Marans Thread for Posting Pics of Your Eggs, Chicks and Chickens

[berkeleysprings]

i started another batch yesterday of 21 wheaten marans ... what kind of incubator are you useing ?
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[berkeleysprings]

what humidity do you all set for hatching marans ?

 

[kathyinmo]

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I had that excellent hatch of your eggs..... I used 30 - 35% for incubation during the first 18 days, and then upped it to 60 - 65% the last (hatch) days.

 

[butterrflye81]

Just opened the box and make that 14 Wheaten Marans. They are nice dark eggs.


I am going to use a HovaBator Genesis 1588 and I am useing The Dry Incubation Process with low humidity til day 18 and then a lil more humidity after day 18 as well as putting them on lockdown for those few days and not opening for ANY reason.

 

[berkeleysprings]

i should a thought of asking u about what u did so good at thanks , also did all the chicks have feathered legs that u remember ?

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I had that excellent hatch of your eggs..... I used 30 - 35% for incubation during the first 18 days, and then upped it to 60 - 65% the last (hatch) days.

 

[butterrflye81]

14 Wheaten Marans Arrived today and are resting till tomorrow:

 

[berkeleysprings]

great eggs, are they from back woods ? good luck on the hatch
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[butterrflye81]

Yes they are from backwoodspoultryfarm.com

Buddy was such a pleasure to oder from. A really nice guy, and great packaging all 14 were nice and dark and in perfect condition.

I just hope I can get them all to hatch now.

 

[MareeZoCool]

Excellent picts!

That lil' disabled guy, can he run or walk, even tho' his wing looks bent?

 

[berkeleysprings]

back woods poultry are top of the line people and birds , i am lucky to have a few birds (2 wheaten hens and a roo) that are one year old i bought and hatched ....best of luck with your hatch....... i put 21 eggs in the bator monday night that are a cross from bev davis and the back woods poultry lines
it took my birds 11 months from the time i placed them in the bator to the time they produced a egg for me but the climate and time of year could play a part i would think ... personaly i think the wheaten in the nicest color for marans but thats just me
. The egg color i was getting from my wheatens has lightened up when that big snow storm us with 3 foot and the snow wont seem to melt ! good luck to the northern places getting hit with the snows right now
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