Setting Silkie eggs from Reesepoultry today

[Minniechickmama]

I received 8 eggs, one was broke, but only expect 6. I am tossing in 3 from my own birds - Dark Cornish hens and an EE roo, just for fun and to check his fertility. I also have 10 Cayugas in and on day 10.

 

[LALADY1101]

Good luck!! I started with 8 in the bator and none hatched........humidity and temp problems....gonna try again next week.

 

[MagsC]

I am wishing you the very best of luck with your silkie hatch!

How are the Cayugas coming along?

 

[Minniechickmama]

I candled today. I see some big dark stuff in about half, one I could see the little bugger moving around, but it was small. I should get a chart to see what I should see today. One is kind of weird looking, there is like a line of blood on one part of it, and you can see veining, but I don't see the "blob" that should be the embryo. Some of the eggs are real dark green so it is hard to see real good. We will find out in time. I figure I should candle once or twice a week just to make sure I don't have a stink bomb in there. The Silkies are such cute little eggs!

 

[Minniechickmama]

I candled the Silkies last night and all 7 have blood rings! Yippee, they survived the cold. Also, my 3 DC X EEs are showing rings.

 

[reesepoultry]

Great to hear they survived. Make sure to post pics of the baby's when they hatch.

 

[Minniechickmama]

Going into lockdown on Sunday. I lost one of them. I still have movement in 5. That other one still had movement 3 days ago when I candled, but last night was no more. Only about 1/2 the egg was shadowed and the others are well over 3/4. I got a batch of chicks this week from Sand Hill and they are doing very well. Half of those are going to someone else. Well, okay, 1/3 of them

 

[MagsC]

Good luck on those silkies!!

I think you will love them.