Marans Madness March Hatch Along.....

[Illia]

So all 3 of my Ameraucanas have hatched, (looks like 2 black, 1 blue) But no Marans yet.

There was a Black Copper pip, then another, then another - And now I believe I also have a Wheaten pip about 5 hours ago, with the Black Coppers pipping 5-10 hours ago. Since the first peck that made a little crack or mountain, NOTHING has happened.

Should I worry? I mean, I still have tonight to wait through, and possibly tomorrow. I hear lots of people have pips that last up to a day or two. But, is it normal that ALL of my Marans take this long?

I want to hear from some people with this sort of incident. It is day 21, and the humidity goes around from 64% to 69%, depending on if an Ameraucana just hatched or not.

 

[cthrash1]

I've had an egg go almost 2 days on a pip then finally break out. Your humidity sounds great...

 

[mediazeal]

Ok, these are the last 7 that hatched. I have 18 BCM babies from my wade jeane eggs. They are blue, black, splash.
I've never seen a splash Copper Marans before, have you? I have 2 now. Does anyone have a pic of a full grown splash copper marans?

 

[colleensstuff]

Here's one of my Copper Splash roosters. He doesn't have a lot of copper on his neck and the hens were pulling out his tail feathers, but you get the idea, I think he's pretty.
I got him from Ray Valentine.

 

[pinkchick]

Miller~

Your eggs are doing fine... temp is doing great and humidity is doing great. I haven't candled yet, suppose I should now that they have been in for 10 days. WoW it's been 10 days already?
I have a very long wish list but the newest breed I have now is Barnevelders and next to come is Blue Salmon Faverolles and Black, Blue and Splash Langshans, lol......that is just what I would like for this year, next year is a whole different story.

Media~ They are awesome.....loves me some of those little blue coppers. 60acres and I have our Splash Copper Roos posted on the Marans thread, here is the link.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3797552#p3797552
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3797596#p3797596

 

[mediazeal]

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Interesting. He's very handsome. He's like a pinto horse! Do you use him for breeding?
what color eggs do you get from his progeny?

Anyone got a splash hen?

 

[colleensstuff]

I bought him as a day old chick in June. I do have one copper splash hen that I'll breed him to. She has red splashes of color instead of blue like the regular splash do. I don't have a pic of her. I have Pinto horses too.

 

[milleryardchx]

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i was hopping you would say Barnevelders. we are looking at a house on a little property i might want to get some Barnevelders from you next spring or maybe this fall whenever you get going on that haha

 

[mediazeal]

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Cool!

Is she laying? what color eggs does she lay? what color egg did she come from?

thanks for the info Colleen!

 

[Illia]

So far 3 Marans have hatched, all BCM. It looks like the next one to hatch will either be a BCM or my first Wheatie, but the current chicks keep playing bowling with the eggs, so. . . The wheatie's pip spot is upside down.

I'm going at the rate right now of one chick hatches, calms down after a long while, then another hatches, calms down, then a couple hours go by, then another chick. . .