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Hey! 13 eggs hatched out of the 15 eggs I had to start. The 2 left were duds. 1 never formed, and the 2nd stopped growing past day 14 it seems. Though atm I am having an issue with pasty butt on most of the chicks and not sure why. Im so sorry to hear about your last flock. And I cant blame you...

Ive got 13 silkie chicks. A week and a few days old. I have a temporary holding pen in my chicken coop. And ive got a heat lamp I can turn on at night. The high in my area is 89, the low at night is 60. Hence the heat lamp. Is it fine to go ahead and put them in the little enclosure?. Ive got a...

On the right side of the opening, that color is way more red, than black like it looks like in the photo

This is my last egg to hatch. The chick seems to be very alert, and has made "some" progress from 7 hours ago. Im not 100% sure whats going on with the red on one side, and the white and the other in the membrane. Any ideas? Not sure when it pipped.

Im down to the last two eggs. Both pipped. One looks normal the other looks like this.. any opinions? Not sure how long its been pipped. Definitely still alive. @Gigachad poultry

At what point do I help? Ive done it before, with some success, some not. My largest hurdle is the when. I still have other pips, that are newer and I dont want to open the incubator too much. Do I just wait until no more pips, and onky hatched chicks, and then help if needed, where its needed?

Little one is still alive! It has dried up much more, and pipped a bit more so I can see the shell. Anxiety reduced. Also, any opinion on the eggs with pips being turned upside down by the other soccer players?

Awesome.

I figured it out just as I posted. Shouls I delete thread. Thanks!

These eggs for from a family friends farm. They said these would be 100% silkie but I dont trust that 100%. Either way. Is this chick deformed, or is it mixed with something ive never seen? Larger bump on head its soft.

On the second to last day of incubation. Half seemed to have pip at the wrong end for some reason... Not too big of a worry though I dont know why. Until I saw this one. Its hard to see in photo but the crack is lined with red, like it hit a vessel. Should I not expect a good outcome for it?

Could I just try and give her a few a day or so after they hatch? They are on day 7 or 6 now. And I really dont think its a good idea to remove the bator at this point

This was actually my original thought! Sadly the young rooster is always with the girls. But he hasnt matured yet, and isnt fertilizing eggs. Hes always with them. The old rooster is cranky and usually off on his own unless he spots birds and will get everyone in the coop lol. On the topic of...

Interesting! How tedious is the weighing? Would you mind explaining it? Ive looked into it, but not enough to have valid opinion

It is the first time I have seen or do it, but She was already older when I got her.

I won't lie I am extremely nervous to take eggs from the incubator and put out side! LOL!

Hey! Congrats on your eggs! I have Silkies too and am actually 10 days left from a hatch! I have always done what is considered the standard (temp and humidity) for any chicken eggs. 21 days, last 3 days lockdown. I do not weigh mine, since I know I would obsess over it lol. So maybe someone...

I agree with @50-45-1 . If they only have 1 week, you could do more harm then good if not very quick and careful. Why not just leave them with the Hen that has worked so hard so far?

So Here is my dilemma. I have 5 Silkies, but the oldest rooster is no longer doing his "Job" with the girls. I have a younger rooster but only about 5 months old or so. This meaning the girls eggs are not fertilized. I have a hen, laying on a single egg, and she just started. Now, I have 14 eggs...

Ive read some conflicting info so Id figure I would ask. I live in south GA so the temps in the afternoon are mid to high 80s, and at night low 60s. These 3 chicks hatched last thursday and friday on the 20th and 21st of April. I have a large metal dog pen I can cover the top on and I have...