5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

[carriebain]

Who else is hatching marans?

 

[tadpole98]

Who else is hatching marans?

i cant hatch/raise marans if my life depended on it. They just die on me..

 

[ronott1]

i cant hatch/raise marans if my life depended on it. They just die on me..

I am sorry to hear that.

Have you tried hatching Marans eggs from a local breeder?

 

[tadpole98]

Quote: No, just shipped eggs. I've never had a problem with any other shipped eggs though

 

[mstricer]

Shipped eggs are a challenge, whether you are new or old to hatching. This clutch I have due to hatch on Wednesday started as 14 eggs, I dropped one in the incubator on to another, down to 12, on day 10 only had 3 develop and I'm happy with it. Will be really happy if all hatch. I have only had one really good hatch from shipped eggs and that was from DMrippy great eggs, got 14 set under a broody EE and she hatched out 12 of them and raised them until they were 12 weeks old. Broodys are the best with shipped eggs

 

[SunnySkies]

How many of you live in very cold areas? What are your plans for the chicks?

Cold here...it never got above freezing and had a wind chill into the teens all day. I keep them in the house at first, and then they go into the garage at 3-4 weeks or so and they live there until they are fully feathered in then out they go. I have a couple very nice roosters who are good enough to look after all youngsters and keep them warm in my unheated coops.

I have considered keeping them in the basement, but a) hubby would have a fit, b) chicken dust is bad for sewing machines, and my sewing room is downstairs, and c) the cats sleep in the basement and would probably torment chicks by staring nonstop at them.

ETA: I am only going to set a few, just to see how my young flock's hatchability is looking.

 

[tadpole98]

Shipped eggs are a challenge, whether you are new or old to hatching. This clutch I have due to hatch on Wednesday started as 14 eggs, I dropped one in the incubator on to another, down to 12, on day 10 only had 3 develop and I'm happy with it. Will be really happy if all hatch. I have only had one really good hatch from shipped eggs and that was from DMrippy great eggs, got 14 set under a broody EE and she hatched out 12 of them and raised them until they were 12 weeks old. Broodys are the best with shipped eggs

i usually get about 90% of developing chicks to hatch. Shipped or not.

 

[chicken pickin]

Who else is hatching marans?

I am. Im gonna be hatching Marans and silkies. Ive had very good luck hatching my Marans eggs I would say about 90% hatch rate.

 

[silly4buttons]

Are you looking for any certain breeds to hatch? Lots of us on here are great enablers, just give us an idea what you are looking for .

Silkie or Cochin anything really.

 

[True Blue]

i wonder if my flock will start laying by the time to hatch? probably not lol theyre only 16 wks hehe