~MALAYSIAN SERAMA THREAD~ (PICS!!!)

[nurseshelly]

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I do 50% humidity day 1 - 18, and as close to 70% for lock down as I can get. I've only hatched 4 batches, but this is how they did best. I used information from the breeder I got the eggs from and also from the scna site.
http://www.seramacouncilofnorthamer...ubation-and-hatching-of-american-seramas.html

Seramas need higher humidity than standard chicken eggs, I found that if I incubate standard and serama eggs together, I get some standard chicks with rough navel (thankfully not bad, healed up quick). So I incubate the standards at 40% days 1 -18.

Oh, if you have trouble getting your humidity up, a wet sponge in a shallow dish of water works really well!

 

[ZooMummzy]

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I have a Brinsea Adv and I ran it at 50% the whole incubation and it's at 70% now, give or take a few on each of those. I've tried many other humidity levels - none of them worked for me so I decided to hatch them exactly like I do my other chicken's eggs. I have two babies and so many pips right now I can't count.

 

[CrazyChickensEverwhere]

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I do 50% humidity day 1 - 18, and as close to 70% for lock down as I can get. I've only hatched 4 batches, but this is how they did best. I used information from the breeder I got the eggs from and also from the scna site.
http://www.seramacouncilofnorthamer...ubation-and-hatching-of-american-seramas.html

Seramas need higher humidity than standard chicken eggs, I found that if I incubate standard and serama eggs together, I get some standard chicks with rough navel (thankfully not bad, healed up quick). So I incubate the standards at 40% days 1 -18.

Oh, if you have trouble getting your humidity up, a wet sponge in a shallow dish of water works really well!

I read the whole thing, And I might have missed it but that should the brooder temp be for a serama?

 

[HatchingFever]

Sunny You got an incubator about time

Now your going to have more chickens then me

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

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No, this one is just a "borrow" for a month. Hopefully I'll get my own next month. The good ones are expensive, and I have to save up for them! I know if I buy a cheap one, I'll regret it.... so for me, its best to save up $$...

 

[DennisLee]

hmmmm I had my humidity running from day 1-17 43-45% and lock down i got it up to 55%-60% and my first hatch i got 100% hatch rate. I did not know that they need it at 70% but if that makes it better for them i'll try it out and try the sponge trick....

 

[DennisLee]

Oh and i'm also using a brinsea eco 20

 

[nurseshelly]

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If I was you, I would keep everything just like you have it then ... you can't beat 100% hatch!!! I'm in the hot dry desert, so that might be why mine need more.

 

[nurseshelly]

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I do 50% humidity day 1 - 18, and as close to 70% for lock down as I can get. I've only hatched 4 batches, but this is how they did best. I used information from the breeder I got the eggs from and also from the scna site.
http://www.seramacouncilofnorthamer...ubation-and-hatching-of-american-seramas.html

Seramas need higher humidity than standard chicken eggs, I found that if I incubate standard and serama eggs together, I get some standard chicks with rough navel (thankfully not bad, healed up quick). So I incubate the standards at 40% days 1 -18.

Oh, if you have trouble getting your humidity up, a wet sponge in a shallow dish of water works really well!

I read the whole thing, And I might have missed it but that should the brooder temp be for a serama?

Temp is the same as any other chicken 99.5 ish ... or if still air aim for 100 degrees on a thermometer on top of the egg.

 

[SunValleySeramas]

4 days old, from my roo taylor and my hen poppy..

Captain jack and lacy 1 week
thanks for looking!!