Ok, I have a few questions.
1. My eggs are due to hatch the 25. Is lockdown tomorrow (the 22) or wednesday (the 23)?
2. How long does it take a chick to dry? It has been about 24 hours and my chick is still not completely dry (back and head are still wet)
3. Is it normal for a chick to be born without a toe? I have a silkie with 4 toes. And no, the one she is missing is not the extra toe. It is the first toe. So she only has the middle, 3rd and the 2 other toes.
4. Does humidity stay in a room? I have my 6 by 6 "chicken room" filled with heat lamps and such and have been opening my bator to candle the eggs (not knowing the silkies were in lockdown) and I still had a silkies hatch and another piped (I only had 2 good silkie eggs) so the eggs arnt shrinkwraped.
1. My eggs are due to hatch the 25. Is lockdown tomorrow (the 22) or wednesday (the 23)?
2. How long does it take a chick to dry? It has been about 24 hours and my chick is still not completely dry (back and head are still wet)
3. Is it normal for a chick to be born without a toe? I have a silkie with 4 toes. And no, the one she is missing is not the extra toe. It is the first toe. So she only has the middle, 3rd and the 2 other toes.
4. Does humidity stay in a room? I have my 6 by 6 "chicken room" filled with heat lamps and such and have been opening my bator to candle the eggs (not knowing the silkies were in lockdown) and I still had a silkies hatch and another piped (I only had 2 good silkie eggs) so the eggs arnt shrinkwraped.