i have a silkie that is peeping and a couple hours ago pipped! yey!
i am going to try and tuck a couple eggs under one of my silkie hens tomorrow, assuming she is still sitting on the two infertile red star eggs ;-) she wants to brood, i got eggs for her! i am actually really excited to have a broody hen.
hatching them in the bator has been stressful to me. i find i pace a lot and can't calm down, LOL! i had a couple hatch on sunday and i felt like a nervous father. all i could do was just sit and watch. i had to leave the house after awhile because i had so much adrenaline running threw my veins i could barely even sit!
good luck!!!