Those of you who have hatched out Black Copper Marans eggs, what do you consider to be the ideal incubating temperature and humidity in the incubator?
I have the temp set as close to 99.5 as I can get but the humidity is another factor.
My mother would spray her eggs very lightly with warm water, once a day, to make sure they had moisture. The incubator I am using is an old one but is working much better than the Hovabator incubator. I hate that thing. Lousy hatches from it.
Any information is appreciated.
cs
Questions on Incubating BCM eggs.
all the shipped BCM eggs I received didn't hatch well at all except 1 batch. I was lucky to get 1 or 2 to hatch and survive.
99.5 or a little over is good for fanned air incubator but if no fan you need to be at 101.5.
I would not mist them. That is only for Duck & Goose eggs. If you keep your water pans full you should have no problems. Mine was always about 45 to 50% during incubation and add more water trays at lock down to try to get humidity to 75 to 85%
Thank you DonnaB.
I have been litterally babysitting these eggs. Sure hope they hatch.
cs
Crossing my fingers for you ;-)
Keep us all updated and hoping for a great hatch for you!