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[MillersFarm]

I wouldn't do anything different for silkies, Although i've never hatched silkies before.. @WVduckchick ?

 

[Stacyoung13]

I hatched probably a 100 Silkies this past year... And treat them as every other egg... also the same as Alleyschicks, essentially...

35-45% humidity inside the bator days 1-18. And 60-65% thereafter. My chicks almost always hatch on day 21. Same temps as stated.

Happy hatching!

My humidity is staying at 40 and my temp is hanging out at 99. A friend of mine has eggs due today . We're going to swap one of my blues for one of his splashes. I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[silkiemother]

good luck on not getting almost all roosters!it has happened to me before though I didn't mind because my school friend has a giant ranch his parents own

 

[Stacyoung13]

good luck on not getting almost all roosters!it has happened to me before though I didn't mind because my school friend has a giant ranch his parents own

Yeah, I thought about that. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Too bad chicken eggs aren't like gator eggs, temp determines sex.

 

[LoveMyChickenBabies]

Sorry I was offline all night. I typically do dry incubation because here in Tennessee its always humid. So it always reads 30% with no water in the reservoirs. When I do add water I never let it go above 40%. I do mine pretty much the exact same way @AlleysChicks stated.

What part of Tennessee? I have an aunt that lives in Nashville and it is extremely humid there.

 

[Stacyoung13]

Does your incubator have a fan? 99.5-100F if so. If it doesn’t then 102F.

I have to keep an eye on mine. So the humidity varies. I either run dry in the rainy season or 35% the first 18 days. Lockdown I fill everything up and it’s about 70%. Keep an eye by candling because small eggs can loose weight quick.

How much weight should my eggs lose?

 

[ChickenLeg]

What part of Tennessee? I have an aunt that lives in Nashville and it is extremely humid there.

I live in Knoxville til Christmas, then I'll be back in Jackson, TN all next year. I usta live in south Nashville! Big city, too big for us so we had to move. But there was a lot to do there!

 

[ChickenLeg]

How much weight should my eggs lose?

Ive never paid attention to the eggs weight change, just watch for development. And the airsack will change sizes. Then I lock em down for the last 3 days with 60-70% humidity. But it depends on your setup, humidity isnt the same for every incubator/location.

 

[LoveMyChickenBabies]

I live in Knoxville til Christmas, then I'll be back in Jackson, TN all next year. I usta live in south Nashville! Big city, too big for us so we had to move. But there was a lot to do there!

That's awesome! My aunt lives in a suburb 30 min from Nashville so its not so bad. She even owns at least 3 acres of land!

 

[ChickenLeg]

That's awesome! My aunt lives in a suburb 30 min from Nashville so its not so bad. She even owns at least 3 acres of land!

Thats awesome, shes got the best of both worlds then!