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Thank you all of the kind words!!!  I really hope they are just a little delayed    It was day 13 on my free silkie eggs and 2 of my own mutt eggs (ameraucana, silkie cross) ....  I am afraid to open that bator at all now!! I might have to stick a few more of my own in there as I have to get rid of my rooster as I live in the city  He is the sweetest little silkie.... I am heartbroken and would love to have one of his offspring to remember him by.

Yesterday was not a good chicken day at my house my 2 week old babies seem to be sneezing   I moved them to a bigger brooder and put them back on paper towels ... I had switched them to shavings but they were a little dusty so I am hoping that is part of the problem.  I also gave them ACV, garlic, yogurt and vitamins... any other suggestions??? They seem to be eating just fine and playing.... I don't see any discharge or hear any wheezing ....  UGH!!!  And I have new chicks hatching in a week.... Hopefully these will be better by then. 

I have 19 silkie eggs in lockdown from last night....and today I have 7 pips....yay!

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Originally Posted by dwegg 

I have 19 silkie eggs in lockdown from last night....and today I have 7 pips....yay!

congartz hope they all make it 

Well 12 have hatched ...and one more is pipped ...and one other I cant hear anything in but tomorrow s day 21 so i'll wait...

I threw 5 away...1 died after hatch (looked like intestines were outside body), 2 internally pipped but stopped?, 2 blood rings...

so hopefully i'll get 13 chicks...pretty good hatch for shipped eggs

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Originally Posted by dwegg 

Well 12 have hatched ...and one more is pipped ...and one other I cant hear anything in but tomorrow s day 21 so i'll wait...

 

I threw 5 away...1 died after hatch (looked like intestines were outside body), 2 internally pipped but stopped?, 2 blood rings...

 

so hopefully i'll get 13 chicks...pretty good hatch for shipped eggs

great job those little silkies always come out early dont they or is that just mine 
 

yes they do...they are all doing great...I am waiting for the other egg (paint) to do something other than pip....so I am hovering trying not to reach in and help...

I have silkies galore !!! I had 22 of 23 hatch from my Heritage Poultry Farm Silkies and it looks like 16 of the 18 Catdance are doing great!!! Two had badly ruptured and displaced aircells but just couldn't make it out all the way. The Catdance are already sold so I am glad it was such a good hatch. Half of the Hertigage Poultry Farm ones are too! I have Double Barred Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons and Welsummers and RIRs from luckypickens hatching tonight as well

Wow Melissa...your hatches were fantastic...you only lost 2 of your catdances...I lost 5...and one other egg was my girl's first...well done...can't wait to see a pic...i will have to get some tomorrow...