Silkie Hatch-A-Long 2015

[darkbluespace]

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

Cute baby! I was hoping to get several chicks this time : ( I have been wanting a little Silkie flock so I will have to get some more eggs! I will be surprised if the breeder doesn't offer me more. 13 clears seems excessive!

 

[RubyNala97]

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.

That's crazy! Where did you get the eggs from? Local? I would send you some silkie eggs but mine aren't old enough! Next year, though! What day are the 3 on?

 

[darkbluespace]

That's crazy! Where did you get the eggs from? Local? I would send you some silkie eggs but mine aren't old enough! Next year, though! What day are the 3 on?

Yup, they are local.. quite a drive though! They are on day 6 so I don't think any are going to surprise me... I keep turning them though. I guess I'm still in denial.

 

[RubyNala97]

Yup, they are local.. quite a drive though!   They are on day 6 so I don't think any are going to surprise me... I keep turning them though.  I guess I'm still in denial.

Lol! Yeah, you can tell by day 6. If your going to pick up more, I would bring all the clears back to show the breeder. I hope all 3 hatch!! One of my fears with incubating, is getting a lone chick! I was just thinking if you got more, would you have to wait until this hatch is over, or do you have another incubator, or would you stagger??

 

[Sarafena1982]

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.

I am so sorry. My boys have 100% fertility rate thank God!

 

[RubyNala97]

Can anyone tell me what colors these two chicks are? Chick #1, I'm thinking splash. And chick #2, is dark...I'm thinking maybe black..???

 

[StarMeKritten]

I'm not sure on the first one, but my guess would be partridge or blue partridge. The second looks blue to me.

 

[HerbGir1972]

My very first successful silkie
From the new chickens, splash roo 1 blue hen & 2 black hens
Were not sure who lays what yet, we've only had then 3 weeks

@howfunkyisurchicken

 

[H4ndyman]

Woke up this morning to find a fully hatched chick

. It looks quite fluffed up already, I've got a few other eggs with external pips and some with nothing. Seems a shame to leave it in there but that's what I should do right?.

 

[RubyNala97]

Woke up this morning to find a fully hatched chick

. It looks quite fluffed up already, I've got a few other eggs with external pips and some with nothing. Seems a shame to leave it in there but that's what I should do right?.

You don't have to leave it in there. If I have external pips and one hatched, I do leave it in there. I wait till there are no more external pips and take them out. It seems to keep the hatch progressing, as the hatched one encourages the pipped ones to come out. I never leave a chick longer then 24 hours, though. You have to do what you're comfortable doing.