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Well, only one chick from my second batch of 9 Marans hatched. Sigh. No more mail order eggs for me, I fear. On the plus side I did find a local hatcher(not a breeder, she buys the eggs, hatches them, sexes them, and then sells them) where I was able to get to more guaranteed Marans pullets. One...

All I saw when candling was a black mass, no detail. That's what makes this so hard, I can't see anything till I open them up.

Analog and digital thermometer, both calibrated; hygrometer calibrated. As these were thick membranes Marans eggs, I went with dry incubation, then upped humidity after lock down. Weighing shows about a 13% weightloss. After first failed hatch, I opened up all the failed eggs, to find one dead...

Day 23. Only two of 9 Marans eggs hatched, on day 19, one of which has died. Two hatches, two Marans, one of which is 4 weeks old and is pretty obviously a little roo. Sigh. Not having a good time with hatching my own eggs. 4 out of 24, 3 live chicks.

Day 18, lockdown. Hard to candle the dark Marans eggs, but I tried 2 of the 9 aren't very dark, the other 7 are very dark in contrast with the air pocket. After carefully candling and setting on their sides, I could hear faint peeping. Is that normal for day 18? I've had issues with calibrating...

Here's a tip for those of you who have issues with temp fluctuations: When I first set up my incubator, one of the cheap ones known for fluctuation, I set a ceramic tile underneath everything. That little bit of mass absorbs heat, and helps regulate. That's the biggest problem with cheapo...

Somebody mentioned using a cellphone flashlight to candle dark Marans eggs... I'd not thought of that, I just assumed they were too dark. So of course I had to jump right up and try it. Day It's only day 10 for me, what should I be looking for? All I could make out was a shadow towards the fat...

I'm a little late to the party, forum wise, but I'm set with 9 assorted Marans in the 'bator, due the day before Easter. Second batch this year, only 2 of 15 from the last batch hatched, one BCM and one Lavender Americana. Ordered a second shipment, and just by coincidence they arrived perfectly...