- Mar 24, 2015
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Hello all! This is my second year letting my silkie hens hatch their eggs. Last year all hatched at either 20 or 21 days. This year the babies are not going by the book! My 1st egg hatched on day 20, my #5 egg hatched today at 20 days. Numbers 2,3 and 4 still haven't come into the world and I'm starting to worry. #2 was laid on 5/3 and #3 and 4 were laid on 5/4. I candled them all up to day 18 and all had movement. I tried to candle #2 today to see if any movement, but the egg is so dark I can't tell....the air cell is there.
Is it normal for some eggs to go longer? My one silkie was sitting on all 8 eggs until another hen went broody and I gave her the last 3 eggs so she would quit sitting on my other hen!
When the last hen went broody I gave her 1 egg cause she kept stealing the eggs or the nest....stressing my original mommy out. So should I be worried? Did I do something wrong? I keep hoping maybe I was just a day or so off their due dates. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Is it normal for some eggs to go longer? My one silkie was sitting on all 8 eggs until another hen went broody and I gave her the last 3 eggs so she would quit sitting on my other hen!
When the last hen went broody I gave her 1 egg cause she kept stealing the eggs or the nest....stressing my original mommy out. So should I be worried? Did I do something wrong? I keep hoping maybe I was just a day or so off their due dates. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
