly are you in CT? I'm in Suffield!
In the Litchfield Hills, had to pull my plants in tonight to prevent frostbite. The chicks are in a sunroom outside of my bedroom where I can...
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They need the warmth of the heat lamp all day and night, so keep it ON! They'll definitely sleep when they're tired, so don't worry about that. It really should be red though (it's easier to sleep at night when the light is red rather than white).
I'm IN! I just got my 7 Blue Splash Marans eggs on Friday, hatch date=April 30th! I'm SO excited to see what comes of these as this is the first batch of shipped eggs I'm incubating.