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Poll Results: Humidity when incubating / hatching Marans

 
  • 20% (16)
    Increase the humidity
  • 12% (10)
    Decrease the humidity
  • 44% (35)
    Leave humidity the same as always
78 Total Votes  
post #41 of 43
3/1/11 at 7:27pm
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Originally Posted by wolftracks 

It figures it would be you that had this info. I was looking for sanding Marans eggs and there you were!


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Leave it to me to have the obscure stuff!!
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 (`-.     _.-∫⎠̸   I dream of a society in which no one questions a chicken's motive for road crossing. 

ㄙ*` (_.}  ,' Orp~Amerau~d'Uccle~Konza~Aubergine~Silkie~BantyCochin~Chantecler~Marans~Rock~Pea

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post #42 of 43
3/2/11 at 2:28am

OK my final hatch was 5 out of 6. i cracked the last egg and it had a dead stiff chick in it. I thought it had pipped but turns out it was a small speck of shell from another egg.   so tomorrow ill put another 6 eggs in and see what i get.. anyway back to bed got to be back up at 6 to go pick up a couple Angus calves tomorrow.


I will also add these guys look like giant monster chicks after hatching silkies and frizzles.


Edited by john in wa - 3/2/11 at 2:32am
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post #43 of 43
1/29/13 at 10:28pm
I know this is an older post but could you tell me or do you know what percentage your humidity was doing it the way you did with no water and vents open ??

Thanks ,
Shannon


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Originally Posted by tgcole View Post

We hatched several hundred Black Coppers, Wheatens and Gold Cuckoos over the past 2 years in a GQF Sportsman.  I have tried high humidity, low humidity and everything in between.  We now don't add any water until the day before the hatch.  We run all vents wide open for the entire hatch.  I really think this helps and we rarely get a bad chick.  We usually get around 80% live hatch with the Marans.  This works best for us, but it may depend on your local humidity, etc.
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