December hatch-along

[Thenewgoat]

How long does it take for silkie eggs to start showing veins day 7 and out of 10 only 1 has showed anything and it was just a small red line i have not seen again.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

How long does it take for silkie eggs to start showing veins day 7 and out of 10 only 1 has showed anything and it was just a small red line i have not seen again.

Mine was showing very obvious veining on day 5 and great movement by day 7. Of my 3 silkie eggs, only 1 developed. I think with all their fluff on their butts, it's tough to get good fertility.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

I have 4 chicken eggs due the 20th and 12 quail eggs due the 17th

 

[Cerise1924]

How long does it take for silkie eggs to start showing veins day 7 and out of 10 only 1 has showed anything and it was just a small red line i have not seen again.

Please don't worry! I kept a detailed spreadsheet on my shipped Silkie eggs.

On Day 7, all I could tell was which eggs were clear. Seven of the ten eggs had some kind of dark mass, but I couldn't see veining; one was moving. By Day 15, they were all moving and all seven hatched, even the ones with saddle-shaped air cells.

So, I never was able to see distinct veining, but I got a great hatch. I think it depends on the thickness/color of egg, the timing of candling, the power of the light you are using, the amount of light spill over you can block, the darkness of the room, your skill at knowing what to see, and your eyesight!

I don't think my eyesight is all that sharp.

Hang in there. By Day 14 or 15, you should have a pretty good idea of viable eggs.

 

[Thenewgoat]

Out of me eggs i have 10 silkies no development day 7
out of 50 black star i have development in 42 one is iffy so i did not count it and 7 with nothing.

I am wondering if i should wait i had 4 join the party in the last 2 days.

I am trying to get everything read for the hatch if anyone has a good winter brooder that will work with temps as low as 14 degrees please give me some ideas i need advise as this is my first hatch. I have everything i just want something easy to clean, warm, and safe. For the babies.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Out of me eggs i have 10 silkies no development day 7
out of 50 black star i have development in 42 one is iffy so i did not count it and 7 with nothing. 

I am wondering if i should wait i had 4 join the party in the last 2 days. 

I am trying to get everything read for the hatch if anyone has a good winter brooder that will work with temps as low as 14 degrees please give me some ideas i need advise as this is my first hatch.  I have everything i just want something easy to clean, warm, and safe.  For the babies.

I start with them in the house for the first 2 weeks or so, then i move them outside. Right now, I have a brooder set up in the screen porch made of two large dog cages connected together. I use cardboard on the sides to keep the bedding in. The chicks out there now range from 3-6 weeks old. It's been in the 20's the last few days with no issues. I keep 1 heat lamp hanging in the one cage and one of those green, wool, army blankets covering the top of that cage to keep the heat in.

 

[NysiaAnera]

oh, no! Hope the others are ok

Thanks! I guess I will find out in about 6-8 more days how the rest are doing. :-D

 

[HeritageHenNut]

3 out & a ton more pipping! *Bounce*

 

[kie4]

Blue Orpington day 8 update: Of 8 eggs, 5 are moving, 2 can't tell, 1 is cracked and nothing going on.

 

[generaldsherman]

Added turkey eggs, isbar eggs, and marans to my incubator. It's too full now. I'll have to turn 4 by hand on the side until I pull my eggs out for lockdown on the 14th. Hopefully my second incubator arrives in time

Hopefully the turkey eggs do something this time. Is there a trick to them?

Myl little serama eggs are on day 7 and 9 /12 shipped serama eggs look good. All my duck and chicken eggs for this weeks hatch look good. Can't wait!