Tips to Hatching Black Copper Marans

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Tips to Hatching Black Copper Marans

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Tigris Valley Farm

Күн бұрын

These are the steps that increased our hatch rate with Black Copper Marans eggs.

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@AKlover Жыл бұрын

Thank you for being concise and not rambling for 20 minutes to say what can be said in 3.

@brittneygurrieri4546 3 ай бұрын

so true

@mrbasshole301 Жыл бұрын

Great info .. thanks for letting me know it was up.. looking forward to my 1st try .. My coop is getting delivered tomorrow.. things are really coming together now

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

We remember our first try hatching and how exciting it was! Wish we knew then what we know now, we would have more successful hatches. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!

@charlielack8359 Жыл бұрын

Hey Tigris- another great video that keeps it simple. Thanks for taking the time to post. Next time I incubate I'm going to go with your method. Thanks again and keep up the good work!

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

The number of folks asking about it was overwhelming so a quick vid to explain it seemed appropriate. Thank you, Charlie!

@kimbaldwin5161 6 ай бұрын

My daughter and I are hatching our first eggs BCM so I appreciate you posting this!

@dianawilliams-coe7747 Жыл бұрын

New to the channel learning a lot

@suziehartwright 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😉 👍

@jspyrogram Жыл бұрын

Going in to lockdown this weekend already!

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

So exciting! Let us know how it goes.

@jennsinkona Жыл бұрын

I use hydrogen peroxide spritz too as data shows it helps however after doing a dry hatch 18 days when I go into lockdown I bump the humidity up so nobody gets shrink wrapped in the egg

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

Interesting, thank you Jenn. We are in a pretty humid area so our lockdown humidity is near 20%. How is your hatch rate with the higher humidity during lockdown?

@lessycurls Жыл бұрын

Interesting, I do a dry hatch, and on day 19, remove the turner, and bump humidity up. During the dry incubation period I keep humidity between 25 and 30

@katiewhittlenichelson3503 6 ай бұрын

For BCM specifically?

@joncrawn5589 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful video. I have bcm eggs in the incubator for the second day and the power went out this morning at 8 am and it’s now 6 pm and still no power. I guess I lost those eggs.

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

Don't give up Jon. It's possible the eggs can make it through. When the power is back on try and continue!

@janiceregier5432 Жыл бұрын

Huge Thanks

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

🐣🐣

@micahjobbins7041 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

Let us know if it helps! Thanks, Micah!

@bfeurtado12 Жыл бұрын

With the protocol being to bump the humidity up at lockdown, could you give some insight on this and why it works? 😊 very interesting

@susanmccormick4627 Жыл бұрын

To keep the membrane soft so chicks can peck out and not stick to the chicks. I have incubated chicks since the 80s, now incubating goose eggs at 60 percent humidity. When lockdown, I will be increasing the humidity to 70-75 percent.

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

For years we were under the same impression until we tried this method. The shells are much thicker with these Marans so it's possible the lower humidity helps with the chicks ability to actually break through. We're honestly not sure why it works but we do know it raised our hatch rate and wanted to share our experience. Thank you for watching!

@graftedbranchhomestead Жыл бұрын

Great tips . Shabbat Shalom :)

@dedikfarm1128 Жыл бұрын

thank you very useful sir. greetings greetings of friendship from me in Indonesia .. laying hens

@melissalindley6587 Жыл бұрын

At what age are your chicks when you can tell if they are roosters or pullets? I just hatched 6 BCM chicks and they all look the same to me! 😊 Carrollton, MO here

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

Some of them are a lot easier to spot the roosters, they will have a defined comb on top and be a little bigger than the rest. Others are not so easy but if you take a look at the underside of their wings the pullets will be slightly curved and have a trough (looks like a V), the roos are straight across on the bottom of the wing.

@truthseekers1870 Жыл бұрын

I have 40 eggs in the incubator without any water added. Only 15 are marans eggs...will the other breeds hatch if I continue straight thru with a dry hatch?? Or will it kill the other 25???

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

I think it would depend on what other breeds are being hatched. Some chicken eggs need the moisture where the Black Coppers don't seem to like it. I wish you luck! Thank you for watching.

@Sewtired Жыл бұрын

1000th subscriber!

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you so much! For watching and subscribing. We can't wait to do a give a way video and get going!

@donnaterrell9545 Жыл бұрын

I want some of these eggs and chicks

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

@donnaterrell9545 are you close to southern Missouri? If so we'll have chicks in a couple of weeks.

@donnaterrell9545 Жыл бұрын

@@tigrisvalleyfarm I live in southern Indiana

@heatherjensen99 9 ай бұрын

@@tigrisvalleyfarmI live in south east Missouri close to the Oklahoma boarder. Do you sell eggs?

@tigrisvalleyfarm 9 ай бұрын

@@heatherjensen99 We will most likely be selling hatching eggs in the spring. Oklahoma is on the west side of Missouri - but we know what you meant!

