Recent content by SillySilkyMom

10+ Silkie hatching eggs. I will begin collecting eggs at auction's end. I have hatched a lot of beautiful chicks this year, some with vaulted skulls, and will not be doing any more hatching this season. I have a white rooster, a partridge rooster, white hens, and partridge hens. They are...

I too was swindled by one of those eBay coops I bought to house my quail. It was so bad that it only lasted through one winter and this spring a bear smashed it in two. I am surprised it made it to March! Sadly, all my quailies were torn to smitherenes all over my yard. I have since decided...

Quote: What kind of incubator are you using? I have a Brinsea Octogon 20 ECO and, even in school where the temps fluctuate a lot, we did very well with a hatche 12/12. The other teacher across the hall is using one of those styrofoam Hovabators, and after candling almost half of the eggs...

Fingers crossed for lots of chicks!

Had 12 out of 12 eggs from my Silkies hatch in school in my Brinsea Octagon Eco Now 12 babies plus ones that hatched under broody hens are all in the coop and snuggling together.

My first hatching experience was with a Chick Bator. Of course I tried it with bob white quail eggs. None of the eggs survived and made it to hatch. I threw it out and bought an Octogon 20 Eco for $99. I bought the turner for the extra---worth every penny. I have had a 90%-100% hatch rate...

Aw lovely chicks! I hatched out 12 out of 12 eggs Silkie chicks at school in my Brinsea Octogon 20 eco. 100% hatch rate. Also, have broody hens who have started to hatch out chicks. So, this weekend did the old sneak chicks under fluffy butts trick and they are doing very well. Have 10 sold...

Lovely piccies! Congrats on the hatch!

I have an Brinsea Octagon 20 Eco with 12 Silkie eggs from my girls in it as a school hatching project. This is my first time hatching at school. I usually hatch at home and bring in the chicks, but with the auto-turn felt brave enough to leave them over weekends. So far, I have one that I...

I have 12 Silkie eggs in the incubator at school due to hatch on the 11th. I also have two broody Silkie hens on piles of eggs in the coop due to hatch the same time. I candled the eggs in the incubator yesterday and all 12 are developing nicely. The two girls in the coop have been sitting...

Quote: There is nothing like your first hatch. Except, or course, your 2nd, 3rd, 4th......it's always exciting! for you.

Candled the eggs in the incubator at school today. 12/12 are are starting to develop! Will candle again next Friday. for the two girls on the nest. One decided to move to another nest and abandoned 6 eggs that she was sitting on. I put them under the two hens again and will keep an eye...

Just set 12 Silkie eggs in the incubator from my girls on Tuesday for our annual school hatching project. They are due to hatch on May 11th. Also, have two hens who decided to go broody on the same day! So, I won't (hopefully) need to brood the chicks myself from the hatch in the incubator...

They are soooooooo adorable!

Maybe we could start a new thread---Titled "Broody in 2010".