Fall Hatch! Anybody with me??

[debbie_nibbles]

1st ever hatching

Hope I got it figured out?
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1st ever chickens? Or 1st ever hatching your own from eggs? Eggciting either way!

I know total eye roller that one but someone did it to me once and I couldn't resist spreading the magic. What kind of chickens are you trying to hatch? Good luck!
-Cielo

 

[debbie_nibbles]

We ordered Marans eggs. They look like they color 3, 4, and a couple 5's Not as dark as I thought they'd be. Put them in incubator yesterday at 2:30 pm, turned them before we went to bed, then twice so far today. Temps staying at 99 but I can only get humidity to 54% Have 2 containers full of water in it plus 1 has a sponge in it. What lse can I do? Or is this enough?

 

[NonnasBabies]

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Sometimes the older the Marans are the lighter their eggs get. As far as the humidity, I wouldn't go any higher. I only add water to mine if the humidity get's lower than 20%.

 

[seclusionfarms]

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Well, the rule of thumb is if you want a pure bred chick you need to keep the hen seperated for 3-4 weeks because she can hold the sperm of another rooster in her for that long. Soooo..... there is a possibility that she already had some eggs fertilized with another rooster sperm..

Was Wednesday day 21???

yes wednesday was the 21st day

 

[NonnasBabies]

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Well, the rule of thumb is if you want a pure bred chick you need to keep the hen seperated for 3-4 weeks because she can hold the sperm of another rooster in her for that long. Soooo..... there is a possibility that she already had some eggs fertilized with another rooster sperm..

Was Wednesday day 21???

yes wednesday was the 21st day

Try doing a float test!! https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=383525

 

[debbie_nibbles]

Thank you I feel better on the humidity, I don't think candling will be an option? Can't see anything when I tried, but then this is only the second day

 

[NonnasBabies]

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No waiting till at least day 7 is the best thing to do.

 

[seclusionfarms]

got another chick today!

 

[NonnasBabies]

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Congrats!!

 

[seclusionfarms]

the chicken is no longer sitting on the eggs but i see a small pip on one and they are outside and its cold tonight what should i do?