EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Wickedchicken6]

I set a app Sally mention on my phone when we set them on Friday Sept 1st at 12pm Mo time. According to app they were 15 1/2 days developed at last candling. I'll have to compare some to online pics cause we were looking to bump RH up to 60% tomorrow and pull the off turners and lock down tomorrow night. (Monday 12 pm is start of day 18.) We were a little worried cause we have read sometimes silkies hatch sooner.We do appreciate feedback cause were are new to this and these eggs mean too much too us to really be using our first go arround with a incubator.



No problem we still know you've been around and are pretty knowledgeable.

Scott

I only mentioned it because to me the egg should look fuller. At 18 days the egg "should" look pretty much filled up.

 

[ScottandSam]

Oh heck im on day 16 at 12 pm cst?

 

[Wickedchicken6]

That's what they all say


Well, how else do I get time to myself before the house is overrun with shrieking juvenile monkeys?

You could stay up late....

 

[ScottandSam]

I only mentioned it because to me the egg should look fuller. At 18 days the egg "should" look pretty much filled up.

I'm glad you asked cause we really want to know what is correct.
Scott

 

[BantyChooks]

Oh heck im on day 16 at 12 pm cst?

Yup...
Very odd. Did you see my question as to what temperature you're running? Low temp would explain it.

 

[BantyChooks]

You could stay up late....

The monkeys do too.

 

[Pensmaster]

So if they set 2 days after the showed up then we set them on a warmed up incubator on September 1st at noon cst. Today is September 17th. How do you ever figure out what day your on?
Scott

I start counting the day I set them in incubator. So for me if I set 9-1-17 I'd lock down 9-18-17.

 

[Kiki]

I bought some gro gel + B I'll make a mash, with a high grade chick starter I use and see if they like that. Any time frame on taking that away? I would be concerned of bacterial growth after a few hours? I did have my one bearded d'uccle really enjoying that.

RALHPIE>>>Please do NOT read this post.

You might not like that I leave my wet feed to sit on purpose for a few days before I feed it out.
fermented feed fan here.
Let it sit for a few hours is perfectly fine.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

I only mentioned it because to me the egg should look fuller. At 18 days the egg "should" look pretty much filled up.

I haven't had a chance to look at hatch a batch yet.

 

[ScottandSam]

Yup...
Very odd. Did you see my question as to what temperature you're running? Low temp would explain it.

It has been steady 99.5-99.6.