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    What happened to the shell

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    Silkie thread!

    I don't know about the quieter part. Mine is loud and him and the EE have crowing competition. It is kinda funny.
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    Silkie thread!

    Yep. A pro once told me that the chicks in there walking on the hatching eggs will get everyone motivated to come out. I don't know if that is true but it helped calm me down. LOL. The bloated butt baby, it is ok. It depends on how much yolk they had to ingest right before hatching. If that one...
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    Silkie Gender?

    Every one that I have seen are small. My hen only weighs about 2-3 pounds. My roo probably 5 pounds. They are more fluff than bird.
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    Silkie Gender?

    It looks like a silkie mix, with what ???? With the bump on the forhead I would say roo. Your silkie is missing his head puff too.
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    Brooder too hot!

    Welcome to BYC. It sounds like just a 60 watt bulb would work. How warm is it in the house? Plastic holds the heat really well, as ther are not "open" walls for the air to circulate or a breeze to blow through. The kids are fine if they are not handling them a whole lot and just checking on...
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    Silkie thread!

    You can tey putting a feather duster in with her. I tried it and it works. They think it is mom I guess. They are so cute and love attention.
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    What Type of owner are you?

    All in hands on. I can pick up and love on every one in the flock. They all have names and each one has a different personality.
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    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    He found a new home today. Thanks everyone.
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    Silkie thread!

    She is beautiful.
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    need help with incubation

    Questions are good. On lockdown, you no longer turn the eggs. They need the time to get into position to hatch. To raise the humidity you can add more water or wet sponges. Also, try real hard not to open the incubator once you do lockdown. Ask as many questions as you need, I will try to answer...
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    need help with incubation

    The first 18 days between 35-50% then on lockdown, day 18 raise it to 70-75%
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    HELP ASAP Nevermind solved?

    Sounds good. You will do fine with them.
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    need help with incubation

    Let the incubator run for a couple of days and get another thermometer to check for accuracy. Put the eggs in the incubator before adding water because the humidity will go up once you put them in. Turn the eggs 3 times a day so that they do not lay on the same side every night. Start turning...
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    HELP ASAP Nevermind solved?

    Is the brooder in a building? If it is you can cover it at night to keep the heat in for them. You may have to put 2 heat sources in there. What is the temperature during the day?
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