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    What is a sapphire gem?

    My hubby and I went to Rural King today and we purchased 2 BCMarans 2 Sapphire Gem and 1 Lavander Orpington. I will post Pics when the Sapphire Gems get older. There are some nice images on Google of hens. Hoover Hatchery has only one pic. And that is where these chicks are from. I was...
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    Candling eggs

    I ended up using my husbands Mag light Flashlight. It works really well! Nice and bright. Except I still am unable Candle my Olive eggers eggs. I was able to candle my copper Marans!
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    What is the ideal humidity for hatching in an incubator?

    I completely agree as well, and as I am on my first hatch I am nervous. I have set 9 eggs, 6 of which are very dark colored. Three of the six are Olive Egger eggs and the other three are Black Copper Marans. The Olive Egger eggs I am unable to candle as the shells are so dark I cannot see...
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    Candling eggs

    Is there a good way to candle eggs especially dark brown (Maran) chicken eggs without spending an arm and a leg for a commercial Candle device? I have used an empty toilet paper roll and flashlight but it was still really difficult to visualize inside the egg. I did look at them before...
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