So I stopped got a small bag of feed from TSC cause of course my feed dealer is a week out on my chick feed. Found my small tote/temp brooder got that cleaned up, found my feeders and waters, cleaned out cages for other critters. Finally make it upstairs to check for pips to find that early...
Lock down yesterday. Saw a shadow on 1. Draw down on all but 2 eggs, possible late quiters. Expecting pips tonight or tomorrow.
Means I should probably get the brooder set up and go buy feed. :oops:
You need a Really strong flashlight, and full dark to see much of anything in a Maran or dark green egg. I have a small tactical flashlight that works pretty well. I have to be careful about how long I keep it on the eggs cause it gets Hot.
Not sure if you had a way to heat water, but a hot water bottle would have helped keep the temps up. So would Hot hands. Those work really well. Sorry I didn't see this till today. Hope they all hatch!
All but 1 of my home bred eggs are clears. Kind of excited for the one that's growing. I've wanted a chick from this hen for 3 yrs. None have ever been fertile.
2 of my Marans are clears, 2 are questionable, I was expecting way worse.
What's the best day to candle for signs of life with Maran eggs? I have a pretty strong flashlight but it'll still be hard to tell with how dark some of these are.
Eggs are set. Some Purchased BBS Maran and maran/x as well as a small test run if my new Roo has done his job at all. Expecting a poor hatch rate all around.