Experimenting: Hatching Black Copper Maran Eggs// Lower Humidity 

Do you!!! That’s wonderful to know :) it was my suspicion I was not going low enough- thank you for your expertise :)

Do you sell and ship marans eggs

@@shawnhurla7923 I don’t Shawn! I wish I could help you out more!

I used the scale of they should loose approximately 13% of the gross weight over the first 18 days. I found 35 to 40 % works great. I use the same humidity level for all my chicken eggs now and have no complaints on hatch rates. Now these rates don’t apply to EBay eggs 😂

Great to know. Im getting my hatching eggs tomorrow! Do you keep the humidity below 30% even on and after lockdown, or how high you let it rise?

Why thanks! Best of luck :)

DEFINITELY, not DEFIANTLY! 😂

That’s awesome!! Congrats, it sounds like the hard work and research is paying off

That’s awesome!! I’m still learning that’s for sure, I hope it goes well! :)

That’s great it went so well for you! Thanks for the input

Hey Wanda!! I’m still a newbie too, so I’ll use that word also LOL. The hovabator does work a little different than the nurture right, and I don’t open up more vent spaces like I do for the nurture right. There is a spot on the top I believe to do so if you wanted :)- I just control the humidity through the amount of water I put in, where with the nurture right, the vent space helps me control the humidity more easily too- I don’t use any secondary sources of using the parameters, but a lot of people do! I hope this helps! There are a lot more knowledgeable folks on this journey than me, so take everything I say with a grain of salt! I’m glad you enjoyed the video, and best of luck on your hatching journey!!

Thanks Mark!!

Lol I have heard they are pretty darn good at it

Absolutely! Those are some great thoughts! I have noticed a much better hatch rate consistently in the hovabator versus the nurture right, the hovabator is turning the eggs upright versus the nurture is doing it on its side- but there are so many variables LOL it’s hard to tell if that’s what’s causing the better hatch rate!

@@PastureFowler I think material construction plays a bigger role here. Styrofoam is way better at maintaining a consistent temperature and many have better electronics. The cheap plastic incubators have different temps below, middle and above the eggs. Using a heating pad below helps some for the 'side to side' ones, but only for those of us who dry hatch. Humidity would be a challenge for standard hatch and I'm not sure if the heating pad would work on the 360/round ones, since I don't have one. I don't like their design and they are way overpriced.

@@forced4motorsports you are probably right! Thanks for the input, I really appreciate it, you gave me food for thought :)

I’ve been learning that James! Have you had good luck with those methods?! Thanks for the tip!

@@PastureFowler we will see. I'm about to incubate a dozen Orpington and a dozen marans with the hybrid method.

@@jamesw.3491 that’s awesome James! Keep in touch and let me know how it goes, maybe I can give it a try too!

That’s awesome! Thanks for the confirmation that I’m heading in the right direction :)

I have friends who believe the tilt works better for the air sac- I have noticed better success in my hovabator which is a tilt, but it also hold humidity so effectively! I’m not sure which aspect makes it better in my context 😂 - best of luck!! That is exciting!

Why thanks Rodney!

Shannon thank you for your input! I’m glad you are finding something that is working for you, it sounds like then, maybe I caught on to the scent but need to go a little further that direction! Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback!

That’s a great idea! Thank you!

What does that do ? .. I'm getting 1 dozen in the mail in 2wks .. Black Copper Marans.. I have the nurture right 360 incubator.. this is my first time incubating eggs .. now I'm seeing negative reviews on the incubator.. these will be my fist chickens so Im new .. I need alot of expert advice that has been proven successful on Black Copper Marans.. ????????????

@@mrbasshole301 There are all kinds of videos and theories on RU-vid about it. I would encourage you to look it up it's very informative. Good luck!

@@mrbasshole301 hey there! I have the NR 360, and think it does great! It just has a little harder time controlling the humidity :)- A lot of folks like dryer hatching, they feel it’s more successful for BCM- but I’m definitely not a expert! I have had better luck with upright turners and lower humidity hatching. I hope this helps, and wish you the best of luck on your journey! When working with nature, it’s often a lot of trial and error!

@@waynelee657 yes, the folks that I'm getting the eggs from said that only the eggs are gently washed and ready for the incubator to lightly mist them with the peroxide and that's how they've been successful.. also they said about 50% humidity until the 18th day then around 30% humidity during the lockdown .. that the hatching process will bring up the humidity.. but won't that drive up my reading ?