Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[aceschix]

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hmmm...that's odd. I've never had that happen. You think they might have been scrambled somehow or just not fertile? When I have eggies that haven't been good they just kind of look exactly the same as the other eggs that are, but just no development...

By the way...I'd love to see and know how you made your candler!

It's a large Yuban coffee can. I choose the Yuban can because the inside is foil and it reflects more light and it was just sitting around.

Spray painted to outside of the can with black paint after taking off the label and then couldn't stand looking at it black so I wrapped that with pink duct tape (would have used black but didn't have any

) and cut a hole in the end of the can a little bigger than a quarter. Used a lid from a large folgers can because it is not as flimsy as the Yuban lid and cut out a piece of rigid stryo insulation with a hole in the center to fit into lid for light to sit into. Made an access cut for the light cord to come out of in the can. We used a basic ceramic light fixture an old metal workbox (a junction box like you would put in the ceiling to wire your light fixture to) Used a small 10 or 13 watt CFL I think, (must be a smaller CFL because the larger ones don't fit with the can back over it) The can snaps down onto the lid and I can sit it on the table and candle. If I could have done something different I would have made it sit on it's side somehow because I tend to hold it over on it's side to candle so that I don't have to turn the egg upside down.

Ugly, cheap and works great!
Totally bad photo but here it is.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11170_dscf7719.jpg

That is very much like the one DH made for me.

Mine is made from PVC pipe and I can put a 300W bulb in for those uber dark eggs. Usually I just have a 100 watt bulb.

 

[gilavina]

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It's a large Yuban coffee can. I choose the Yuban can because the inside is foil and it reflects more light and it was just sitting around.

Spray painted to outside of the can with black paint after taking off the label and then couldn't stand looking at it black so I wrapped that with pink duct tape (would have used black but didn't have any

) and cut a hole in the end of the can a little bigger than a quarter. Used a lid from a large folgers can because it is not as flimsy as the Yuban lid and cut out a piece of rigid stryo insulation with a hole in the center to fit into lid for light to sit into. Made an access cut for the light cord to come out of in the can. We used a basic ceramic light fixture an old metal workbox (a junction box like you would put in the ceiling to wire your light fixture to) Used a small 10 or 13 watt CFL I think, (must be a smaller CFL because the larger ones don't fit with the can back over it) The can snaps down onto the lid and I can sit it on the table and candle. If I could have done something different I would have made it sit on it's side somehow because I tend to hold it over on it's side to candle so that I don't have to turn the egg upside down.

Ugly, cheap and works great!
Totally bad photo but here it is.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11170_dscf7719.jpg

That is very much like the one DH made for me.

Mine is made from PVC pipe and I can put a 300W bulb in for those uber dark eggs. Usually I just have a 100 watt bulb.

got any pics to share with us? I love seeing a bunch of different people's ideas!

 

[aceschix]

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That is very much like the one DH made for me.

Mine is made from PVC pipe and I can put a 300W bulb in for those uber dark eggs. Usually I just have a 100 watt bulb.

got any pics to share with us? I love seeing a bunch of different people's ideas!

I am at the office but I will look when I get home or take some.

 

[gilavina]

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got any pics to share with us? I love seeing a bunch of different people's ideas!

I am at the office but I will look when I get home or take some.

awesome! when I get home tonight I'll be looking through my stash of misc things that I think might be useful for using as a candler!

 

[Debbi]

DM ~ Good luck with your hatch!

While it may have been warm yesterday, as it was here 64*, just wait. Winter is on it's way back in here today. Got up at 6 this morning, and it was 58*. The temps are now in the upper 40s.

Oh well, still much better than -10 like lat year! It can just stay like this, then transform to spring!!

With all the rain we had, and with more coming, my run is like a pig sty and slicker than ice!

 

[flgardengirl]

Here's a link with some easy to understand instructions/ideas. Looks like a fun easy project.
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/eggs/res25-candler.html

 

[pinkchick]

Morning Flgarden!

& Morning April!

DM~ Lots of luck coming with those eggs!

 

[gilavina]

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good deal! I'll have to look over the ideas when I get home from work. I found a handful of things already that I think will work great. I love that I keep a junk box of things I think might be useful!

 

[pinkchick]

Aces~ Do you ever catch up with the folks that have Marans that you hatched out from me? Just wondering if they could let me know if any of them had any comb issues? If not, it's all good.

 

[aceschix]

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See this is where I would need to go check my book

I thought I only got those Wellies and Barnies from you last summer. Did I get Marans from you the year before?