Setting 20 French Black Copper Maran eggs May 28, 2014 - Join up.

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I haven't hatched any eggs in a couple of years, but my new coop is under way, so I am setting eggs tomorrow. My incubator is home made, and has a thermostat and heater that I designed, as well as a custom egg turner. It only holds 20 eggs, so that's what I have. The guy I got the eggs from says that he has a 95% hatch rate; I hope I do as well. The eggs were all laid in the last 5 days or so, and have not been refrigerated.

My coop is sized for about 10 full sized chickens, so if I get a good hatch, maybe there will be 9 pullets and 9 cockerels. If so, I will cut the males back to one or two for the winter, and keep all the pullets.

I hope that some of you with similar start dates will join in the thread.
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I put my incubator together and set the thermostat at 99.5. If it holds through the night, I will set the eggs in the morning.
 
Wishapup said:
I have 4 EE eggs under a broody hen that I set today. My first attempt at broody incubation!
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It is my hope that next spring I will have a broody hen or two. Much better than an incubator. Good luck.
 
tracecom said:
It is my hope that next spring I will have a broody hen or two. Much better than an incubator. Good luck.
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With a broody, no need to worry about power outages, heat lamps, humidity, etc. On the other hand - my incubator can fit over 50 and she can fit about 4-6 LF under her!
 
Although it is a day early, I candled my eggs tonight. One looked very clear and a few more were questionable, but the great majority are developing. I didn't cull any yet, but will check them again in a few days.
 

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