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[Fanci Feathers Marans]

Fluffy snug! It's gonna chirp so much

Unfortunately. ;-)


Upon egg-topsy the bloody one was completely upside down. The other... I don't know exactly. It's beak was a little low, and it never pipped into the aircell.
They were out of Momma hen. Chick that hatched was out of Redhead.

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

 

[Laodicia]

Unfortunately. ;-)


Upon egg-topsy the bloody one was completely upside down. The other... I don't know exactly. It's beak was a little low, and it never pipped into the aircell.
They were out of Momma hen. Chick that hatched was out of Redhead.

hmm. it might be something to test with eggs only from Momma see if you get any that aren't malpositions.

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

hmm. it might be something to test with eggs only from Momma see if you get any that aren't malpositions.

I've hatched a lot of Redhead's chicks, and they're always strong, fast hatchers. I hatched one from Momma last round, and it was a roo with tons of sidesprigs. :-\ I don't think I'll be hatching many more of hers.

 

[MagpieDucks]

Guys, my two other chicks didn't hatch :'( I opened them. They're both dead. One of them cracked, but I don't think it was a pip. The other chick may have bumped it, I don't know.
I don't even think it was alive yesterday when I handled it to put the hatched chick in the brooder. It's got all the blood absorbed, so I can't help thinkin that if I had been sooner... it would have lived. I think it was a rooster if that helps matters any. Which it doesn't.

The other egg is still bloody. The aircell is plenty big. What did I do wrong? It's morning of day twenty four...

This is my suggestion: Go to the feed store and get a bunch of Cochins, Silkies and Brahmas so your one little chickie can have friends. Then, when they grow up, you can use them all as broodies!!!!! =No need for an incubator.

;-;
At least we have a happy, strong chick who hatched all by herself.
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I need to get eggs from you sometime Fanci...

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

This is my suggestion: Go to the feed store and get a bunch of Cochins, Silkies and Brahmas so your one little chickie can have friends. Then, when they grow up, you can use them all as broodies!!!!! =No need for an incubator.
I need to get eggs from you sometime Fanci...

Sigh... Marans go broody often, too. Problem is, I need them to lay eggs, and broody=no eggs. I actually have to change their houses often to prevent broodiness.

 

[MagpieDucks]

Sigh... Marans go broody often, too. Problem is, I need them to lay eggs, and broody=no eggs. I actually have to change their houses often to prevent broodiness.

Then get some good broodies who don't need to lay eggs.

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

Maybe I can get one of the culls to go broody so I can use all the show girls' eggs.

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

Hmm... How many eggs could a broody possibly cover? Seven?

 

[MagpieDucks]

Hmm... How many eggs could a broody possibly cover? Seven?

What breed? Marans?