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

[livhatcher]

How is everyone? No more hatching in March around here. I'll have to track down the April HAL because I plan to be busy with babies! Tossed a few non-starters today, and started taking a closer look at my CCL which (praise!) are mostly female. The marans had one hatch that must have been (scandal!!) sired by a non-marans daddy--a cute little brownish lad or lassie.

 

[Jules929]

How is everyone? No more hatching in March around here. I'll have to track down the April HAL because I plan to be busy with babies! Tossed a few non-starters today, and started taking a closer look at my CCL which (praise!) are mostly female. The marans had one hatch that must have been (scandal!!) sired by a non-marans daddy--a cute little brownish lad or lassie.

Here is the April HAL:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/april-2020-hatch-a-long-all-are-welcome.1352789/

 

[livhatcher]

Here is the April HAL:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/april-2020-hatch-a-long-all-are-welcome.1352789/

Thank you!! I have decided I need to focus on my black marans and so trying to source some nice ones for yet another hatch!

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Thank you!! I have decided I need to focus on my black marans and so trying to source some nice ones for yet another hatch!

I spoke with Jim at G-Bear Farms in OK a couple weeks ago about his Marans. I know he has Black breeding groups but I was calling specifically about his BBS pens. Definitely check out his Facebook page and see is it's something you're interested in. His Wheatens are stunning! When I decide to get back into Marans he will be one of my first call.

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

The two I was wondering about as well. 7ish weeks old if I’m guessing correctly.
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Those are tricky. I almost even hate to guess. First one maybe roo. Second I get a pullet vibe off.

 

[smfarman]

Any updates on your assist?

I assisted the hatch, it finished hatching around 9 this morning then I fell asleep, the chick is doing good. It's an Easter Egger

 

[gmjarvi]

I assisted the hatch, it finished hatching around 9 this morning then I fell asleep, the chick is doing good. It's an Easter Egger

Yay! So glad it went well.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I assisted the hatch, it finished hatching around 9 this morning then I fell asleep, the chick is doing good. It's an Easter Egger

Great job!! Yay!!

 

[Spudsnsalsa]

Sorry to be so AWOL on this hatch!!

Tale of two hatches for sure here as my one from the first of March only resulted in 2 chicks from 12 eggs but so far today I have 5 Barnevelder babies in the brooder out of 6 eggs. The last egg is being given until tomorrow since today was just day 21. Tried to candle it when I moved the chicks out of the incubator and thought I saw movement but not sure as the egg is dark shelled and I am a novice. One thing learned in the two attempts is that the Brinsea Maxi 2 Advanced was super simple to use but uber difficult to get hatch photographs due to the dome shape giving distortions from every angle! Here is one I was able to get today of one zipping.

Please let at least half of these be girls!!!

 

[gmjarvi]

Still no other external pips, but it looks like I have a front row seat to baby number 2 starting its zip! Looks like it's making a lot of progress very quickly! It's only D19, so I will take these chicks out when number 2 fluffs up since nobody else has pipped yet.