Cuckoo Maran Eggs! COME HATCH WITH ME.....

[Kristian]

They just look light in that picture. I will take another picture to show you how dark they really are in a little!

 

[Kristian]

The temp. is 100F and the humidity is low around 30.

 

[greathorse]

Eggs from that incubator have about a 0 % chance of effecting the Marans gene pool. You need to do a lot of work to have a successful hatch. You need a lid a thermostat, someway managing temp stability.

Have fun

 

[Kristian]

I will!

 

[Katy]

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LOL...I imagine you are right on that!! Still upsets me tho that someone sells eggs like that as Marans eggs!

 

[Illia]

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I hate to put a damper on your excitement, but the eggs you got are not nearly dark enough to qualify as Marans eggs. I don't know who sold them to you, but they shouldn't be selling that light of an egg as a Marans egg. This is one of the reasons the Marans breed is having such issues.....eggs like the ones you got are being sold when that shade of egg should not be included in the gene pool.

I was thinking the exact same thing but was afraid I'd come off as rude. . . Even with flash they look like 4's or 5's. I'm interested to see them without flash though.

Cuckoo Marans are often known to be rather light unless gotten from a truly reputable breeder.

 

[Katy]

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I hate to put a damper on your excitement, but the eggs you got are not nearly dark enough to qualify as Marans eggs. I don't know who sold them to you, but they shouldn't be selling that light of an egg as a Marans egg. This is one of the reasons the Marans breed is having such issues.....eggs like the ones you got are being sold when that shade of egg should not be included in the gene pool.

I was thinking the exact same thing but was afraid I'd come off as rude. . . Even with flash they look like 4's or 5's. I'm interested to see them without flash though.

Cuckoo Marans are often known to be rather light unless gotten from a truly reputable breeder.

I recently sold my cuckoo flock, at the last minute I stuck their last 6 eggs in the bator in case I regretted selling them...which I have. 4 of those 6 eggs hatched this past week. My cuckoos laid nice dark eggs.

The first picture is from a couple of years ago ....the last is of a couple of the eggs that hatched this past week.

 

[Kristian]

Those are very nice eggs and thanks for sharing.

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I was thinking the exact same thing but was afraid I'd come off as rude. . . Even with flash they look like 4's or 5's. I'm interested to see them without flash though.

Cuckoo Marans are often known to be rather light unless gotten from a truly reputable breeder.

I recently sold my cuckoo flock, at the last minute I stuck their last 6 eggs in the bator in case I regretted selling them...which I have. 4 of those 6 eggs hatched this past week. My cuckoos laid nice dark eggs.

The first picture is from a couple of years ago ....the last is of a couple of the eggs that hatched this past week.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/cuckoos/100_1675.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/cuckoos/100_0793.jpg

 

[Kristian]

I just got the incubator.

 

[Illia]

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I was thinking the exact same thing but was afraid I'd come off as rude. . . Even with flash they look like 4's or 5's. I'm interested to see them without flash though.

Cuckoo Marans are often known to be rather light unless gotten from a truly reputable breeder.

I recently sold my cuckoo flock, at the last minute I stuck their last 6 eggs in the bator in case I regretted selling them...which I have. 4 of those 6 eggs hatched this past week. My cuckoos laid nice dark eggs.

The first picture is from a couple of years ago ....the last is of a couple of the eggs that hatched this past week.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/cuckoos/100_1675.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/cuckoos/100_0793.jpg

That's how Cuckoo eggs should be.