American serama thread!

[EZFarms]

Do they need to be turned everyday like other eggs?

 

[RedRoosterFarm]

I have 2 cabinet bators and they hatch low compared to my brinsea that I hatch my seramas in. I have hatched them for 6 years and watch humidity and temp. I keep at 99.5-100 and at day 18 stop turning. I find that if they die out its around day14 and on hatch. I keep humidity at 40 up to day 18 then 60 humidity.

 

[EZFarms]

Okay. well i have LF eggs in my bator now and i figure if i can hatch them i can hatch seramas

 

[RedRoosterFarm]

Some of the wheaten girls

 

[EZFarms]

Oh those are gorgeous girls!

 

[RachaelS]

Do they need to be turned everyday like other eggs?

Yep, the same. If you are already hatching LF eggs then just do the same with these guys. I have heard they lose water quicker so humidity needs to be a little higher but, I did not have that issue. I hatched at 99 because I heard that with lower temps more of the females survive and was testing that theory, sold them off at 2 weeks due to some home issues so I don't know if the theory is right. I do know that when my thermometers were wrong and my temps were running HIGH (102) with out me knowing it, out of 5 hatches (several of different breeds, 2 had zero babies), only 5 made it and ALL were male.

 

[RachaelS]

Some of the wheaten girls

Very pretty!

 

[EZFarms]

i think my temp is fine now. i had issues with it dropping90 and belpw but it stays at 98-100 now and my chicks are doing fine

 

[RachaelS]

i think my temp is fine now. i had issues with it dropping90 and belpw but it stays at 98-100 now and my chicks are doing fine

Good, best of luck

 

[KilnChick]

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My kids want to leave NOW to go to your house! I don't know how we could squeeze a 4 hour drive into their busy schedules...

4 hours is nothing! Where do you live? I have 10 babies and expecting 8 more!