May 2020 Hatch-A-Long

[FortCluck]

he’s staying!!! Don’t worry!! You just want an excuse to steal him.

Drive by chicken nappin

 

[ShrekDawg]

Drive by chicken nappin

I’ll be on the look out!!!

 

[FortCluck]

I’ll be on the look out!!!

I got a skillful chicken snatching beagle He can’t hide anywhere without her sniffing him out

I’m wondering what my Polish Deathlayers will look like. The one I took a pic of actually pooped on my friend

 

[ShrekDawg]

I got a skillful chicken snatching beagle He can’t hide anywhere without her sniffing him out

I’m wondering what my Polish Deathlayers will look like. The one I took a pic of actually pooped on my friend

And probably super cute and badass lol andOMG hahahah

 

[FortCluck]

And probably super cute and badass lol andOMG hahahah

Think I’ll name it scooper after pooper scooper

 

[ShrekDawg]

Think I’ll name it scooper after pooper scooper

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Ok lovely chicken friends (and other poultry folk as well). I need some advice.
My silkie eggs are now at day 11.
I went through quite an ordeal to get them. They were shipped across the pacific, so they went through an ordeal as well! Out of 16, 13 look great, beautiful veining and embryo movement. 2 have the saddles we discussed previously (sitting upright in cartons and hoping for the best) and one was infertile and I tossed it yesterday. My dilemma now is keeping the humidity down. My ambient humidity is 60% in the house. I do not have a dehumidifier. After reading the threads here, I have just placed a 1/4 cup charcoal in the incubator in a cup. I do not have any water added. The humidity in the incubator is running between 55-60%. have placed rice mixed with salt and baking soda in my other incubator that has marans eggs (day 10) in it, as they are suppose to run even drier. I will try the charcoal in there as well if the rice mixture does not work.
Attached photos of the pencil markings on the silkies between days 7 and 11. Most have almost no difference and a few have a slight difference. Any other ideas? I would hate for these little sweeties to drown! Thanks!

 

[matlock585]

Ok lovely chicken friends (and other poultry folk as well). I need some advice.
My silkie eggs are now at day 11.
I went through quite an ordeal to get them. They were shipped across the pacific, so they went through an ordeal as well! Out of 16, 13 look great, beautiful veining and embryo movement. 2 have the saddles we discussed previously (sitting upright in cartons and hoping for the best) and one was infertile and I tossed it yesterday. My dilemma now is keeping the humidity down. My ambient humidity is 60% in the house. I do not have a dehumidifier. After reading the threads here, I have just placed a 1/4 cup charcoal in the incubator in a cup. I do not have any water added. The humidity in the incubator is running between 55-60%. have placed rice mixed with salt and baking soda in my other incubator that has marans eggs (day 10) in it, as they are suppose to run even drier. I will try the charcoal in there as well if the rice mixture does not work.
Attached photos of the pencil markings on the silkies between days 7 and 11. Most have almost no difference and a few have a slight difference. Any other ideas? I would hate for these little sweeties to drown! Thanks!

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Have you tried a salt test to calibrate your hygrometer? I think those air cells look ok for the point you are at.

 

[matlock585]

I put my eggs on lock down last night. Final candling eliminated 3 more. 45 made it to the hatch phase. To my surprise I have 5 pips today (day 19). I wasn't quite ready with the brooder. Guess I'll have an early morning setting all that up. Can't wait to see what all I get from this hatch.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Have you tried a salt test to calibrate your hygrometer? I think those air cells look ok for the point you are at.

Thanks, yes the hygrometer is accurate. I am just so worried to lose these eggs, slight paranoia is involved I am sure. The humidity goes down in the evenings, to about 45%. Day time to 60%. I just wanted to make any interventions needed before it is too late to make any corrections.
Most people on this forum seem to prefer dry incubation, but then I understand silkies need higher humidity due to their smaller size. First time incubating expensive eggs!