International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[BobletFarmBirds]

How old are the Roos and have you hatched from them before?
Lol no it’s what we’re here for!

 

[marchick]

How old are the Roos and have you hatched from them before?
Lol no it’s what we’re here for!

He just turned two years old. I had good Lavender hatches last year but lost one lavender rooster.

 

[RanchRichey]

I posted a few days ago regarding my Maran's possible 1st egg.
I can now say it was definitely hers. She's had a few misfires since, but today we got another lovely one.

Left is the first one, Right is today's.

 

[chickengr]

Thank you, I bought all new thermometers last year. Funny how they all read a little different. One GQF dial, one used mercury thermometer that my friend gave me. I think it may be the most accurate and three brensia. I hatched many hatches in my GQF cabinet. No problems. I think the cats must have hit the dial and messed up temperature. Then I wasn't sure which thermometer to go with. Two have hatched and one more pipped. I candled and all of the Marans eggs have chicks in them at least started. That makes me think that my Ameraucana rooster isn't fertile. Temperature must have been a little low. Today is day 22 so I will bump my temperature 1/2 degree next hatch. Hope more pip tonight and we will see how the hatch ends up.

crack some of the fresh ameraucana eggs and see if they are fertile. some breeds have lower fertility at winter.

 

[KF0002]

Humidity read about 35-40 through hatch. But not 100% sure since I didn't test it this year for accuracy. I bought new thermometers last year. My incubator is a older GQF cabinet and has done a very good job so far.

From day 18 or 19 through hatch the humidity should be at least 60-65%. I keep my humidity between 35-40% from day 1 through day 18 or 19, then increase it for lockdown.

I know how frustrating it can be trying to get the temp right and keep the humidity where it needs to be. I have some eggs in lockdown now and I struggled to keep the humidity right the first week because it rained constantly. I checked on day 8 or so and it was 60% in my sportsman! I had been using the big humidity pan I had been having to use during the winter dryness and with all the moisture from the rain we had it was just too much. During the warmer months I use a small pan..

The air cells look okay best I can tell in the Marans eggs. I ran the incubator dry for a few days to compensate so I think they will be okay. Sorry to ramble! Hoping we both have an incubator full of chicks tomorrow!

 

[marchick]

From day 18 or 19 through hatch the humidity should be at least 60-65%. I keep my humidity between 35-40% from day 1 through day 18 or 19, then increase it for lockdown.

I know how frustrating it can be trying to get the temp right and keep the humidity where it needs to be. I have some eggs in lockdown now and I struggled to keep the humidity right the first week because it rained constantly. I checked on day 8 or so and it was 60% in my sportsman! I had been using the big humidity pan I had been having to use during the winter dryness and with all the moisture from the rain we had it was just too much. During the warmer months I use a small pan..

The air cells look okay best I can tell in the Marans eggs. I ran the incubator dry for a few days to compensate so I think they will be okay. Sorry to ramble! Hoping we both have an incubator full of chicks tomorrow!

Thank you, I hope you have a good hatch. When I put them into lockdown. I put in two humidity pans and wicks. One at the top and one at the bottom of my cabinet incubator.

 

[marchick]

Update I have three chicks out and at least one more pipped. One splash, one black and I think the third one is a blue.

 

[marchick]

Well, I may only get 4 chicks this hatch but I hope to get 4 quality chicks. Quality is better right! Hatch went by the BBS chart. Lol 2 blue one black and one splash.

 

[Hensndoes]

So got a sad update from the woman I gave Boy Named Sue to today (my blue copper that we chose not to keep for breeding after your input). Mr fox came around and thanks to Sue she only lost 1 hen (he didn't make it) Oddly it makes me kinda proud of him. She set his eggs despite some were old and some had even frozen.

So Here is my question. She set 16 of his eggs. 14 hatched. 4 were over an EE and 10 over a Sussex. 11 of the babies are blue, 2 black with white belly and 1 EE yellow. To get so many blue was it a light Sussex or luck? I thought I read here to get blue you put a black over a splash.

 

[KF0002]

Well, I may only get 4 chicks this hatch but I hope to get 4 quality chicks. Quality is better right! Hatch went by the BBS chart. Lol 2 blue one black and one splash.

Aww thats good! Congratulations!! Post pics!