I put 9 silkie eggs in the incubator this morning. HOPING that all goes well, and I end up with 9 of those little fuzzy butts in 21 days or so. I have actually attempted to hatch a few quail eggs a while back, and have no idea what went wrong. But it had to of happened toward the end and close to hatching time, cause when I checked the eggs...there WERE babies inside that didn't make it. I think it may have had something to do with the humidity levels or something. Cause temp always seemed to be perfect. Needless to say.....I was heart-broken and didn't even want to attempt again until now.
I have a few chickens now, a few EEer's that are sweet as can be.......but have always wanted silkies. I have had a hard time finding someone close to my area that had any, or if they did when I called they had already sold them. Soooo......I took the plunge again and bought a few to hatch. I've studied so many different things on what to do, and what not to do, and what if's, and what-evers??? LOL I HOPE that I got it down this time. I have a very nice homemade incubator, and have had it up and going for about a week...just checking out different circumstances as to how the temp and humidity levels will change. And since things have held steady and in the range it needs to be, at 8:45 this morning I put the eggs in and have been watching like a hawk to make sure things STAY steady and in the norm.
So in the next 21 days or so....I am sure I will come up with some of the craziest questions you may have ever heard. LOL So for all of you that have done this a few times...I would appreciate any advice you can give me. I just love this site!! LOL
I have a few chickens now, a few EEer's that are sweet as can be.......but have always wanted silkies. I have had a hard time finding someone close to my area that had any, or if they did when I called they had already sold them. Soooo......I took the plunge again and bought a few to hatch. I've studied so many different things on what to do, and what not to do, and what if's, and what-evers??? LOL I HOPE that I got it down this time. I have a very nice homemade incubator, and have had it up and going for about a week...just checking out different circumstances as to how the temp and humidity levels will change. And since things have held steady and in the range it needs to be, at 8:45 this morning I put the eggs in and have been watching like a hawk to make sure things STAY steady and in the norm.
So in the next 21 days or so....I am sure I will come up with some of the craziest questions you may have ever heard. LOL So for all of you that have done this a few times...I would appreciate any advice you can give me. I just love this site!! LOL
