Giant Silkie Project.

[MysteryChicken]

Yes, I suppose so.....I'm super excited to see what happens!

I'll keep you guys updated.

 

[MysteryChicken]

My big boy went into the adult coop with his friends today.

 

[black_cat]

How's he liking it?

 

[MysteryChicken]

How's he liking it?

He'll adjust. He has to learn his place in the pecking order, which is usually the part new birds don't like.

 

[MysteryChicken]

This is the incubation range I use for silkie eggs.

 

[CindyinSD]

So ~97-99° Fahrenheit? When I incubated mine I used 99.5 and while the Brahmas were 11 hatched of 13, the Silkies were 4 hatched of 12. Could that temp be my problem? (All were shipped eggs but all developed for at least a little while.)

 

[MysteryChicken]

So ~97-99° Fahrenheit? When I incubated mine I used 99.5 and while the Brahmas were 11 hatched of 13, the Silkies were 4 hatched of 12. Could that temp be my problem? (All were shipped eggs but all developed for at least a little while.)

Well, 99/98.5°F - 97.5°F. It's been fluctuating. I try to keep it between 98.5°F & 97.5°F
It could be your problem.

 

[CindyinSD]

Well, 99/98.5°F - 97.5°F. It's been fluctuating. I try to keep it between 98.5°F & 97.5°F
It could be your problem.

Thanks! Is there anything else I should know, that's different for incubating Silkies?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Thanks! Is there anything else I should know, that's different for incubating Silkies?

No, everything else is the same as other chicken eggs.

 

[CindyinSD]

Thanks!