Hatching journey - my silkie babies

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Mother of Chicks said:
Absolutely, although I might have to do a minor assist on the white one as she's a bit stuck. Going to give her a while yet though. Dying to get my hands on them :jumpy

Have you had any movement?
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Well my silkie eggs are only at day 11, so about half way through. 13 of the 16 look good. Threw one away that was obviously infertile. I can see the little embryos moving in the others when I candled them. 2 have saddles and are sitting upright in cartons. I just removed the water from the incubators yesterday as I was worried the humidity was too high. Even with dry incubation my humidty is about 45-50%. So we will have to go with that. The breeder recommended 60% which seems high to me after reading everything on this forum.
Candling again at 14 days and hope to continue to see progress.
Good luck with your little white! :)
 
jmns said:
I love your brooder set up. The chicks are so sweet! Anymore hatch besides the three? How do you like the Brinsea brooder plate? I bought one too, but have never used one before.
Congratulations on your littles!:love
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Thank you! They love the plate - they are just sleeping loads at the moment right under it. I think it's fab - I have 2 types so might do a review on here soon. Tip though, if you have different sized chicks, do an uneven tilt - back lower than front for example - it helps them all find their sweet spot. No more hatched from that batch. I had to assist little Gyoza (white silkie) as she had a sticky mess meaning she couldn't turn and so couldn't zip, but it went really well and she is happy and the biggest of my trio.

I did my eggtopsies (I forgot pics sorry) today after determining they had either passed or needed some assistance. All 4 were malpositioned - very strange. 2 had head in small end of egg, one facing away from air cell and another with wing under head - sigh. Only one had internally pipped. Any ideas on why that would happen - all same breeder - surely it's not just bad luck?

Anyway, I have another batch due on Tuesday - just 4 of them - and so they went into lockdown today. If I get some pips/hatches - I will get either another stream up of do a split cam on the current one. I also set up an Instagram account for the new babies if you're interested (I have nothing else to do during lockdown :lau )

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jmns said:
Well my silkie eggs are only at day 11, so about half way through. 13 of the 16 look good. Threw one away that was obviously infertile. I can see the little embryos moving in the others when I candled them. 2 have saddles and are sitting upright in cartons. I just removed the water from the incubators yesterday as I was worried the humidity was too high. Even with dry incubation my humidty is about 45-50%. So we will have to go with that. The breeder recommended 60% which seems high to me after reading everything on this forum.
Candling again at 14 days and hope to continue to see progress.
Good luck with your little white! :)
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Oh and as for inc humidity - I go by weight and only add water if they are ahead of schedule on candling days now. I had too high humidity for my 1st inc and both drowned :/

Even with a moderately dry hatch this time, I had a sticky chick. I guess you have to find your own rhythm based on your context and location etc, but in any world, 60% before day 18 won't do them any good. Has that breeder had success with that method?
 
I'm working on getting the humidity down, trying charcoal and rice/salt/baking soda.
We'll see!
Chicks are adorable. :love Sorry about your losses.:hugs Try posting on another thread with pics and see if one of the more experienced folks has any suggestions. I really have no idea.
Thanks for the instagram link, I will check it out!
Setting up the brooder, using a 3 x 3 cardboard box that I cut down from a refrigerator box, going to using puppy pads as well. Easy clean up and less mess than shavings. Thanks for the tips about the Brinsea brooder, I will hopefully have marans hatching the day after the silkies, so they will be different sized chicks.
Looking forward to hear how your next batch turn out! I will keep checking back on your live feed. Fun to see how they are doing! :)
 

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