California - Northern

[ronott1]

It is interesting. I've decided to just fill the numbered trays and let the humidity be what it is. With my Genesis and tray 1 filled, it stays at 46-50% and with 1 & 2 filled, it is at 63%. Temps stay between 99.5 and 100.3. My GQF cabinet hatcher stays at 52% with the water container filled and no sponges. I have been hatching in my Genesis so not sure what the humidity would be with the added sponges. The temp in the cabinet stays at right around 100. I am getting my first FBCM eggs for the Easter hatch along. I am wondering if I need to do anything different with them or just stay the course.

Edited to add that my last hatch was 80% so I have room for improvement!

The steady temperature of the cabinet will bake a big difference with the Marans. The humidity level should be fine too.

80% is a good hatch rate!

 

[TheKeeper]

Ah, so I think I understand that there is:
- Easter Eggers (no standards, i.e. mutts, aka Americaunas) - can lay green or blue or pink eggs
- Ameraucana: specific breed standards - lay blue eggs

So then there's rumpless Araucana (I have one) & they can be tufted or not & lay blue eggs

How am I doing?

 

[Audio51]

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Yes! They should be OE....hadn't thought about that. Hmmmm...maybe I will see if she will let me keep that one for incubating for her....

 

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[Audio51]

Hatching eggs sounds like so much fun. I wish I could afford an incubator!

There are lots of people who builf thier own failry inexpensivly. You can make one out of a $2 styrfoam cooler. There should be lots of threas her on BYC on how to do that..

 

[PetRock]

1 hatched and 5 more pipped!

 

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Yeah!!!

 

[chickee]

There is a hatching marathon going on!

All this hatching is getting me in the mood to hatch more chicks! Good thing my friend Zoichick gave me 8 eggs today from her gorgeous Silver Laced Wyandottes to do a test hatch.

And I get to keep the chicks! Hopefully the eggs are fertile!

 

[PetRock]

There is a hatching marathon going on!

All this hatching is getting me in the mood to hatch more chicks! Good thing my friend Zoichick gave me 8 eggs today from her gorgeous Silver Laced Wyandottes to do a test hatch.

And I get to keep the chicks! Hopefully the eggs are fertile!

We will hope right along with you!

 

[chickee]

I've got quite a few young kids joining poultry for the first time this year. Should be able to keep the best and rehome the extra boys. They really want quail OEGB's but I don't dub. I don't want to raise something they couldn't use the second year in conformation and showmanship. These breeds won't look alike at hatching so no surprises

That is really neat that you are supplying the kids with chicks to show