I am new to shamos having raised them for only 3 years. We asked a friend who was traveling to Japan to get some photos of shamos there, not ever expecting that he would find any. The man he was doing business with had these in his back yard! The closest thing I have to those birds is a Ronnie...
40% is awfully low. Recommended relative humidity throughout incubation until last 3 days is around 60% (wet bulb reading 86-87 degrees F). This could cause problems even if wet enough at hatching. This article seems good:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/1515/hatching-quality-chicks...
Thank you all so much. It is so delightful to see how many other chicken obsessed people are out there. That shamo thread is great. There appear to be lots of people to learn from here.
My name is Betsy and we live in Oklahoma. My husband and I are having a lot of fun raising O Shamos, which are beautiful, large game fowl from Japan. I have had chickens my whole adult life, and showed Sebrights for years. My daughters showed Modern Game bantams and Belgian D'Anvers among...