Wrath's Marans

[wrathsfarm]

Sorry @wrathsfarm my notifications had stopped for this thread too so I’ve missed out on these babies.

It happens. You didn't miss much, they're always the same color.

 

[wrathsfarm]

I took a last minute peek under broody at lock up and saw a pip.
Didn't take a pic but I will for sure in the morning if there's littles...

 

[wrathsfarm]

I candled all the OE eggs under the broody BA. Most looked sloshy, so I opened them up and only 3 were developed in 3 different stages with 1 the most developed.
She just never committed to staying on them except overnight so this is my 1st broody fail.

Spoiler

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Question...what is an acceptable weight for a pullet egg to be incubated?

 

[Tstraub]

Question...what is an acceptable weight for a pullet egg to be incubated?

I have never heard a specific number of grams or ounces just when it is in the normal size range for the breed. One issue I have heard with breeding from pullets is you don’t have any information on the long term health of the bird your breeding. Like if you only hatch from pullets then a couple years from now you discover that your birds all have been issues getting egg bound and prolapsing at two years old or they all have hip issues when the get older these can be a very hard problem to correct after you have been breeding from them the whole time.

I’m not saying don’t try it but don’t invest everything into the young pullets just because you think they are an improvement over the older birds in the flock.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Question...what is an acceptable weight for a pullet egg to be incubated?

I'll have to dig out the exact quote from Chooks man but I believe it's 65.
Edited...Recommended age is 8 months at earliest also.

 

[wrathsfarm]

I have never heard a specific number of grams or ounces just when it is in the normal size range for the breed. One issue I have heard with breeding from pullets is you don’t have any information on the long term health of the bird your breeding. Like if you only hatch from pullets then a couple years from now you discover that your birds all have been issues getting egg bound and prolapsing at two years old or they all have hip issues when the get older these can be a very hard problem to correct after you have been breeding from them the whole time.

I’m not saying don’t try it but don’t invest everything into the young pullets just because you think they are an improvement over the older birds in the flock.

This is very true... I incubated the pullets eggs last fall because I sold them and wanted the dark egg gene kept from Joannie and Jessie.
This year I did Solo because I'm getting ready to move her to Poppy for Pure BBS Silvers and she was already in with Kong.

I needed and didn't have eggs for a broody so I chose w/r eggs as they were dark and big. Pic above of weight. This is more just a test hatch. The babies may grow out over colored from Kong.

Method to my madness !!

 

[wrathsfarm]

Spotted 2 so far. Pics of one....

 

[Tstraub]

Are these the ones that the males will feather out silver and female gold?

 

[wrathsfarm]

Are these the ones that the males will feather out silver and female gold?

Yes... Kong x Solo. I've got 10 under her and 6 under another broody due next Thursday with another broody hatching one of Ravens daughters eggs that day also.
Ravens daughter White/red eggs.