I don't know of any breeders that you could contact... I just wanted to let you know that most breeders won't know if they will be selling you a female or male at 3 weeks old, kind of hard to tell in Silkies that early on.
I will post pictures after the kids get home from school. I had a semi ok hatch rate. 14/17 Rhode Island Red eggs hatched of the 24 I started with. 1 of the 9 Silkie eggs I got for Valentine's Day hatched :( 3/6 of my Silkie and Silkie/Cochin eggs hatched.
We had a freak accident while the...
Oh that would drive me nuts. I set up a live webcam fed to them just so I would miss anything!!! I bet they're secretly chirping to each other to not hatch while we're around!!!!
I have 7 that have pipped and many of them are chirping. None of them have hatched yet :( I'm pretty sure they're all going to hatch while I'm asleep tonight, if I sleep lol.
One has pipped enough to where part of the shell has come off but the white part is still there.
This is one of...
OMG I'm sooo jealous!!! I have yet to see a pip :( I have heard chirping coming from inside the eggs this morning though..... Maybe I just can't see the right angles of the eggs to see if I have a pip yet... Either way something is happening. It gives me a since of accomplishment after turning...
I saw 3 eggs moving!!! I saw my first one Monday morning bright and early around 8:30am. I put them into lockdown and now am playing the waiting game... This is pure torture!!!! I really hope I have a good hatch rate. I'm pretty sure I have 17 of 24 Rhode Island Red eggs, 1 of 9 Purchased Silkie...
Tomorrow is lockdown!!! I can't wait!!! This is sooo exciting. I noticed last night when I was turning them that they were starting to get heavy. Today we're finishing up the brooder and some last minute things before the eggs hatch.
What are you all doing to prepare???
Day 12;
Last night I went and candled again and took out the ones that clearly weren't good. I left in maybe 6 I wasn't sure about and took the others to the table and cracked them open to make sure, hey I was curious and the only way you learn is by doing and watching.... I was correct on the...
I'm going to go through and candle each egg. When I did it for the first time it was hard to see through the brown Rhode Island Red eggs. I can't wait for it to get dark out now so I can check them all out... I'm hoping for a good hatch rate on my very first hatch. I checked a few of my Silkie...
DAY 4: Looks like I'm not doing that bad of a job on my first ever hatch!!!! I couldn't wait and candel-ed the eggs today. Looks like things are moving along good!!! Why does this have to take so long? I want them hatched now!!!!!!!!!!!
Well that makes me feel a lot better. I was super worried about opening it to turn them. I keep reassuring myself that I'm doing at least as good as a broody hen. :) I'm glad I don't have to rush turning them. I was super nervous the first time and felt like there was no way I could do it fast...
I set the eggs Thursday the 15th.
I have 24 Rhode Island Red eggs and 15 Silkie assorted color eggs.
I have an Little Giant still air WITHOUT egg turners. I believe it is a 9200
I have a reptile humidity meter in there... Maybe that is different than a hydrometer? The lady said it would work...
I finally got a hydrometer in the incubator. I let it set in there for a few hours before checking the reading on it. It says it is at 30%. I added 2 wet paper towels and the spots in the bottom are still filled with water. What am I doing wrong? I can't get it above 30%. I thought I was...
So it JUST dawned on me that I have to turn the eggs and don't know how to turn them without opening the incubator. I was told by someone to never open it but to candle the eggs. And even when I go to candle them I should just take one out at a time.
The problem is I have 39 eggs in there and...
I got the Silkie eggs and the incubator for Valentine's Day. I secretly think that he wanted the incubator to hatch his own eggs but said it was me so he didn't feel bad buying it lol.
Hello everyone... I just put my first set of eggs in the incubator, this is my first time hatching eggs. I have 24 rhode island red eggs, 9 pure silkie eggs and 6 white silkie hen and silkie/chocin rooster eggs.
I'm already walking back in the room a few times to make sure everything is ok...