One of my Silkies has been setting on eggs and one hatched today. Does it count?
Tried to upload a pic guess I forgot how. Again!!! I'll figure it out and post later. I'M LIKE A CHICKEN. I WAKE UP IN A NEW WORLD EVERY DAY.:lau:gig
13 silkies set on 2/25. On day seven4 were not fertile. 8 of the remaining9 hatched.:weeSet 2 silkie on 2/28 they died in the shell.:barnie
Set 1 silkie on 3/6 it hatched today:wee
Have 6 Silverlace wyndottes in lock down due to hatch tomorrow on 3/38. Some of them are iffy. Wish me luck.
Still...
I don't recommend it. Sometimes they will die in the shell if you do. It's very, very hard to do without injuring the chick. If the umbilical cord breaks it will bleed to death. You have to be :welcomeable to determine if it will be able to do itself. I've lost some and saved some. By the way...
My silkie hatch of march 18th isn't going so well. Set 13 eggs and1st time candled at 7 days lost 4 that weren't fertile. The other 9 looked ok. I've had trouble with my humidity and the egg turner. Fixed the turner rright off but have been fighting the humidity. One died in the shell. 5 have...
Have a total of 47 eggs in the incubator. Silverlace wyndottes, silkies and easter eggers. 13 set 02/25. 8 set 2/27 and the rest set in march from the 1st through10. I dropped my incubator taking it down from the shelf. Had trouble getting the turner to eork but it's working now. I'll have to...