🐣🐥Black Copper Marans and Whiting True Blues. Lots of videos🎥

[wrathsfarm]

Been collecting for last 6 days to hatch out in the incubator.
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Those are gorgeous colors..
Looking forward to following along with your hatch.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Been collecting for last 6 days to hatch out in the incubator.
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All covered by Magic, correct?

 

[TexasBlues]

His son, AngelFire, has been also getting with some of the hens. He looks just like him, but bearded. He’s been on my list to remove from the flock once I get a minute to deal with it. I would rather not breed forward with bearded birds. The plan is to also remove magic from the flock and hatch out a replacement.

 

[TexasBlues]

Those are gorgeous colors..
Looking forward to following along with your hatch.

Thanks! I’m noticing my whiting true blues aren’t laying much, nor is the olive egger that lays the nice golden olive egg.
I probably shouldn’t hatch out any of those green eggs because honestly, I don’t think I wanna breed forward with those bearded fibro hens. It would probably be best if I just hatched out the marans eggs and get F1 olive eggers. I do think I’ll hatch the pinkish brown marans cross eggs and the few whiting true blues.
You get to read my random thoughts while sitting in Austin traffic lol

 

[wrathsfarm]

Hatch them all and sell as day olds?

 

[TexasBlues]

That’s what I was thinking of doing, but I’m worried I might have a hard time separating them after they hatch. Most will be black i reckon. I do have some little chick leg bands, maybe I can use hatching bags to separate them.

 

[wrathsfarm]

That’s what I was thinking of doing, but I’m worried I might have a hard time separating them after they hatch. Most will be black i reckon.

I do have some little chick leg bands, maybe I can use hatching bags to separate them.

That's what I do, I use lingerie bags cut down and separate at lockdown. Sew what side I don't need back up, and very, very loosely tie the open end up so I can quickly open to pull any chicks out after they dry, and then leg band them.

Depending on you bater tho, maybe there's a divider available. I know there is for my NR 360 and I should really order one as the lid is cumbersome to get closed just right and makes it that much more stressful.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Just another suggestion but get a feeler ad out there early on whatever platform you sell on. You might have them sold before they hatch...

 

[TexasBlues]

I’ve got 50 in the incubator so far and I’ll add any more fresh eggs from today.
I took weights of each egg and a few notes.
Toasty the brown patterned marans cross that lays those pinkish brown eggs layed 6 nice eggs in the last 8 days. She my only non-black patterned layer.
Looks like 24 marans eggs from 5 hens in 7 days. Might get some more today.
Humidity is at the 30%. I’ll let it drop to 20 before adding any more water.
Hatch date would be March 22nd.

 

[TexasBlues]

I ended up with 51 total in the incubator. Biggest clutch of eggs so far, and all fresh from the yard.

1st 5 Pics are Magic the Whiting True Blue Rooster
Toasty the marans cross that lays a pink/tan egg
Penny the BCM pullet
Peggy the pullet on a stump
Pepper and Poppy the fibro crosses with Magic in the background
Clean yard eggs
Some egg and egg prices from the supermarket