The Cave
Songster
Hello everyone,
I need some incubating tips from someone with experience/knowledge!
I am on day 20, I had two chicks hatch already out of the 8 I put in for lockdown 2/6 Silkies the other 2 eggs are EE mix. They hatched this morning and no signs of any other pips so I pulled them out.
Now question, when I pulled them out I quickly candled and I saw movement still in the remaining 6 and took some pics of the air sacs so you guys could help me access.
Humidity during the first 18 days was around 40-55%- could not control very well due to our humid temps here in Ontario. I have two tested hygrometers I rotated once to ensure they were similar temp/humidity.
Temperature has been a steady 99-100.4. Small fluctuations for whatever reason for a few hours here and there.
Humidity has been holding around 70-74% I noticed it increased when the first two chicks hatched. Should I try to get that down? I heard silkie eggs can be tough for the little buggers.
Is it weird that I am wondering why the other 6 aren't even pipping yet?
This is my first time incubating PS!
Thanks for your help. Here are the pics!
Egg 1 (pics 1-2) I just noticed you can see I was prepared with q-tips and warm water for baby 1 that popped out and took 16 hours to start zip!
Egg 2
Egg 3
Egg 4
I need some incubating tips from someone with experience/knowledge!
I am on day 20, I had two chicks hatch already out of the 8 I put in for lockdown 2/6 Silkies the other 2 eggs are EE mix. They hatched this morning and no signs of any other pips so I pulled them out.
Now question, when I pulled them out I quickly candled and I saw movement still in the remaining 6 and took some pics of the air sacs so you guys could help me access.
Humidity during the first 18 days was around 40-55%- could not control very well due to our humid temps here in Ontario. I have two tested hygrometers I rotated once to ensure they were similar temp/humidity.
Temperature has been a steady 99-100.4. Small fluctuations for whatever reason for a few hours here and there.
Humidity has been holding around 70-74% I noticed it increased when the first two chicks hatched. Should I try to get that down? I heard silkie eggs can be tough for the little buggers.
Is it weird that I am wondering why the other 6 aren't even pipping yet?
This is my first time incubating PS!
Thanks for your help. Here are the pics!
Egg 1 (pics 1-2) I just noticed you can see I was prepared with q-tips and warm water for baby 1 that popped out and took 16 hours to start zip!
Egg 2
Egg 3
Egg 4
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