So upset I put 26 silkie eggs in the bator on Dec 30th as I really want baby silkies from my roo, and I've seen him mate with his girls. Just candled the lot: 21 infertile eggs 3 possible quitters 2 possible embryos, not sure though I could cry Can I add more eggs to the bator at this point? Will it mess things up on day 19 when I have to up the humidity and remove the automatic egg turner should any of the current eggs actually evolve into hatching chicks? I want babies!! Thank you for your advice!!
Are you checking on day 5??? I would hold of on calling it a failure till day 7 at least. Day 5 the most you will see is maybe some vein structure... By day 9 you should have a good eye formed and easily noticable.. I wouldn't toss on day 5 at all.
Quote:Yes, I checked on Day 5 and most of the eggs (21 of them) were clearly infertile. They are small white silkie eggs, easy to see embryo development at this stage... I kept the 5 that had "some" veining but most looked like quitters with a blood ring. I am ready to add more eggs to this incubation today, my question is what do I do with temps and humidity and the turning tray on day 18 for the current eggs I have in there, IF they turn out to be good ones next time I candle in a week? Please help!
