November/December "Hatch-a-Long"

[Nikki816]

I set 35 Maran eggs today (black/blue and splash copper). My second time hatching and first time with shipped eggs. I have another 20+ arriving next week (also another bator), they didn't get shipped when they were supposed to so they are sending me double what I ordered, hence the need for a second bator. Hopefully the bator makes it before the eggs

 

[rachmickmurphy]

omg taken me ages to upload this i am not good with computers.this is a current brooder resident a belgium pretty sure a hen love everything about this breed. they just so sweet we name all our after sweet foods lol

 

[ChocolateMouse]

I tried to candle mine last night (1 week) and I don't know if I just have a poor light source or what but I couldn't see anything on the five I candled but that it was darker in one area that the others, and even that was pretty vague. :\

 

[Pyxis]

I tried to candle mine last night (1 week) and I don't know if I just have a poor light source or what but I couldn't see anything on the five I candled but that it was darker in one area that the others, and even that was pretty vague. :\

What color are the eggs? Brown and blue are a lot harder to candle than white. I bought a very high powered flashlight to use to candle mine, since I'm constantly doing easter eggers and at one point I hatched marans, but until I had the flashlight, it was VERY hard to accurately candle anything darker than very light brown.

 

[Heidisgran]

i have 24 eggs incubating for a Oct 8th hatch. 8 black copper marans and a grab of wyodottes. home made bators with scores of issues, first hatch in them got 80percent hatch.(if i did the math correctly)
wish me more luck on these!!

80% is very good tho

 

[Heidisgran]

omg taken me ages to upload this i am not good with computers.this is a current brooder resident a belgium pretty sure a hen love everything about this breed. they just so sweet we name all our after sweet foods lol

what a beauty! I had to download foxfire in order to upload photos to this web site....internet explorer wasn't working

 

[naightengale]

just got 30 more eggs to go in the junkubator tommorow. EE and OE.

 

[Heidisgran]

just got 30 more eggs to go in the junkubator tommorow. EE and OE.

I'm kinda jealous

but have so many little ones right now and I want them to feather before the cold weather

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Pyxis, they're maran eggs. XD Not crazy high quality (so not crazy dark) but way darker than my golden buffs or australorps lay. I do have a 4-bulb LED survival flashlight that I was using but I think I need something stronger next time! I'll see if I can pick something up...

 

[Pyxis]

Pyxis, they're maran eggs. XD Not crazy high quality (so not crazy dark) but way darker than my golden buffs or australorps lay. I do have a 4-bulb LED survival flashlight that I was using but I think I need something stronger next time! I'll see if I can pick something up...

Oh, those marans eggs are awful. My flashlight is over 200 lumens and it was still a bit challenging lol.