Day 19 and Worried - NOT worried anymore!

[MaransGuy]

Thanks for the compliments! I took those pictures of my adult birds a couple weeks ago and never got my hens in a good light. I will try again and post them when I can. Getting the pics of the eggs was easy with the clear top of the incubator. Speaking of which, I just had #7 hatch a bit ago and one of my marans has finally pipped. I have one EE cross pipped and one yet to pip but I did a quick candling on all unpipped eggs when I was pulling out the fluffed chicks and everyone is still squirming around inside. I guess some just want to take another day to come out! This afternoon/evening is techinically the 21 day mark so everyone is coming along great.

Richard

 

[skeeter9]

Wow, what a beautiful boy you've got there! I'll have to check out Bev's sight. . . .

How are your pips doing?

 

[Windy Ridge]

That rooster is GORGEOUS!!!

I also looked at Bev's site... she's got some really good information there (and linked) about Marans egg color.

I'm jealous of all you folks who are hatching right now!

 

[MaransGuy]

I woke up this morning to discover one of the marans had hatched and two were in the process of zipping out. Another of the EE cross was out as well. That leaves one EE cross (now pipped) and 5 marans (1 is pipped). Today is day 22 but, as they say, better late than never! I'll try to get some pics of the fluffballs and post them in a bit.

Richard

 

[speckledhen]

Great hatch! Very nice egg colors. That's one thing I'm missing in my flock, the really dark eggs, unless you count one of my RIRs and one of my Barred Rocks, who each, early in their cycles, lay extra dark eggs for their breeds. They aren't as dark as the ones in your pics, though. Congratulations on the successful hatch.

 

[MaransGuy]

Here is a shot of some of the first little guys to go into th brooder.

And then I managed to get a couple quick shots of some of my CB Marans hens:

And lastly, a shot of Cooper (Proud Daddy of all the little chicks) this morning:

Richard

 

[jdypat]

It looks as if you are baking potatoes in that incubator..what is a copper cant remember what it said..hahah ive never hearad of such a thing..????

 

[magikchick]

Great looking birds, the color is awsome. The chicks are just as cute as they can be. Congrads

 

[Katy]

Speckledhen....Maybe we can swap eggs sometime....some of my Marans & Welsummer eggs for a couple of Suede and Gabriel babies!

That is, if my girls ever start laying again!!!!!!!! I'm lucky to get a couple of eggs a day and they're from my BRs.

 

[speckledhen]

Hey, Richard, maybe you should change the title of the thread to "Not Worried Anymore!", LOL. Good job.