Recent content by MatthewG63

External pip!!! Seems as though he’s just a lil late in comparison to the other chick. Over the moon right now :)

He’s internally pipped! And going absolutely mental inside. I’m expecting a hatch probably tomorrow :)

Thank you! I’ll keep this thread updated in case anyone else finds themselves in this situation. Right now I’m just happy to have one very healthy splash silkie. Never doing whipped eggs again!

Thank you very much for getting back to me! They’re USA silkies :) I won’t candle for another 24 hours but happy to see it’s still currently alive. So shouldn’t be worrying yet, no?

I’d put it down to temperature fluctuations but I had an egg that was placed next to it hatch late into day 20! So I’m a bit shocked to see its sibling is showing signs of life (I did a very quick candle) but no signs of an internal pip. What’s your suggestions please? Temps are 37.5 with...

Thank you! It’s day 20 and we got our first pip this morning! He made a decent amount of progress this morning but 14 hours in and seems to have slowed down a bit. I’m assuming he’s resting at the moment. Hoping the other two eggs start pipping sometime soon :)

Hey! So I’m hoping for some reassurance. On day 17, the incubator went up to 38.5C for 48 hours. Now on day 19, I’ve brought the temps back down to 37.5 exactly. I’m just looking to make sure that this is okay? I’m sure a one degree difference for 48 hours won’t make a difference, but wanted to...