Valentine's hatch-a-long

[Crickett]

Good luck everyone!

 

[kimmommy23]

I know it is early but I have been anxious so I candled my eggs this am (day 5) and found that all three are, thankfully, fertilized. Feeling optimistic.

 

[JDchicks]

Okay, my phoenix eggs are in. Ordered silver phoenix and he sent me a couple of golden also.

 

[jaudon77]

I didnt see this post before. I just put 24 Black Copper, Blue Copper and splash eggs in today. This is only my second time trying to hatch... I cant wait!

You and me both!! I just put 29 Black copper, black, blue and splash maran eggs in my incubator! Only my second time hatching AND my first time with shipped eggs. 14 shipped and 15 from a local breeder. I'm super eggcited..but I'm on day 5 and it's pretty boring. Just add some water now and then.

 

[mattsinger]

You and me both!! I just put 29 Black copper, black, blue and splash maran eggs in my incubator! Only my second time hatching AND my first time with shipped eggs. 14 shipped and 15 from a local breeder. I'm super eggcited..but I'm on day 5 and it's pretty boring. Just add some water now and then.

Hope your hatch goes well. I had 9 from my birds, and 15 mailed in.

 

[NanaHess]

Set mine on Friday. My 1st time hatching and they are shipped eggs.

 

[jaudon77]

Hope your hatch goes well. I had 9 from my birds, and 15 mailed in

Good luck with yours as well! What kind of incubator are you using? How did your first hatch go?

 

[mattsinger]

Good luck with yours as well! What kind of incubator are you using? How did your first hatch go?

Im using a LG with a fan. My first hatch didnt go so well. From what I have read, I think I didnt have enough humidity. Out of 17 eggs, I only had one hatch. I opened 5 other eggs up and found fully formed and feathered chicks that couldnt get out...and the membrane was very tough.
Hoping this time around goes much better.. Now that I have a roo, I hope to do a few this year to try and get this whole hatching thing figured out.

 

[jaudon77]

Im using a LG with a fan.  My first hatch didnt go so well.  From what I have read, I think I didnt have enough humidity.  Out of 17 eggs, I only had one hatch.  I opened 5 other eggs up and found fully formed and feathered chicks that couldnt get out...and the membrane was very tough.  
Hoping this time around goes much better..   Now that I have a roo, I hope to do a few this year to try and get this whole hatching thing figured out.

Yup sounds like a humidity issue probably near the end. On day 18 you have to get the humidity up to 65% relative humidity and not open the incubator at all until theyve all hatched. If you do the humidity drops so fast it makes that membrane very rough and pretty much shirnk wraps the chicks. Hopefully this one goes better. I have heard Marans need a lot of humidity..

 

[mattsinger]

Yup sounds like a humidity issue probably near the end. On day 18 you have to get the humidity up to 65% relative humidity and not open the incubator at all until theyve all hatched. If you do the humidity drops so fast it makes that membrane very rough and pretty much shirnk wraps the chicks. Hopefully this one goes better.

I have heard Marans need a lot of humidity..

have you found anything that works good to candle these dark Marans eggs?