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    Silkie Holiday Hatch-a-long

    Great news!!
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    Silkie Holiday Hatch-a-long

    Thanks for the compliment!
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    Silkie Holiday Hatch-a-long

    A bunch of cuties!!
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    Silkie Holiday Hatch-a-long

    That's awesome, Kim! Mine are due tomorrow also! I have four pips so far!
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    Silkie Holiday Hatch-a-long

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    Silkie Holiday Hatch-a-long

    All set! I had 12 good ones. Three quit. Blue/splash from two hens and Lavender split from one pen.
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    Silkie Holiday Hatch-a-long

    Getting ready to candle and set up for lockdown.
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    Silkie Holiday Hatch-a-long

    That's a great set up! Perfect for raising chicks. Awwww... Sorry you didn't get more. Hope you have a good hatch!
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    Silkie Holiday Hatch-a-long

    I wish my son, Jonathan, (12) would be more interested in the candling and hatching process, after all I keep the incubator and brooders in his bedroom. Maybe that's why he sort of takes a ho-hum attitude about it. After breaking ice and filling 7 waterers in 25° weather this week he isn't...
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    Silkie Holiday Hatch-a-long

    Great shots! I have hatched many, many chicks from porous eggs. They are harder to candle for sure. So sorry about your boy. 8 degrees here this morning and snow on the way. Ugh! Just hoping we don't lose power. Lockdown tomorrow...
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    Silkie Holiday Hatch-a-long

    Cool!
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    Silkie Holiday Hatch-a-long

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    Silkie Holiday Hatch-a-long

    Always fun (and a bit stressful ) to do a hatch-a-long with a first timer! Yes, lockdown refers to the period 3 - 4 days before hatch when to stop turning or rocking. Hopefully someone else can assist you on the best way to do a staggered hatch. Looking good!!
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    Silkie Holiday Hatch-a-long

    Well at least you can tell it's not clear!
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    Silkie Holiday Hatch-a-long

    Thanks for posting your name. I am Judith Wagner. :D Mine are due on the 10th. We have a snow storm coming tomorrow night so I'm hoping no power outages. It got down to 11 degrees last night. A record cold for this date, I believe. Ugh! I shouldn't complain. When I watch the news I don't know...
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