Day 20 lockdown. No external pips.

[Jennifer Cappi Williams]

How delicate are vaulted skull Silkies? I may want to not have vaulted skulls if they die easy since I have recently lost some of my favorite animal friends (of my entire life) and I guess I didn't know about Silkies having easy to hurt heads. Is it like if they get tapped on their heads they could die? How delicate are they?

 

[Jennifer Cappi Williams]

humidity is between 75 to 80 during lockdown.

 

[Jennifer Cappi Williams]

I had a duckling shrink wrap this fall when my el cheapo incubator failed and I only had a heating pad to finish the last two days and all hell broke loose. It was horrible... I don't want to see or go thru that again. I have a GQF Hover Bator now.

 

[AlleysChicks]

How delicate are vaulted skull Silkies? I may want to not have vaulted skulls if they die easy since I have recently lost some of my favorite animal friends (of my entire life) and I guess I didn't know about Silkies having easy to hurt heads. Is it like if they get tapped on their heads they could die? How delicate are they?

Mine is fine. I’ve not had any problems with her since she hatched in June. She lives with other bantams and 2 large breed birds.
They “could” get brain damage while young since it’s soft. I’ve heard it hardens a bit over time.

humidity is between 75 to 80 during lockdown.

ok. Keep the lid shut. You don’t need to moisten the membrane unless it starts drying out. And that can happen from letting humidity escape.

 

[AlleysChicks]

I had a duckling shrink wrap this fall when my el cheapo incubator failed and I only had a heating pad to finish the last two days and all hell broke loose. It was horrible... I don't want to see or go thru that again. I have a GQF Hover Bator now.

Yeah the vaulted skulls hatch mate was glued in and had unabsorbed yolk. He was a hot mess the first 3 weeks of life.

 

[Jennifer Cappi Williams]

I just checked... ONE MORE HATCHED! I feel the coconut oil lubed it up when it needed it. Just seemed like that is what helped. The other one is still about the same but is breathing and the membrane is nice an moist. No pips on the other eggs yet...as day 22 is now upon us.

 

[Jennifer Cappi Williams]

Oh I so hope I have a lemon and white or a paint... I won't complain with just white though. I am loving the silver grey...

 

[Sagey_7878]

That’s great!!!

 

[Kenny_]

Congrats! So excited for you!

 

[Jennifer Cappi Williams]

I am scared to go to sleep... scared it will need help and at that moment I will be sleeping. I am about to go look again... its been about an hour.