Incubating French Black Copper Marans

[aart]

14 hatched so far. I'm on day 22 right now. One more Marans zipping. Ten Marans have hatched and are doing great! Hoping we have some babies in there that are just resting.

Gratz!!

 

[kallnojoy]

Awesome update!

I just set 20 BCMs this morning and similarly had poor hatches the first two times I tried - hoping for a success story like the one you're working on!

 

[MrsEllis11]

Gratz!!

Thank you!!!

 

[MrsEllis11]

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Awesome update!

I just set 20 BCMs this morning and similarly had poor hatches the first two times I tried - hoping for a success story like the one you're working on!

How exciting! I went completely with a dry hatch the first 18 days. I didn't add any water and the humidity ran 35-40% the entire time. At lockdown I added water to bring it to 55-65%.

This is my 2nd and best hatch...especially the Marans!!! So excited. I just had another hatch. . It's a great day!

 

[mattsinger]

Sounds like a great hatch! Mine go to lockdown tomorrow night

 

[aart]

...I went completely with a dry hatch the first 18 days. I didn't add any water and the humidity ran 35-40% the entire time. ......

If I didn't add any water I'd get like 4% in the bator!

I think it's the humidity level that denotes a dry hatch rather than if you add water or not....tho not sure what humidity level defines a 'dry' hatch.

 

[PlatteRiverPs]

I just ran a dozen shipped BCMs at 12-15% humidity. 8 were scrambled upon delivery, 4 went to lockdown at 35%.

3 pipped over night, 2 of those hatched today. One is taking its sweet time but its chirping. The last may be an early quitter, too dark to candle for movement.

 

[MrsEllis11]

If I didn't add any water I'd get like 4% in the bator!

I think it's the humidity level that denotes a dry hatch rather than if you add water or not....tho not sure what humidity level defines a 'dry' hatch.

I agree 100%. Humidity level determines dry or wet. We just received a lot of rain last three weeks in CA or the humidity would have been a lot less too. If we used our wood stove it would be under 20%. I told my husband no stove at all. Out of 15 Marans eggs1 didn't make it to lockdown and 3 didn't hatch. I ended up with 11 chicks and I'm thrilled with that!!!

 

[MrsEllis11]

I just ran a dozen shipped BCMs at 12-15% humidity. 8 were scrambled upon delivery, 4 went to lockdown at 35%.

3 pipped over night, 2 of those hatched today. One is taking its sweet time but its chirping. The last may be an early quitter, too dark to candle for movement.

I would have been upset with the delivery...I drove my Marans eggs 4 hours to get home and the others came from my friend in Los Angeles and they had a six hour car ride home. I was worried even with normal driving!

Kristie

 

[jbher]

The humidity level in our house hovers around 19%. It is VERY dry in here... we are always "shocking" each other... which can be a fun surprise "Bzzzt!". Our youngest child's room though has a humidifier that I run in it 24/7. It's also dark and I run a heater in that room too so it always is 66-73 degree's. This is the room I was going to put my incubator in... I thought it would be better than other areas because it has a constant temperature (the rest of our house drops to 62 at night). However, do you think I should turn off his humidifier?