I had a geat hatch!

ginasmarans

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13 Years
Jan 15, 2007
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3 weeks ago I set 22 eggs. Some were pullet eggs from my marans,some were shipped eggs and some were locally bought. 14 days ago,after candeling,I discarded 2 clear eggs and kept 19 with swimmers and one that ws iffy(looked as though the chick died in early stages of development,but I kept it anyway).I now have 19 itty bitty babies! That's pretty good,dontcha think?All of my marans hatched! Set those pullet eggs. I have 6 large,robust chicks!
 
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Thanks guys! This is the second great hatch in a row I've had.I'm telling you,keep that humidity low. I kept it between 40 and 50 all during incubation and only increased it on day 19 to 60%. They pop out like popcorn. I really think that with too high a humidity,the air cell does not get large enough and the chick either suffocates or is weak from lack of air between internal pip and external pip.
 

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