CALIFORNIA The Whole State thread

[ronott1]

Quote: Congratulations on the hatch.

The OEs I have hatched were 2 in blue eggs form you and two Barnie OEs and 7 CLXCP(ok, sorry about the abbreviations: Cream Legbar X Crele Pene) from Juststruttin. I know there has been a bit of disappointment from some, but the high intensity Brinsea really can see into these things. There are two versions. Get the one that costs $10.00 more and does not come with batteries. Use rechargeable batteries and recharge them each time you use it.

Marans egg candled yesterday at 7 days:


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[chiqita]

Congratulations on the hatch.

The OEs I have hatched were 2 in blue eggs form you and two Barnie OEs and 7 CLXCP(ok, sorry about the abbreviations: Cream Legbar X Crele Pene) from Juststruttin. I know there has been a bit of disappointment from some, but the high intensity Brinsea really can see into these things. There are two versions. Get the one that costs $10.00 more and does not come with batteries. Use rechargeable batteries and recharge them each time you use it.

Marans egg candled yesterday at 7 days:


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Is that the original egg or the Olive egg? I can see the dark marans eggs and the blue eggs fine. Its the egg that is blue, thicker from the Marans heritage AND has the brown coating that I have issues with. I didn't have luck with the brinsea candler when I had one. The lights I have are 400 lumes and work on everything else.

Unless they are actually Black eggs. Peter had 2 of his darkest blown out eggs at the show, they put all my eggs to shame. They looked like they were covered in magic shell, the chocolate stuff you put on ice cream. The only eggs I have seen in persons that were 9's.

 

[ronott1]

Quote: Did you have the high intensity one?

This is a marans egg. I don't have candling pictures of the Barnie OE but I could see into those.

Strombergs sells a commercial one for $413 that they claim to be the "the most powerful egg Candler produced commercially". I see that Brinsea also has a high intensity Ovascope.

Has anyone tried it?

Who is this Peter and what Marans does he have? Also, is 300 dollars for a juvenal pair of lp Marns worth it?

 

[HighNDryFarm]

Quote: Great looking eggs Sunny.

I have a BCM pipping this morning from an egg I didn't think would hatch. The egg was super dark, but covered in mud. They had laid it in the run. I decided what the heck and threw it in the incubator anyway. At lockdown, I couldn't see a thing through the shell and caked mud, but the egg felt heavy so I left it in. Everything else in the hatch was finished, but at day 23 this egg started to pip and now there is a fairly good sized hole. Go chickie!!!!

Deb

Yes, GO Chickie from a dark egg full of mud!

OK, another pic of my obsession........huh? yes? don't count on it? huh? huh?

Oh, never mind.....not red lipstick yet.....but they're so darn pretty aren't they? The two black EE's both went broody last year and I'm begging them to do it again or I'm going to need an incubator....I have orders for over a dozen EE chicks and whatever Marans we hatch. I've decided I will buy an incubator but I want a decent one...no more Little Giant, I can't babysit like I had to with the LG. OK, late for work again! If I worked for myself, I'd be fired for habitual tardiness!

 

[chiqita]

Did you have the high intensity one?

This is a marans egg. I don't have candling pictures of the Barnie OE but I could see into those.

Strombergs sells a commercial one for $413 that they claim to be the "the most powerful egg Candler produced commercially". I see that Brinsea also has a high intensity Ovascope.

Has anyone tried it?

Who is this Peter and what Marans does he have? Also, is 300 dollars for a juvenal pair of lp Marns worth it?

Peter overall (sp) the guy who runs the Pacific Marans Club. He won a bunch at Stockton, and he is a nice guy, with excellent birds. Last year he put me on his list but never contacted me, so Im Guessing I went on the to put on list and didn't get moved. But Mario may kill me if I get more Marans.

I'm not sure what lp Marans are, but it sounds like a lot for a pair of marans, unless they are really good, and can you tell yet in juvies? Speaking of surprise chickens, ron, im about to send you a PM.

BDM, how big an incubator are you looking for? Someone on another thread said brinsea sells the octagon 20 that are seconds ( scratches etc) for around 110. That is a crazy good price if they have them, and they don't need babysitting.

 

[ronott1]

Quote: They are Little Peddler Marans. Someone "leagally" imported a new line and Debbie from Heaven Sent Ranch is one of the few with certified LP Marans:

http://www.heavensentranch.com/

 

[chiqita]

They are Little Peddler Marans. Someone "leagally" imported a new line and Debbie from Heaven Sent Ranch is one of the few with certified LP Marans:

http://www.heavensentranch.com/

OK, I like the cottage hills better. But the shape on the cockerel is not bad. ( as if I know, lol) They have the Canadian recreated bresse too. I'm not sure what I think of those chickens... I cant find any info on if they have the same enzymes or not.

 

[debs_flock]

Marans take their own sweet time to get out.

It has popped out, a big bruiser of a chick and now the hatch is complete, 12 out of 14. One shipped egg didn't hatch and one egg looks like it quit right after lockdown.

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Ron, what color is that egg on the marans scale? I don't know if it's just the candling light that causes it, but it doesn't appear super dark. I can usually candle my marans eggs with my normal candler or two lights (top & bottom) if they are really dark. I was just stymied by this egg because of the mud, LOL

Yes, GO Chickie from a dark egg full of mud!

It's out and now mud free, LOL

Deb

 

[The Sheriff]

I see that Brinsea also has a high intensity Ovascope.

Has anyone tried it?

I bought one recently and it is a piece of crap. The only use I have for it is taking the scope part off, using the rubber rings directly over the light, placing the egg on the rubber ring, and using my flashlight to look into the egg. Flimsy and scary. When you remove the cover to take the egg out, it almost always falls out and cracks. The only ones that don't are very small eggs. Worst money I have spent since I got into chickens.

 

[ronott1]

Quote: It is darker than it looks but not that dark. It Is in the 5 to 6 range. The darkest approaches an 8 in this bunch. Next time I candle I will get a picture of the dark one and one of the Blue Egg Layers too!

Those are very nice eggs.