Tis Time for a March 2020 Hatch-a-long!

[BluebirdHomestead]

Here’s how packed it is and I foresee at least 4 more hatching by tonight
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A big Rubbermaid tub is a good idea...I’d be a little worried they can’t get away from the heat if they get hot in such a small space.

 

[livhatcher]

Hmm I’ll have to look. The brooder that is large enough to hold 20 chicks is out in the shop but since it has 6 chicks that are 1-2 weeks old my husband wants to wait another day before integrating them.

I agree. I usually just like to have 3-4 really massive plastic bins that I can sanitize & change out brooder plates between. We do a lot of inside chicks here!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Hmm I’ll have to look. The brooder that is large enough to hold 20 chicks is out in the shop but since it has 6 chicks that are 1-2 weeks old my husband wants to wait another day before integrating them.

Once they're sure footed they should be fine with the other chicks.

 

[hysop]

Once they're sure footed they should be fine with the other chicks.

I think I am going to pick like 5 to 7 and see how they do. Especially if they’re eating already. I’ll have to try it within the next hour or so to have enough time to monitor them.

 

[FortCluck]

This is what hatched

 

[jolenesdad]

For those who are looking for Marans eggs, I highly HIGHLY recommend G-Bear Farms. The Guilberts in Oklahoma. You can find tbem on FB under G-Bear farms and reach out directly. I’m sure they have a website too.

they consistently win the national egg show, but have some over-melanized lines that aren’t necessarily best for SOP breeding. I had my absolute BEST hatch from shipped eggs from them this year, and I’ve hatched a few hundred shipped eggs this year. I hatched 21 out of 24 eggs.

they’re not cheap because they’re some of the best, I think 80-100 per dozen shipped. I broke even selling off the hatch at 4 weeks and keeping 3 pullets. everyone wants those birds, you can even sell cockerels. I wanted them Gone in a hurry so I did one batch sale, but could have easily made a profit if I took more time to sell them. As it was, I sold them in ONE day.

 

[julskinka]

This is what hatched

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So cute! Excited to see what it looks like when it's all fluffed up.

 

[FortCluck]

So cute! Excited to see what it looks like when it's all fluffed up.

It's tiny. Not as small as a quail though even though I've never held one. Poor thing is lonely all by itself.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

This is what hatched

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Look at that sweet bitty baby!

 

[jolenesdad]

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