Any tips or tricks will be greatly appreciated!

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Saencti

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Hello! I am new to the site though I have been lurking around for a little while. This is my first venture into raising a flock of my own. I used to help my family tend to their flocks when I was younger and have decided to get into it on my own many years later.

I don't currently have any chickens, but I have some hatching eggs that I am planning on dry hatching. It is my first time incubating chickens on my own and I don't have a lot of the technology that you all have. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I have 12 eggs, all Black Copper Marans. I have always loved them (the ones I've interacted with always seem sweet and their eggs made the best addition to anything we made.)

Aside from the chickens, I like to craft though I only make things for friends and family currently. Since the weather is getting nicer I've been making a bunch of light shawls that we can all use through the spring and summer months. I hope one day to learn more about spinning and hand dying my own skeins. For now I like to buy from other crafters who have the skill to make art out of yarn :p

I am looking forward to getting to know you all and learning from your expertise in the area. I admit I don't know very much but I am up for the journey. It is a nice way to honor my Grandaunt's memory, using our own flock's eggs to make our own food like she taught us to do all those years ago. Here's to moving one step closer to sustainability.

Thank you for reading.
 
TwoCrows said:
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow

So glad you decided to join us. Copper Marans are gorgeous birds! When you are ready to begin incubation, you might start a thread in our Incubation Forums for help along the way... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/incubating-hatching-eggs.5/

Good luck and keep us posted on the hatch!
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I received my hatching eggs today and after such a long journey I'm giving them a rest before I start incubating them (only for a day so they can get settled in). Once I get them started I will be sure to post a thread. Thank you for the link!
 
Saencti said:
I received my hatching eggs today and after such a long journey I'm giving them a rest before I start incubating them (only for a day so they can get settled in). Once I get them started I will be sure to post a thread. Thank you for the link!
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Store them in an egg carton, big end up at room temp, at least 24 hours. Give them a twist a few times a day to keep the yolk from settling. Have your incubator up to temp before setting eggs. Good luck!
 
TwoCrows said:
Store them in an egg carton, big end up at room temp, at least 24 hours. Give them a twist a few times a day to keep the yolk from settling. Have your incubator up to temp before setting eggs. Good luck!
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That's the first thing I did as soon as I saw that beautiful box in my doorway!! I plan on moving them 2-3 times a day and have my alarms already set up. I'm really nervous about the whole thing. I know Marans have a 65% hatching rate for a professional so I'm just trying to stay optimistic about the whole thing and research as much as I can.
 

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