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

[drom]

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Ok, it's a deal! This will be very fun. I wish so much I could keep all of mine, but I am going to have to find homes for the baby roos. It won't be an easy task I think.
But I need to move forward with a 3rd generation of pullets or I am going to be completely stalled.

 

[berkeleysprings]

he drom did u buy the suro 20 bator ?
the one i just got last week is working perfect temp to 1/10 all day and night and humidity is 43

 

[MissDeb]

I just thought I would post these two little adorable chicks here. They are two Wheaten's.....I was wondering though, the smaller one of the two is a darker color. Are they sexable in that reguard?


They are out of French Black Coppers, not sure if that makes a difference or not...

Thanks!

Deb

 

[berkeleysprings]

its a guess till the 2 or 3 week marks

 

[MissDeb]

Ok, thank you! I have been doing so much reading on this. I'll at least hope they are pullets and I'll stick them in my layer pen

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

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Oh snap! Looking at that pic makes me think both of mine are baby roosters! They're only one week old.

That's cool though...I have another two dozen BCM eggs coming from the same source and I really only want more Wheatens.

 

[MissDeb]

Yea, these guys were born on the 24th. So aprox 4days old.

 

[berkeleysprings]

your welcome , wheaten are my favorite ,but there comb is freezing here in west virginia (eastern most tip ) how do u do it in alaska ?

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[MissDeb]

We have a well insulated coop, we heat with nothing more than a heat lamp and it stays about 40 above in there all winter.

 

[drom]

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You know, at the last minute, I changed my mind and got this one. I hope I don't regret it.

The main reason why I did is because of the external parts on the Suro. I just wanted everything in one box. I could just see the cats grabbing the little tube and biting through it or trying to play with the rocking van or I could misplace the pump. So I got this one. But it is the 2009 model so it doesn't need any humidity sponges. Apparently you just put a little water in, set it and that's it, unless you want to use the manual mode and manipulate humidity during the incubation period. Which I expect I will try eventually with hatches in the future. With this first hatch, I think I will run it on auto and see how it does.

It is supposed to be very simple to use.