Hi all,
I am new to hatching chicks and I have two left of my 6 shipped USA Silkie eggs. Candled on day 17 before lockdown and both were moving well. One has a saddled air sac but hasn’t seemed to cause problems so far.
I’m now on day 20 and can’t hear any cheeps or rocking of eggs. I managed...
I am hatching silkie eggs and my humidity had remained at 70% for two days and this morning I woke up and it was at 35% 😞 Today is day 20 and no action but chicks looked active and had good air cells before lockdown. I raised it back to 70 but I’m feeling so discouraged. I did have to open the...
Hi All,
I moved my eggs from the egg turner to the plain plastic mesh in my incubator two days ago. It's now day 20. 1. It's hard to position them to remain large side up, and two should I put a dishcloth or paper towels between the mesh and the eggs? Should I have put something under the egg...
Currently halfway through day 20 and there are no pips in any of my 9 eggs. I candles before lockdown and all 9 had progressed beautifully.
I have had difficulty regulating the humidity. It’s dropped as low as 65%. Temp has stayed steady at 38C.
I know the chicks will come if and when they are...
Iv seen alot of people saying to do a safety hole in a chicken egg if they've internally pipped to help them, jus wondering if any1 does it and does it help them? I'm on day 20 1 egg has externally pipped and other has internally pipped since yesterday any help would be great thanks xxx
Hi All,
I have a Janoel 12, which has an automatic turner. However, I still freak out about leaving the incubator without checking the temperature and making sure the eggs have actually turned enough! What should I do if I must go away this weekend? I am nearly positive you should never...