Help hatching Silkies in a Brisnea Octagon

[Mrsfoote]

Hi so I 'm having a bit of a problem. I have 2 incubators both with circulated air one is a Hovabator 1602 and the hatcher is Brisnea Octagon 20. So I'm putting the eggs into the brisnea for lockdown.

So I had 7 eggs make it to lockdown....and come hatch day no pips I had to chirping so I made a pip hole....the others no sound no tapping I made a pip hole to find 5 fully formed dead chicks.

I need help trying to figure out what is going on I was told silkies have tougher shells that I need to keep my humidity higher so its at about 70-75%

Chicks aren't sticky and they aren't shrink wrapping...I'm getting really discouraged trying to hatch silkies out.

 

[jerseygirl1]

I'm sorry, I wish I could help, but I hav enever hatched silkies. What was the thermometer reading?

 

[Mrsfoote]

the thermometer is reading fine 100 and 75 %

 

[jerseygirl1]

Oh, wait, I just read the Hovabator is the incubator, the Brinsea is the hatcher? I lean towards the Hovabator being the bad boy here.

 

[Mrsfoote]

Brisnea is hatcher

 

[silkiechicken]

I've never treated silkies or bantie eggs any different than regular eggs when it comes to hatching them.

If this is a reoccurring silkie issue, the breeders might be lacking something in their diet leading to weak chicks, or your thermometer might be off.

 

[Mrsfoote]

My thermometers are calibrated this is happening from multiple batches of eggs from different breeders.

 

[5acrehome]

reduce your humidity to 35-45% until day 18 they sound like they might be drowning in fluids when they try and hatch. some of the water naturally evaporates during the incubation; the extra humdity is only for the hatch you don't want them to have their air pocket fill with water.

 

[BlacksheepCardigans]

I'd put them in the Brinsea the whole time. Don't swap. Make sure the Brinsea is sterilized and then aired/sunned out before setting. Keep them upright the whole time, and hatch them upright in the rails. 70% should be fine for hatching.

 

[Mrsfoote]

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Yea that's what I'm doing in the incbubator just the hatcher is at that humidity level.