- Aug 19, 2008
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So this is my third attempt at hatching shipped silkie eggs. These eggs are very high quality and they were expensive! They took 6 days to get to me after a long travel. When they arrived I placed them in the incubator right away, as they had a long travel, was very warm outside and they sat at the post office the entire day, waiting for me to pick them up! They were very fresh eggs, so most barely had an airsac, and the few that did have an airspace they looked good. I left them in the incubator with the turner off for 36 hours, then I turned it on.
In the incubator the humidity is 40-42 percent and the temp 99.5-100F. I am on day 4 now and an early candling is showing some development. I was worried because of the long delayed travel the eggs would be non viable.
Now in my first hatch with shipped eggs, I took the eggs out of the automatic turner on day 18 and 6 out of 8 eggs hatched. Humidity was 65 percent. The second time I did the same with 24 shipped eggs and I ended up with 4 chicks the rest just died around day 18. Not sure if it would have been better to let them hatch in an upright position? The air cells on this batch of eggs were very wobbly, more so than the other batches of shipped eggs that I received.
What are your recommendation for hatching this third and final batch of eggs ? I want as many eggs to hatch. Tips, experiences and feedback is most welcomed!!!
Thanks!:/
In the incubator the humidity is 40-42 percent and the temp 99.5-100F. I am on day 4 now and an early candling is showing some development. I was worried because of the long delayed travel the eggs would be non viable.
Now in my first hatch with shipped eggs, I took the eggs out of the automatic turner on day 18 and 6 out of 8 eggs hatched. Humidity was 65 percent. The second time I did the same with 24 shipped eggs and I ended up with 4 chicks the rest just died around day 18. Not sure if it would have been better to let them hatch in an upright position? The air cells on this batch of eggs were very wobbly, more so than the other batches of shipped eggs that I received.
What are your recommendation for hatching this third and final batch of eggs ? I want as many eggs to hatch. Tips, experiences and feedback is most welcomed!!!
Thanks!:/