Marans Madness March Hatch Along.....

[pinkchick]

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what a beautiful momma and nice eggs!!! Do you sell eggs too?

Thank you! Yes...from time to time I sell eggs. lol.....last year I only let go of about 5-7 dozen if I remember correctly. My friends tell me I'm a closet hoarder.

I'm not too fond of shipping but I am going to bite the bullet and give it a try this year.

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

3 chicks out and 1 more pip still in shock these babies are hatching..

 

[cook_kaka_ook]

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Hi cthrash1,

How did the hatching go? I got the same eggs from the same source. I was able to hatch all but one Blue and Black Copper Marans (10). It could have been 11 if I didn't drop one on day 2 when I was turning them in my still-air Hova bator.

Hi there!

WOW you could have had a 100% hatch on shipped eggs!!! Thats great!!! Hate it that you dropped one though

... I've done that before when I used to have my equipment, really puts you on a guilt trip.

Union is still sitting tight, actually tighter than before now that I set her some food and water in the box with her. When I candled the 6 Cochin bantam eggs last week 3 were thriving and 3 were not so now she has 2 white and 1 barred to hatch out of those if nothing happens to them in the next 4 days.
As far as the Marans go, I can't really see in them all I can see is the air cells. and in one I could see a little bit of space at the point end all dark throughout the center. The really dark ones I couldn't see in at all. So I just resort to the sniff test on all of them daily... I do have one that felt way lighter than the rest last week, I'm thinking it was a quitter.

Thank you for the encouragement on how well your hatch went on your Marans... Been hoping for a good hatch out of the 8 I have.

Just leave the Marans egg in there. I gave up candling on those from day 8 I can't see a thing. It was really a big challenge candling them. Good hatching Vibes to you and Union.

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

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Got Splash Marans?

 

[Soaring Chicks]

Hello,
I candled mine and out of 8 Wheaton Marans 7 I saw movement.

1 not sure looked to have veining.???????

4 CM's movement at day 7.

Looks like could be a great hatch!

2 more very long weeks!
Best of luck to all new chicks and hatchers!

 

[pinkchick]

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Got Splash Marans?

Yes

3chickens~

Update please.....we need to know how those babies are doing.

WoooooWhooooooo Soaring Chicks!

 

[60ACRES]

Oh Oh Oh! I'm in, I'm in!

I got 13 beautiful eggs from Wynette on Friday, put them with 7 of my own, set them Saturday night!!


...and I got a broody sitting on another 8 of my own, I'm gonna be covered up with chickies!

 

[pinkchick]

60acres~

Welcome aboard!

Photo's of eggs in bator and under broody are a must.

 

[60ACRES]

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I'm on it

 

[pinkchick]

10 BCM's and 6 Splash Marans (and 13 olive eggers

) just went in to lockdown for hatch on Thursday and wouldn't you know it, I'll be out of town all day that day at a Dr's appt.

I don't like being away from home on hatch day... but I guess I'll just suffer through.