Hatching EE's & Silkies (Blk and Wht)

[pragmatist712]

I haven't hatched eggs in several years and had gotten rid of my styrofoam incubator. So, I bought this one:

Magicincubator

• pragmatist712
• May 27, 2018

Magicfly auto egg incubator

I ordered eggs from Dunlap Hatchery which I haven't ordered from before. Eggs are 4 EE (olive colored standard size - hatchery lists these as Ameraucana) 2 White Silkie Bantam and 4 Black Silkie Bantam.
The eggs were set May 17th 2018 so expecting some hatching around June 5th through 7th if memory serves me correctly. I have not candled yet, maybe just too nervous?
Here are the eggs:

4EE_2BlkS_4WhtS

• pragmatist712
• May 27, 2018

Eggs from Dunlap Hatchery

Speculation welcome on how many will hatch?

UPDATE on candling 05282018:
I used my small but high powered flashlight to candle each of the eggs today. It appears the olive eggs (EE's) are looking good, all but two of the silkie eggs are looking good. one of the silkie eggs just has a small formation on the side not nearly as big as the others and one seems to be hard to see anything so I'm not sure about it.
Overall if it turns out to be 8/10 I'd be happy with that.
The main purpose is I wanted at least 2 EE's because I just like the green/blue/pink eggs and I've never had silkies before.
Eventually I want black, white, blue, lavender, and splash silkies but I'm hoping to have one of the hatch-lings grow up and brood some of the other colors for me instead of incubation.

 

[Jbently28]

That's a good assortment you have there and I've heard great things about that incubator. I would definitely candle them though. I've heard so many stories about detached air cells in shipped eggs. That's the main reason why I've stuck to my own eggs. Fingers crossed for 10/10. Keep us updated!

 

[pragmatist712]

Well it's hatchin' time!
Three EE's from the green eggs hatched Thursday:

3-EE-06082018

• pragmatist712
• Jun 8, 2018

The silkies must take longer to ripen up, one just hatched right before I'm writing this and I can tell at least a couple more have poked holes in the shells. More pictures when they hatch!!

 

[TheSillyDingo]

Silkies are AWESOME birds. We had a few and lost the Roo about a year and a half ago... he was the SWEETEST thing you'd ever meet. I did have issues with the silkie hens fighting over the eggs and chicks and unfortunately it ended up with broken eggs and babies to die.... but overall great birds.

 

[PortlandHen]

So I just put some EEs under my broody hens last night and I also have silkie eggs to put under there. I keep reading it takes 18 days to hatch silkies, so I’m delaying putting them under for a couple extra days.

It seems like your silkies hatched a little later?