Incubating Silkie Eggs From Chicken Junkie

[Floridachicken1958]

How often does this hydrometer take a reading?

 

[Edwards' East of Eden]

My understanding is that you wait the six hours after closing it all up in the ziploc bag when you're testing, so that the salt can release the standard amount of moisture into the air and that enclosed environment can reach - oh my god i hear cheeping from my hatcher.

oh my god.

it's cheeping!

::ahem::

erm, salt, right amount of moisture in that environment, then take the reading. Yeah.

But - my walmart hydrometer seems to change pretty quickly. I can see it at 50% and add some water to my paper towels in there and watch it begin to rise quickish. I'd say give it a couple of hours in there, when you first put it in, to equalize to that environment, and then adjust as needed.

 

[Floridachicken1958]

The hydrometer on the right is more accurate with humidity and temp. wth humidity I have to subtract 11.

 

[Floridachicken1958]

Candled tonite about 4 eggs & they were all fertile.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Congrats on the candling!

I'm going to Subscribe and see whatcha hatch!

Good luck!

~ Aspen

 

[Floridachicken1958]

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :

Congrats on the candling!

I'm going to Subscribe and see whatcha hatch!

Good luck!

~ Aspen

Cool Thank You!!! I'm hoping they all hatch.Last 3 days I'll have them on cam​

 

[Chicken Junkies]

I usually give it 24 hours. Glad to see your eggs are growing. Hope every single one hatches. Fingers crossed for ya, Gino.

 

[Floridachicken1958]

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Thank You, And I hope I have 100% hatch with your eggs! Been push mowing abut 5 acres It's excellent excersize.At my age I need all I can get

got it 1/2 way done later I'll mow the rest or wait till tomorrow.

 

[cluckoldhen]

I've got some of ChickenJunkies silkie eggs in my incubator too! They are due to hatch on the 9th...cant wait!! Hurry up little guys!

 

[Floridachicken1958]

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Cool, let me us know after hatch with pictures.

I'll have mine on cam for last 3 days.Earlier you seen my link for my link Just click on it and view the hatch. 2nd link