Silkie Hatch-A-Long 2015

[RubyNala97]

Hi everyone! 

I just set 16 Silkie eggs yesterday!  I asked for 10 and got 6 extras!!   They are local, so I have high hopes of hatching a little Silkie flock.  This breeder has stunning Silkies... I  am hoping hoping for lavender, black or showgirl   : )  It will be fun to see what hatches in any case.

Good luck! I wish I had a good silkie breeder locally! I'm building my silkie flock from shipped eggs. The lavenders are beautiful! My 6 peafowl eggs are on day 8 and developing perfect. They are the only local eggs I've done yet!

 

[darkbluespace]

Good luck! I wish I had a good silkie breeder locally! I'm building my silkie flock from shipped eggs. The lavenders are beautiful! My 6 peafowl eggs are on day 8 and developing perfect. They are the only local eggs I've done yet!

Thanks! I have really lucked out with this breeder as she has many cool breeds. I hatched 2 Silkies from her before and they were stunning, but there were only two of them and the hen had 4 toes on one foot so I sold them as pets. It is a bit of a drive but much easier than getting eggs shipped and I don't seem to be able to hatch ANY shipped eggs these days. I am developing a complex : (

I may have one quitter of my 3 peafowl eggs, but I'm not completely sure so I just keep turning all three. Less than 2 weeks for them, I am glad yours are doing so well!

 

[H4ndyman]

I'm onto day 14 and I have never wanted my days off to pass so quickly lol. I think incubating eggs slows time down!.

 

[RubyNala97]

I'm onto day 14 and I have never wanted my days off to pass so quickly lol. I think incubating eggs slows time down!.

Oh wait till day 18 & 19....they take FOREVER!!!

 

[darkbluespace]

I had an excited moment when I thought I could candle and then I counted and realized I am only on day 3... so silly.

 

[H4ndyman]

You're right Ruby, it's now day 18 and I've went into lockdown. Out of the 12 shipped eggs I've had one quitter. I think I've done all I can and I'm sitting here with my fingers, toes and eyes crossed lol. Now the real waiting game begins

 

[RubyNala97]

You're right Ruby, it's now day 18 and I've went into lockdown. Out of the 12 shipped eggs I've had one quitter. I think I've done all I can and I'm sitting here with my fingers, toes and eyes crossed lol. Now the real waiting game begins

Good luck!! I went into lockdown with 12 shipped eggs. 7 hatched and the other 5 never pipped but were fully developed. Here's a couple of my silkies from the hatch. Update when you get some pips. I usually start getting them on day 20. Hatch day is my favorite!!

 

[H4ndyman]

Good luck!! I went into lockdown with 12 shipped eggs. 7 hatched and the other 5 never pipped but were fully developed. Here's a couple of my silkies from the hatch. Update when you get some pips. I usually start getting them on day 20. Hatch day is my favorite!!

They look lovely, if I could replicate that, then I'd be more than happy. I'll post pics, if I don't kill them all

 

[darkbluespace]

I am seriously bummed... of my 16 eggs, only 3 are developing! I can hardly believe it. The rest all look clear, not even any quitters. That is a pretty terrible fertility rate.

 

[StarMeKritten]

I am seriously bummed... of my 16 eggs, only 3 are developing!   I can hardly believe it.  The rest all look clear, not even any quitters.  That is a pretty terrible fertility rate.

So sorry to hear that! I only had 1/14 that were fertile from my silkie eggs that I set. At least I ended up with one sweet little healthy silkie chick though! "She" is one month old now. I hope your 3 all hatch into perfect little chicks!

Here's a recent photo of mine