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  1. ChickBond 007

    Black Copper Marans, more hatching questions??

    You won't see veins now- just a dark chick shape or no chick. Look for movement.
  2. ChickBond 007

    Black Copper Marans, more hatching questions??

    My marans eggs were always too dark to candle well. Wouldn't hurt to try.
  3. ChickBond 007

    Black Copper Marans, more hatching questions??

    Tomorrow night: eggtopsies.
  4. ChickBond 007

    Black Copper Marans, more hatching questions??

    Shipped eggs are always problematic for me.
  5. ChickBond 007

    Black Copper Marans, more hatching questions??

    Were the BCM eggs shipped?
  6. ChickBond 007

    Black Copper Marans, more hatching questions??

    You'll probably wake up to a bator full! But yes, watch for movement. That's the easiest way.
  7. ChickBond 007

    Black Copper Marans, more hatching questions??

    I count a pip through the membrane and begin a 24 hour count before I interfere. A stronger chick is the result of a natural hatch process, in my opinion, however with marans the chicks are so large that they sometimes become helpless. Don't panic over a drop of blood, just know when you see...
  8. ChickBond 007

    Black Copper Marans, more hatching questions??

    Whether to interfere with the natural process of hatch is a big debate, however, I hatch marans and will tell you that many times the chick is so large that it cannot turn in the egg to zip appropriately. I have helped many hatch, and I've also lost a couple doing that. You'll have to watch...
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