Marans Madness March Hatch Along.....

[gaeamama]

adorable babies, drom! and those are very good hatch rates!

 

[cthrash1]

OMG more cuteness overload!!! This is so fun!!

 

[pinkchick]

14 out of 14=100% hatch on the eggs in the incubator. One that had been chirping for 2 days still hadn't pipped as of this morning, so when I heard it still peeping at me I decided to go in after it.....I'm glad I did

this little baby is now flying solo in the hatcher and doing well.

Broody mamma has 3 chicks that I can see and she's not cooperating when I ask her to show me exactly how many babies she hiding? lol Just gives me the look!

The first baby under mamma pipped around 5pm yesterday and was out by 1130 last night, a little blue copper. As of this morning I saw 2 blues and one black. I'll update on her later with pics if I can get them.

Hatched in the house are 6 blacks, 7 blues and 1 splash all feather legged except 1 blue and 1 black that were test eggs from different parents to see what they would throw and the roo I used was clean legged.

Here's some of the babies from in the house.

 

[pinkchick]

3 BCM eggs for a BYC friend also went into lockdown this morning for hatch on the 31st.

 

[geebs]

Why pinkchick that is a very colorful egg basket!!!! Which one is Charmin??? and mr Whipple??? They all look squeezably soft!!!!

 

[Soaring Chicks]

Hey to all the new chicks!

I got 6 Wheaton Marans and 3 CM's .

6 in the brooder and 3 in the bator drying.

 

[Illia]

So where's the April Hatch Along?

I've got some BCMs due on the 16th. . .

 

[pinkchick]

Illa~ Here it is!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=315968

 

[drom]

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Thanks. You know, I am kind of bummed because I opened up the 5 eggs today that didn't hatch and 4 of them had fully formed Black Copper chicks in them.

Oh, well. I made a few mistakes during lockdown with this incubator because I hadn't used it before. Live and learn.

 

[drom]

Very pretty babies Pinkchick. Congratulations on your perfect hatch! I want to see a picture of your broody with her chicks.