Setting eggs June 3rd. Need hatching buddies! Lets have some fun!

[jandrusrn]

Are the silkies eggs from your own flock?

No, I have a friend that had some from his girls. He said he'd always had a broody to set them, but was wondering if I'd set them with any luck. I said I'd give it a shot..... yay! Still not sure if I'm going to keep any of them.... doubt it. Darling girls though.

BTW, we're at pip #2

 

[RyeRanch]

I just candled shipped eggs I put in on the 9th. One was clear, 3 were too dark to tell one way or the other (marans eggs) and 10 are developing. Yay!

 

[Stephanie739]

Oh boy. Everything was going so well until...last night before I went to bed, the temp was running low 98 ish, so I draped a jacket over the incubator. This was around 12:30. This morning when I woke around 5, the temp had spiked between 103-105 (depending on the thermometer) I candled some and still see movement (in the lighter eggs, can't see in the dark eggs)

 

[Stephanie739]

Oh! One of my eggs looked very weird. There was movement inside, but it was very splotchy...dark dots all over.

 

[Stephanie739]

Scroll down about an inch on this page to where the image heading says, "here is a pic of one of the tiny egg" My weird egg looked sort of like this, but the splotchy appearance was a bit more noticeable. http://www.nifty-stuff.com/candling-eggs.php

 

[Adoravachick]

Scroll down about an inch on this page to where the image heading says, "here is a pic of one of the tiny egg" My weird egg looked sort of like this, but the splotchy appearance was a bit more noticeable. http://www.nifty-stuff.com/candling-eggs.php

What happened with the egg that had a tiny crack in it?

 

[Adoravachick]

No, I have a friend that had some from his girls. He said he'd always had a broody to set them, but was wondering if I'd set them with any luck. I said I'd give it a shot..... yay! Still not sure if I'm going to keep any of them.... doubt it. Darling girls though.

BTW, we're at pip #2

Let me know if you decide not to keep any of them. Depending on where you are of course.

 

[Adoravachick]

We are getting down to the wire now. I am so excited I can hardly stand it. My family will be here in town for my youngest daughter's 1st birthday, so the hatching will be a nice addition to the visit for all of us. We have never actually seen chicks hatch. Tomorrow is lockdown day and I am so nervous for the hatch and I'm hoping that EVERYTHING will go ok. Funny thing is, my family's lucky number is 8, everything revolves around 8 for us, so I wasn't surprised when we had 8 eggs out of 12 that are doing fantastic. I actually feel more comfortable because the 8 being there is a good omen. I am hoping that all 8 hatch safe and sound.

 

[JakeBremer]

No, I have a friend that had some from his girls. He said he'd always had a broody to set them, but was wondering if I'd set them with any luck. I said I'd give it a shot..... yay! Still not sure if I'm going to keep any of them.... doubt it. Darling girls though.

BTW, we're at pip #2

Let me know if you are going to keep them or not. Depending on where you live. Thanks.

 

[jandrusrn]

Soooooo a little bit of silliness with the silkies. Ummmmmm, I think someone popped over the wall if ya know what I mean

I've got 3/5 out already and one looks like a striped thingie.... not a fuzzy butted silkie at all. Now, I have absolutely no complaints with either type of sweeeeeet baby, but I was full of fuzzy butt expectations! Will be posting pictures. Too cute!

Thanks for listening, back to staring at the incubator.