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Final count: 22. I didn't think the other 2 would hatch and I was right.

No problem. I know how frustrating it can be and a lot of times they end up hatching just fine. Just keep an eye on it if you're really worried.

Leave it for now. If it's only started doing it today, it hasn't been long enough yet. It can take them a while to get into position before they pip externally.

I'm still worried/ aggravated. I set 90 eggs and only 51 were fertile. Not counting the assisted chicks that died after hatch, 22 is the final count. I just don't see the other 2 hatching. 56% fertility on the entire hatch with a 43% hatch rate is pretty bad. On the bright, though, it gives me...

22 chicks have hatched and there are still 2 eggs in the incubator.

It's something I've thought about, but at this point I'm not sure what I'm going to do aside from treating it for wry neck. I'll probably mark it and keep an eye on it to see how things go. I don't really like the idea of culling it. He's gorgeous! I'm so sorry you lost the mare. Thanks Chooks!

Anyone know what's going on here? It can hold its head up some, but it starts to drift until it's completely upside down. Got it in a cup with its head supported and gave it some Nutri-Drench.

Panda and 2 of the chicks that hatched. I'm thinking mom is my Partridge Rock, which would make dad Blizzard the White Chantecler.

I just cleaned about 15 eggs out of the incubator, plus the water tray and wire because they were super gross and stunk. There are only 2 eggs left. One is internally pipped and the other is working on it. So, my hatch is just about done. The other 9 Silkie eggs were DIS and likely died before...

I managed to sneeze myself awake at around 3 this morning and ended up having to assist the silkie it got stuck. Well, the silkie chick has now ruined my hard work. It got itself stuck between the carton, managed to push its yolk sack OUT OF its abdomen, and then managed to tear it. I'm not...

Little silkie is zipping. I think it may end up being the only one, though. I candled before lockdown and it wasn't looking good for most of them. I had a 107 spike the other day, but didn't pull any eggs aside from eggs that were confirmed quitters from a few days before. I'm holding out hope...

Another chick has hatched and 2 more are zipping. All yellow. That silkie chick is going to be a breath of fresh air. ETA: I take it back. One of them just hatched and it's close in color to Panda, just no eye spots.

Not much is going on here. It hasn't stopped raining yet, but I did get the humidity to come down enough that the windows are no longer fogged. Silkie is working on zipping. Lots of pips that haven't gone beyond pips. And one egg that the membrane has turned brown around. I'm trying to stay away...

A Silkie egg has pipped!

Ugh, thanks to the rain I had to pull the chicks out of the bator. Windows were fogged up so bad I couldn't even see through them. I had a plastic storage box with a top sitting around, so I'm using that for now. I'll probably cut the middle off the top and add some hardware cloth after it stops...