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I have a question, but I don't know if anyone here can answer it. I got 9 silkie eggs from a breeder down the road from me, and I had 6 hatch so far, one more to go(only 7 made it to lockdown). They have different color pens: paint, porcelain, and cuckoo. They gave me eggs from the paint and...

Ok, now that I have Casper out of the incubator, and in the brooder with a few other hatch mates, it's keeping it's eyes open, and acting normal, if a little tired. I think it's ok for now. I was just worried since it hadn't opened it's eyes at all for about 7 hours. Maybe it was because of...

It's eyes just opened for a few seconds, but then they closed them again right away. I will keep watching it. I'm going to take it out of the incubator right now.

I got pictures. I tried to get good pictures but it was kind of hard with Casper still in the incubator.

I might have spoke too soon about everyone doing good. I have one chick that doesn't seem to be able to open it's eyes. It was the second malpositioned one. It has a very vaulted skull, and one eye looks slightly too big. At first I thought it was just sleepy and stuff, but it hasn't opened...

I had two chicks that ended up being malpositioned; the one I posted questions about, and then another one later. Both hatched out on their own and are doing good. I didn't need to help at all(except for wetting exposed membrane once in a while, but I think they would have been fine without me...

I have an update. The membrane was starting to get brown and look gummy on the edges, so I decided to take the egg out quick and wet the membrane. I can't see a beak anymore near the pip; it just looks like it's body pressed against the membrane. So I candled it quick, and it looks like it's...

It's a silkie egg. And do you think that it will still make it, even though it is malpositioned? It's not in the air cell at all. It is in the middle of the egg. The membrane seems ok now that I got the humidity up, and it made a little hole in the membrane, so I know it can breathe. I...

I got some pictures. It was kind of hard to get good ones. The membrane is a bit more tan in person, but it looks better than it did before. Maybe it was the lighting or something. I think it made a little hole in the membrane. So I think it can breathe. I don't know if u can see it on the...

Hi. I need some help. Long story short, I have a slightly staggered hatch, and I was waiting until I saw an internal pip on the older eggs to start lock down. I did raise the humidity last night, since it looked like a few might internally pip. Well, this morning, the humidity was down to...

Thanks to everyone who answered my question. It reassured me a lot. I was really worried about it. I'm hoping it will hatch out fine.

That was just one egg. The other I'm worried about isn't as bad, but looks similar. I'm more worried about this one.

I have pictures now. Sorry the pictures aren't the best.

No. The one is much more tilted. I wouldn't be worried if it looked like that. I will try to get pictures in a little bit.

I have a question. I have 7 silkie eggs on day 12 right now, and I noticed that two of them have tilted air cells. Like, they aren't fully on the side of the egg, but they are pretty tilted. They look to be the right size, but I am worried. I got them from a breeder about 7 minutes away from...

I don't think anything would come in time. I live out in the middle of nowhere, and it takes forever for anything to get here...Plus I mean there is always next year, and I will be getting chicks from the feed store before Easter as well. I would also prefer to not get shipped eggs, since I am...

I don't think I will be able to participate anymore.....I just helped separate the silkies with the breeder I am getting eggs from, and I think I will have to wait to get eggs until the 28th. I don't mind about that, but I'm a little bummed that I won't be able to participate in the Hatch-a-long...

She's a hen.

It's fine. We're good :) you don't have to apologize. I understand. And that's interesting. I guess I didn't think about the whole getting the laying thing figured out. I guess I forgot about that. Makes more sense than my guess haha. I guess I just figured that since they were meant to lay...

Luckily I can't remember anything with that, seeing as I was only 2 weeks old. I hope I never set a double yolk egg. I'm glad most of my hens lay lighter eggs. I would honestly hate having to deal with the stress of accidentally setting a double yolk egg. I'm glad we're on the same page...