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You may want to find a neutral name. Silkies often take 6-8 months to show their true gender. Many times you can't tell for sure until they crow or lay an egg. I have 1 that's 9 months old that I'm still not positive of. I just call it "Blue."

She is likely pecking due to boredom. Rinse her feet with a diluted solution of alcohol or peroxide in water & apply Neosporine (without the pain killer). You may need to add some feed or hay to the bottom of the brooder to keep her from pecking herself. She is pecking the only thing she sees to...

I'm not entirely sure you got pure Silkies either. I only see 4 toes on this 1. They are supposed to have 5. To help with the cheeping, give it a feather duster or very fluffy stuffed animal to cuddle under. It will think of it as Momma & be much more quiet.

If you don't actually see the baby moving gently touch it & see if it moves in response. If the membrane is very tight it will move very little. If it is moist it will move quite a bit. If you see blood vessels in the membrane once you dampen it then baby isn't ready. You can try to gently slit...

The fall & getting cold may have damaged your little baby's legs. Keep a close eye on it to make sure it gets up & moving. It really needs to be getting food & water on it's own by the time it's 48 hours old. Most do not survive if they aren't. As for the cracked egg, peel just a little of the...

Sounds like they are right on schedule. Just remember it can take up to 2 days for them to completely hatch once you hear them. They should pip (break a hole thru the shell) within 24 hours or less & then begin breaking their way out. You may see the eggs wiggle & wobble before you see the pip.

You also stop turning the eggs during lockdown. If you have an automatic turner, turn it off & remove the eggs from it. Lay eggs on their sides or pointy end down in catrons with the bottom cut out.

With only 2 babies hatching your humidity isn't going to go up much on it's own when they pip so you will likely need to add some unless you are already running 50% or above without adding.

She has 2 developing, so hopefully a pair of bouncing babies.

Murphy's Law: Whatever can go wrong will. That being said, good luck on hatching at least a couple little roos. That way you can choose the best to keep. Also, with 18 hens, you really need at least 2-3 roos to keep fertility up. You are likely to have MANY unfertile eggs simply because your...

Egg 2 looks like no development. The circle you are seeing looks like where you marked your X & O to mark sides for turning. Egg 4 has a blood ring. Those 2 you can now safely toss. They are obviously no good at this stage. Your other 2 are developing well. Never toss 1 just because you don't...

Holy cow!!! I didn't know there were so many different colors for Guineas. Some of these are absolutely gorgeous.

I stand corrected. By the way, the keets are adorable. Wondering the color of the light keet with it's legs out behind it. I've got some rainbow Guinea eggs in the bator right now & am trying to identify colors I haven't seen before. I know the parents of mine include pearl, french, pied...

No such thing as a quiet Guinea

As long as you are learning that means you are still alive

Don't toss any yet. Candle again in about 4-5 days & see if there is any change. Sometimes the ones that look like bloodrings turn out to be fine & sometimes they just aren't as developed as the others. The 1 with the veiny yolk sounds like it's doing what it's supposed to be doing. The 1 that...

Depending on the color of the shell you can begin to see veining anywhere between 3-10 days for white-medium brown eggs. Blues, greens, olives & chocolates may not show anything until much later if at all due to the darkness of the shell. Often all that can be seen in the darker eggs is the...

I actually have both models, plus another of an off brand. All run about the same. The styrofoam bators tend to all be pretty much the same. Individual adjustments need to be made for every bator individually for each hatch. The number of eggs in them can even affect the temps & air flow so you...

As long as you still have babies hatching leave them in unless you have really late hatchers & the 1st baby has been hatched close to 48 hours. If your babies are fluffed & dry & none of the other eggs is pipped (hole broken thru the shell) you can reach in quickly & pull the fluffed babies out...

I leave 1 plug out thru the entire incubation process & hatch. You can get a very cheap hygrometer (humidity monitor) from Wal-Mart for less than $5. It will give you an approximate humidity level, which is all I ever worry about. Humidity does NOT have to be exact, just close to your desired...