Silkie egg lockdown day HELP.

[Essee]

I have three beautiful strong looking little babies running around in the incubator!!!

I have 2 left trying to hatch how long can my hatched babies stay in the incubator if the other 2 are still trying to hatch?

 

[Essee]

Photo of my three musketeers for adorableness View attachment 3936700

I have 7 healthy chicks. You have your musketeers and I have the 7 dwarves. It was stressful. 3 mottled silkies and 4 cuckoo. 1 still in incubator came too soon. Leaving it in incubator seems strong we will see.

 

[Debbie292d]

I have 2 left trying to hatch how long can my hatched babies stay in the incubator if the other 2 are still trying to hatch?

How long has it been since the first one hatched? They can live in there for up to 3 days because they absorbed the yolk that sustains them. That's why hatcheries can ship day-old chicks.

 

[silkiemama002]

I have 7 healthy chicks. You have your musketeers and I have the 7 dwarves. It was stressful. 3 mottled silkies and 4 cuckoo. 1 still in incubator came too soon. Leaving it in incubator seems strong we will see.

Gorgeous little babies!!! I hope they are all growing strong and happy and the other one also arrived well!!!

 

[Essee]

Gorgeous little babies!!! I hope they are all growing strong and happy and the other one also arrived well!!!

My one is still

Gorgeous little babies!!! I hope they are all growing strong and happy and the other one also arrived well!!!

 

[Essee]

It was touch and go with my last one I had to assist. I thought she wouldn't make it and still feeding separately. But I named her/him. "Ali" after the fighter.

 

[Debbie292d]

It was touch and go with my last one I had to assist. I thought she wouldn't make it and still feeding separately. But I named her/him. "Ali" after the fighter.

Awe, that one's adorable. Well, they all are. Gotta love them cuties!

 

[silkiemama002]

It was touch and go with my last one I had to assist. I thought she wouldn't make it and still feeding separately. But I named her/him. "Ali" after the fighter.

Awww what a little cutie! I don’t envy you having to assist, I was so scared of having to do this!

Hope little Ali grows to be a big strong chicken with all your help!!
Such sweet eyes

 

[dawn secord]

@Debbie292d Thank you!! Wow that’s a lot of silkies!! Definitely had the right person answer my post LOL

I have now created a YouTube account and uploaded the video… would love to hear what you think!

Hi Debbie,
I am using a NR 360 for the first time for silkie chicks. I have eggs that were started under a hen (from a friend) and we are not sure the exact incubation start date. Most are about the same date - she estimated 7 to 9 days. A few may be older or younger than that. I have 14 eggs. Estimating lay date is 10/1. It is currently 10/15. Do I start lockdown 3 days a head for all which would be 10/17ish (they are silkie chicks and my silkie chicks have almost always pipped at day 19). I am candling eggs tonight. If the eggs, once candled, do not appear to be hatching within a few days of each other, is it okay to open the incubator to hand turn, during lockdown? Any advice is greatly appreciated.