Rural Gardening: Did I luck out or what?!, 1 by silkiechick

silkiechick wrote:
hmm... i hatched out cuckoo marans eggs with no probs. i hatched 5 babies out of 6 eggs last one internal pipped. it might depend on the incubator ur useing also. i have sportsmans it is way different than hatching with foam bators and is more stable to work with, it doesn't flex temp and humidity. if she used a foam bator that's very possible.

i was debateing on letting broodies hatch them or half under broodies and half in the bator. i have 4 broodies still sitting. i got at least 12 eggs comeing if he didn't add any extras and provided none break along the way. mabe i'll splist them up a little 3 each under 2-3 of the girls and set the other couple incase someone leaves a nest or the bator fails just to be on the safe side. i just checked tracking and they r in pa already so definately should have them tomarrow.

provided the hatch goes good, when they r old enough to breed i'll be selling their eggs for hatching so by then if ya don't have any let me know we' ll make sure u get ur coppers one way or another. here is a pic of one of my cuckoo marans boys. i hatched 2 boys and 3 girls.