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[cliffoco]

And on top of that, Someone just told me they found a local guy selling silkie eggs.... uh oh. First time hatcher last week and now IM HOOKED.

 

[Saris]

And on top of that, Someone just told me they found a local guy selling silkie eggs.... uh oh. First time hatcher last week and now IM HOOKED.

That's exactly what happened to me. I wanted silkies too but then I discovered that Ameraucanas come in a silkie feathered variety and they aren't mixed. Now I'm planning on getting some of those eggs.

 

[Hawk12]

Got the generator back up about 10 hrs after our went down. I slept with a chick most of the night. My husband said I'm a better hen than him, I guess cleavage gives an upper hand as far as warmth for chicks. Dunno about the eggs, they got down to 65 before the generator was fixed, about 5 min before loading then into the car. A total of 5 trees were down on the property. 3 that are leaning pretty bad, will be coming down next wind storm. I know why our power is out up here: in one stretch of road within 1 mile there were 4 trees in the power lines, and then on one of the highways there was a half mile stretch where all powerlines were down on the ground. Fun times...

I hear ya...our area really got hammered. I would've slept with that chick too We were told that it would be at least a week before we should expect power due to all the damage to the power lines/poles. I'll say a little prayer for your eggs, hope they're ok

 

[chicken hawk 33]

candling and locking down.

 

[Cynthia12]

And on top of that, Someone just told me they found a local guy selling silkie eggs.... uh oh. First time hatcher last week and now IM HOOKED.

That's how it works! Crazy ey?

 

[Cynthia12]

candling and locking down.

Good luck!

 

[Hawk12]

Good luck!

X2

 

[gimmie birdies]

Just wanted you to know "Nancy" is doing much better now. She is the chick found zipped in the hen's nest but the hen got back on the wrong one.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Can't tell what kind of surface this one has, and the description doesn't say, but if it's not something that bedding would adhere to, I might just lean in the direction of this one. My thought is that if it's something like hard rubber you could put it in a frame high enough to contain some bedding but low enough that the little ones can get over it easily. The temp shouldn't be enough to create an ignition problem.

I had considered using a heat pad, but decided against it and went with a Sweeter Heater instead. I believe it gets up to 185F, which isn't hot enough to ignite tissue paper, much less pine shavings. I can put my hand on the heat plate for quite awhile before it becomes too dis-comfortable...

 

[kwhites634]

So a day or two ago I posted saying I had a dead egg with a blood line. I am not 100% positive but I am pretty sure that egg just hatched!
I got two little guys out (a day early) and a couple pips so 4/10 in terms of movement so far! Yay, the wait continues!

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