My cuckoo marans were pretty big chicks, but nothing compared to the BCM. Sweet, sweet chicks, too.
With no water in the wells, I'm holding at 30% with the vent fully open, so I guess I'm going with that. I still won't weigh my eggs, so all I can do is
The extra 4 weeks since the last time I collected for setting really allowed the pullets to gain some size in their eggs. The tray is much more full this time. I started the first row right up against the front wall of the tray, and by the time I got to the 4th row, I didn't even have to put another rail in to hold them. 4 eggs went from wall to wall, I just had some small gaps at the end of the rows that I had to fold a little paper towel in to. The only two things that concern me is a few of the eggs are 11 days old, and I didn't turn them twice a day while storing like I should have. I turned them at night, but always forgot in the mornings. Hopefully the results will be a little better this time