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Hi there Pink
They are coming along nicely, getting the correct coloring for the male is a challenge. The size, conformation is good and so is the egg color. The over all stippling of the feather was difficult but do have some nice pullets coming along. I bred a lot of them this last year and am now waiting for them to come into lay so that I can see what chicks they produce using the male I kept.
I did breed a blue copper male this year and he has some red in his breast, this is a first for me so excited to see what females he produces. I didn't keep too many copper blue hens but have some young pullets. The copper in the hackles is much better this year, it's taken a long time to get what I have now but well worth all the breeding over the years.
Bev
Bev,
Will you share with us what method you preferwhen hatching Marans & what type of incubator you use?
Thanks
Hi
I use the dry method which is humidity at 50* for the first eighteen days and then increase it to 65 to 70* for the last three days. I incubate in a Sportsman for the first eighteen days and hatch in a styrofoam incubator. Eggs are very forgiving, I have left them in the Sportsman with the humidity at 50* for the whole hatch and had a good hatch. I think people get bad hatches because they have too much humidity.
Bev
