First time hatching chicks

[Ilovechickens2525]

@Island Coppers it is you that raises copper marans right? I get my marans eggs this week. If I have to incubate all together with other eggs what do you recommend I do humidity wise etc? I think it was you that had advised they do better incubated separately.

 

[Rebechenson75]

@Island Coppers it is you that raises copper marans right? I get my marans eggs this week. If I have to incubate all together with other eggs what do you recommend I do humidity wise etc? I think it was you that had advised they do better incubated separately.

I don't advise at this point. I'm just learning how all this works. I incubated sepetaly because I had to get a bigger machine e for a preorder

 

[Island Coppers]

@Island Coppers it is you that raises copper marans right? I get my marans eggs this week. If I have to incubate all together with other eggs what do you recommend I do humidity wise etc? I think it was you that had advised they do better incubated separately.

My advice was just that Marans eggs, with a thicker shell and bloom, do better with a lower humidity than other eggs. I suspect that a humidity level low enough to be good Marans eggs will not be good for eggs without that thicker shell and bloom. I've aimed at 30% to 40% humidity and others that hatch Marans have suggested even lower levels.

 

[Ilovechickens2525]

My advice was just that Marans eggs, with a thicker shell and bloom, do better with a lower humidity than other eggs. I suspect that a humidity level low enough to be good Marans eggs will not be good for eggs without that thicker shell and bloom. I've aimed at 30% to 40% humidity and others that hatch Marans have suggested even lower levels.

Well we will see how this works out I guess! Now I know for next time. Such a learning curve!

My order should arrive later this morning. I’m excited for these marans. This breeder has blue and splash marans as well as bcm, I currently have just two bcm in my flock. Hoping to get a splash or blue as well, so we’ll see!

Did your marans lay much over winter? Mine took a break but have started up again, love their beautiful eggs!

 

[wrathsfarm]

Agree with @Island Coppers
I do roughly the same with my Marans. 20-30 the first 18 days and try to shoot for 50 at lockdown.
I've got 2 dozen I'm setting hopefully by the weekend, all are sold.

 

[Rebechenson75]

We are in lockdown. Eggs are at 99.2 and humidity is 68.4%

 

[Rebechenson75]

Well we will see how this works out I guess! Now I know for next time. Such a learning curve!

My order should arrive later this morning. I’m excited for these marans. This breeder has blue and splash marans as well as bcm, I currently have just two bcm in my flock. Hoping to get a splash or blue as well, so we’ll see!

Did your marans lay much over winter? Mine took a break but have started up again, love their beautiful eggs!

I have one Marans. She and my other pullets waited until the very end of December to begin laying. They have ben laying fairly regularly since. Next winter we will see how they do. My Gold Lace Wynadottes are suppose to be good winter layers.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Well we will see how this works out I guess! Now I know for next time. Such a learning curve!

My order should arrive later this morning. I’m excited for these marans. This breeder has blue and splash marans as well as bcm, I currently have just two bcm in my flock. Hoping to get a splash or blue as well, so we’ll see!

I may try to add some Blue and Splash this year to my Black Copper flock.
I've got more hatching eggs coming in April/May for my BBS Silver Marans flock. Only hatched 2 last Spring, rough year for shipping and hopeful this is a better year.

Did your marans lay much over winter? Mine took a break but have started up again, love their beautiful eggs!

A few of mine did, most didn't start til I added supplement lights in January. My only Black Silver made me wait 32 weeks for her first egg.

 

[Island Coppers]

Ilovechickens2525​

"Did your marans lay much over winter? Mine took a break but have started up again, love their beautiful eggs!"

Surprisingly some of the young hens started laying in the middle of winter and haven't stopped. It's hard to explain because another member here with stock from the same source as mine and lives much farther south didn't have any eggs until spring time. We have fairly short days here in winter. Victoria BC is south from us.

 

[Ilovechickens2525]

I have one Marans. She and my other pullets waited until the very end of December to begin laying. They have ben laying fairly regularly since. Next winter we will see how they do. My Gold Lace Wynadottes are suppose to be good winter layers.

All of my hens were born last spring, between Feb and April. They all started laying August/September. The silverudds and silverudd mixes lay all winter. And so did my olive egger, I have no idea what her mix is. My two marans didn’t lay all winter though, except the one who I think is a marans silverudd mix. And my hen who was supposed to be a silverudd but lays creamy pink eggs didn’t lay either, I don’t know what she is but she’s not a silverudd lol. She just started laying again a week ago.