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    Using a foster silkie mom?

    Plus wondering if taking the rooster out will maybe help her?
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    Using a foster silkie mom?

    Not sure if she is broody or not BUT I will use that suggestion about putting an egg under her and seeing. I would really like to see her get put to some use since she isn't laying anymore!
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    Using a foster silkie mom?

    Question! So I have a older Silkie that doesn't lay, bought her like that, and I was wanting to do an experiment and put some eggs under her in hopes she will hatch them. Here's why, she spends all her time laying in the nest box that's in the pen. Anyone think it would work?
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    Bad incubator!

    So I candled them this afternoon and they are all alive and were moving!!
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    Bad incubator!

    I was thinking abour candleing them today. I put them originally March 21st. What is the best way of candling? I've never really done it.
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    Day 22 still no chicks??

    From my experience, yes it is normal. Since we aren't supposed to open it I will lay my head on the incubator and scratch on the sides to wake them up. lol Just to make sure they are still alive!!
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    Bad incubator!

    Not sure how long it stayed. Sometimes I'd wake up to that temp and I adjusted it. It was on and off again. Hoping it wasn't too bad. I try to think that it wouldn't have hurt too bad because I live in Florida which can get pretty hot so our hens that do sit probably reach those temps. when...
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    Premies

    I had 3 silkies hatch around the 20th day and sadly they died! One died before he could finish hatching his shell and the other 2 I had to help hatch..both died the next day and I was crushed!!
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    Silkies hatching eggs question

    I wouldn't think so. I have game hens that lay 15 or plus eggs and can't fit every one of them under them and hatch all of them off. lol
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    Silkie thread!

    Got me a few splash silkies. Wish I could find some red ones!!
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    Candling Question

    People think I'm nuts but I also have to say I can smell when my eggs are incubating right. lol It's the smell of the sacs when they hatch. I also start smelling them when they are 8-10 days into incubating.
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    Bad incubator!

    So I recently bought a new incubator and had it running for several days, of which it stayed at a constant temp. After putting the eggs in I noticed the temp. would drop then spike to hot. So I took it back and got another one. So my question is, did this unstable temp. possibly hurt my...
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    Blood Coming Out Of The Egg

    I just had to hatch 20 biddies from my incubator myself. It took ALL day but some were dying in the shell. Not sure what went wrong this time but it was the bloodiest hatching I've ever seen. lol Needless to say all are alive and thriving. When I hatched them I just left the bottom of shell...
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    Just set my first batch Ever!!!!

    Congrats! My 3yr. old son LOVES watching them hatch!
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