@heatherjensen99 9 ай бұрын

@@tigrisvalleyfarm haha I didn’t even realize it did that. I didn’t proof read. My bad. lol

@prplkises71 Жыл бұрын

I'm a little confused about the washing of the egg's? 🤷🏼‍♀️🤔 I thought the protective bloom is best to leave on?

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

@prplkises71 the bloom is there to protect the egg until hatching. When hatching the bloom doesn't need to be there. I would not wash eggs unless they are going into the incubator.

@MaxRebelliousPirate91 Жыл бұрын

Dry hatching @lockdown ?? I thought bc the shell is so hard to candle, it's hard to get them moist enough for the chick to pick through it too... I have no luck hatching chicks as of yet (first try only 1 chick, different breed, made it, 2 others were fully developed but never hatched, when I Egg topsied them I saw they died just before.. when I was wet hatching as recommended...I am dry hatching rn and left with 5 moving inside out of the 9 BCM I had put in this time (candled last night 1 at day 14 & 4 at day 7 in the other one with a strong Torch, which is still a second test round before loading it up with mostly BCM eggs) I am keeping it around 30% rn (only adding a few drops when it starts beeping below 20% or open it when it suddenly gets to high when too many drops were added> which is quickly done) still wanted to help them the best around hatching time tho with a higher humidity... So you say it's not needed, even for these shells??

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

We have a cabinet incubator and absolutely zero water is needed to hatch these eggs. Last night pipping turned into hatching and we have about 65 or 75 chicks today. With more on the way. If you think it's too dry add a wet sponge during lockdown. Otherwise they do good without a bunch of humidity.

@the40daybook71 Жыл бұрын

when can we buy chicks and shipped to South Carolina?

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

We do not ship chicks, only hatching eggs. Our landline is 417-943-4141

@angelastossel2418 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting. I am wondering, if the main thing isnt just making sure the eggs lose 13% of their weight either before lockdown or during. They lose weight during low humility phases. So in your case you leave the himidity up the eggs dont lose enough weight, but they will during lockdown. Crazy how many different ways you can hatch eggs lol

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

We've found the natural humidity in our area to be sufficient throughout the entire hatch. It's usually between 20 - 30%. We also leave the door shut until it's time to move them out of the turners. We appreciate your input greatly! It's difficult to get good at anything without help. So we're trying slightly different methods until the one that works best shows up!

@angelastossel2418 Жыл бұрын

@tigrisvalleyfarm Absolutely! The best thing is to try and share with others! And yes, it totally depends on what area we live, but numbers are numbers, so sharing what works best is invaluable. I had to run my humidifier until today because humidity was getting too high, but I had to use a bit of water to get it to 55% today for lockdown.

@carltonnelson5843 Жыл бұрын

How to get in contact with to get chicks?

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

Right now we're sold out of chicks. When we do have them available they are for local pickup only. We do not ship chicks because of they rough handling and conditions. We're located near Ava, Missouri and our phone is 417-943-4141

@galeburkman1586 Жыл бұрын

I didn't spray mine with peroxide can I still do this? Today is day 6 they've been in the incubator.

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't spray them now. Just go ahead and continue the process as if you did spray. Next time try the peroxide and see if it helps.

@galeburkman1586 Жыл бұрын

@@tigrisvalleyfarm I have a question for you if you don't mind. Only 4 of my 12 eggs hatched. I think they all went to full term you can't see thru them anymore. This is my first time hatching eggs. Do you think I checked them to much or what do ;you think I did wrong. Do you think my humidity was to high? 88%

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

@@galeburkman1586 88% is way too high. It should be 20% or thereabout. We never had above 60% hatch until we lowered the humidity during lockdown.

@galeburkman1586 Жыл бұрын

@@tigrisvalleyfarm Thank you. I knew it was something I did. What is a dry hatch? Sorry for all the questions but I want to do this right. I have no problem raising chicks and chickens. Never mind I'll just keep watching this video. Thanks again.

@Brandi_SilverSagelabradors Жыл бұрын

What does the peroxide do?

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

You'd have to ask someone more knowledgeable on this for the best answer. All we can say is it works and I know it's not the answer you're looking for. We use it like a secret weapon for hatching!

@route-249 Жыл бұрын

@@tigrisvalleyfarm It's my understanding that the peroxide is used to disinfect the eggs so that the chicks don't get viruses before and after hatching.

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

@@route-249 it's definitely going to do a good job at that! Thank you, Mark

@tigrisvalleyfarm Жыл бұрын

@@route-249 also I'd like to add, we only use it lightly. It is just a fine mist covering the eggs. Two or three spritzs per 30- 40 egg tray. We never get the eggs soaking wet with peroxide. If anyone was wondering.

@route-249 Жыл бұрын

@@tigrisvalleyfarm Well, truth be told, I was hoping to see you spritz them so I could get a good idea of what the right amount looks like...