I just started my very first silkie eggs in an foam incubator ....

[hypnofrogstevie]

You can try a damp sponge or washcloth

 

[LittleLola]

okay will give it a try! thanks

 

[Flufnstuffs~FluffySilkies]

Still Air - 101 degrees
Incubator with fan - 99.5 degrees

Turn three times a day - Morning, Afternoon, Night

Humidity 45-50 first 18 days

Candle on day 7/8 and toss the bad ones.

The Night of the 18th day up the humidity to 70/75 degrees
by adding warm water.

REMEMBER the eggs have to loose a certain percentage of moisture. that creates an air cell and room for the chicks to stretch and be able to turn/twist in the shell to break it open by piping around the egg and popping the top off.

 

[LittleLola]

Thank you very much

I now have the humidity at 50%

everyone has been very helpful... so glad I joined

 

[LittleLola]

okay... my temp keeps fluctuating... yesterday (my first day it was fine...100 then noticed last night that it was staying at 99


Is 99 too low?? and how can I increase the temp to 101? My incubator is a HOVA-Bator 40watt without Fan...

 

[Flufnstuffs~FluffySilkies]

Don't it have a knob to turn????

I turn mine a 1/4 of a turn

lHold the top of the Knob so it dont turn while you loosen the nut
THEN turn the knob a quarter of a turn.
THEN hold the top of the knob again while you tighten the nut again SO the knob wont twist at the same tim..

 

[Wooden_Pony]

Candle on day 7/8 and toss the bad ones.

If your new to candling I would not toss out the eggs you think are bad until day 14. Sometimes you think they are bad on day 7 and they could still be good.

Write down what ones you think are bad but keep incubating them. I have been amazed to see a chick moving around in the egg on day 14 that I never saw on day 7.

Good luck!!

Edited to add: sorry missed that you are incubating white eggs so they are eaiser to see into.

 

[LittleLola]

alrighty BlueBloomers

will do..

Melanie, I had a duuh moment... yes I do have a turn knob

and it slipped my mind... but I do appreciate on your instructions on how to turn it

current temp is 99.9 and humidity at 54% now that I know how to turn it correctly...

gotta laugh or I will cry...


Thanks once again