Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[blackbirds13]

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Thanks seabreeze! Sending good hatching vibes your way.

Shame about the Blue.

Have some eggs in the bator also. Bought myself a second one - Hovabator 1588, so I'm trying a staggered hatch by using my LG for lockdown and I'm not opening it until all is done this time...no matter what. Trying not to get addicted to hatching...

 

[math ace]

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STOP THAT KIND OF TALK RIGHT NOW!

There are so many variables in hatching. . . . One little thing can be off and there goes the hatch.
It is WONDERFUL that boyfriend wants to help. . .. FOR SURE, let the boy practice on CHEAP eggs

The poor boy never appreciated what a GREAT thing those broody hens were!

Half of my flock I got with the intention of having a broody. I betcha I could get a car load of silkies and they would NEVER go broody.

My last hatch was my own and MAN DID I MESS IT UP. . . . I was cussin and fussin the whole time "What a stupid stupid thing"
The next hatch is due to go into lock down in a few days.

Hopefully, I don't make any studpid mistakes this time around

BEFORE that, I had some really good hatches. . . .

We have modifies something after each hatch. . . I tried to go with lower humidity last time and I was not happy. . . I am going back to what was working for me this time around! I find it interesting that we are all having to find "THE SPOT", "THE ZONE", "THE SETTING" that will hatch eggs for us. . .. You would think we would all use exactly the same settings . .. . but that is NOT the case.

 

[math ace]

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GIVE UP NOW - -- Resistance is futile! Once you start hatching you will be addicated.

 

[math ace]

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Cute Chicks AND WELCOME to the MARANS THREAD

 

[pinkchick]

Morning Everyone!

Cute chicks and lovely birds everybody!

 

[pinkchick]

Sea~

Sorry about your blue chick.

Good luck on your upcoming hatch.

 

[gilavina]

Mornin' back to you and everyone!

I'm still waiting on my mystery hatch....I know that they will inevitably hatch, but exactly when?

I have no idea!!

Hopefully I'll be able to get lots done today and not think about it.

 

[Chicky Tocks]

Surprise in the bator this morning!

Day 22 and 11 black copper marans hatched as of last night, I woke up this morning to a yellow chick in my bator. Everything I've read here tells me that I have a wheaten - but wait...is that blue butt fluff I see? It's still in the bator getting dry so I haven't had a good close up look yet. I've been hatching many dozens of these eggs for two years and this is an absolute first for me. It definitely came from a marans egg. I have two boys in my flock, one of which is a Presley. I don't know that any of my birds are Wade Jeans. Could be, I bought my original eggs from a lady that didn't offer that information and I was too dumb to ask. Every single one of my marans are feather legged, as are their chicks, but I don't see any feathers on this baby's legs. Once it's dry, I'll post up a pic for some expert eyeballing.

My question; Can a wheaten be sexed at hatch? I notice that the roos tend to grow up to look a lot like a BCM and the females are wheat colored. Do wheaten cockerels hatch out yellow? ETA: *correction - the legs are feathered*

 

[pinkchick]

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What are those bearded splashes in the background? Ameraucanas or EE's? By the way, WAY cool splash boy there.

Thanks VC! The 2 Splash girls in the back are both products of my Bill boy as well. One of them is a Olive Egger (Bill cross Blue Ameraucana) that lays the prettiest and darkest olive egg I get when she lays. The other one is her sister that was suppose to be an OE (same cross as sister) but she has a single comb and lays a nice Marans egg. I am going to be putting a Splash Davis hen and a Davis BCM pullet in with him today, the BCM pullet lays a lighter milkier chalky colored egg, so I am curious to see what his egg color gene will do with her offspring.

*insert mad pink clad scientist here*

 

[marquisella]

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