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Locked down a dozen French Black copper Marans eggs yesterday. Nothing happening, but then, nothing due until tomorrow! Anyone know where the May-Hatch-Along thread is?

Quote: Whoa! Putting on Nurse Practitioner cap here! NOTHING is worth loss of health! Nature culls those that should not live. You have to take that in stride! Do your best. If your health fails, then you can't give your peeps their best care! Offer him the use of your bator. Let...

Quote: Wonderful picks! Leave him/her for now --s/he may be absorbing yolk! 24 hours-consider helping.

Quote: Hey Wolftracks! If you find there is a way to 'early sex' Marans, please share! I understand your frustration. I have 6 gorgeous 4 week old Silver Lakenvelders here and the best I can tell [looking at combs] they are all roos! Anyone that can help w/Lakenvelder sexing, please jump in!

Quote: Because my bators were so stuffed, I didn't have room for cartons and laid the eggs on their sides in the bators, I lost 6 chicks to drowning - a first for me. I will continue, in future, to use cartons for hatching!!

Quote: Wolftracks, SO sorry for your loss!

Quote: 55% humidity sounds great, that's always my goal with "dry incubation" (not really dry, just dryer than most instructions). As far as venting, I am hoping that others will advise on this. I understand that the most venting is needed when they have pipped & even more so when they are...

Quote: at one end Those of us who sew know about a tool called a 'tube turner' that is a helper used to turn skinny sewn tubes of fabric right-side-out. It has a finger loop at one end, a small latch hook at the other, and is about 12" long. This tool can be inserted into the un-plugged...

Quote: It occurs to me that this note on options to maintain incubator or brooder heat when power fails would be a helpful 'sticky' in an "Incubating and brooding Emergencies" thread. Is there such a thread? I couldn't find my inverter to be able to plug in the brooder lamp to transport...

Wellllll, the GOOD news is, they are hatching! Who knew...................... we are about 50% on the inc]ubator with the temp +/- swings, and the Marans [blue] are hatching .... not expecting much from the ones the USPS scrambled but 3/6 so far on the blue! YES!!!!

Quote: What a cuddlely looking group, they're great! Congrats! Tell me about the water bottle with the tassle, is that where they drink from? Yes, the sippy-cup with the water-nipple is where they drink. I have the up-side-down bowl under it so that the tiny Dutch bantams can reach...

So far: hatch started day 20. So far Madcap We are currently in a hiatus. cap Edited to change day from 29 to 20 Mad

Quote: I certainly agree with the "first try with [an] LG I think I might as well write off the 41 eggs in the LG The temp had been holding pretty well until last Friday. With these pretty days we have had the windows open & I have spent my days trying to get temps adjusted/stable but...

Quote: Thank GOD you were there! I have chills! eh

Quote: So are mine! An unheard of 180+ WHAT was I thinking Gotta contact everyone [test hatching] and be sure they have brooders set up!! A day in the life of the "Hatch-a-holic"

Quote: love your siggie line! Ain't LIFE wonderful!

Quote: WOW! 11/11!!! That is certainly NOT a hatch to sniff at! You and Momma 'done good!' As for the laid out baby, I wouldn't worr too much yet. I have had several that worked so hard to hatch that they spent 24 hours or more mostly Laid out. Since she is the last one I would leave...

Quote: Congratulations! Who can argue with 100%! Enjoy!

Quote: Addorable! Congratulations Enjoy your peeps! NOTHING sweeter than your first breakfast egg

Quote: Hi cluckcluck42: I have recently become concerned about sanitizing the incubator too. So I ordered a sanitizer that appears to be safe, as I'm really not into harmful chemicals or pesticides. Check out this site: http://brinsea.com/ for the brinsea sanitizer. Wishing you better...