Silkie Eggs Candled At Day 17**** UPDATED W/DAY 18 PICS!****

[Faerytalefarm]

Hoping these look like their supposed to after reading so many different threads today, I have no clue! Ugh, too much information! Opinions?

They are all actively moving too, thank goodness! This is only a few of 30+ scheduled to hatch on 10/20. OK, 33 EGGS GOING INTO LOCKDOWN TONIGHT!

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DAY 18

 

[stephanie1992]

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looks fine to me

 

[kvmommy]

I'm not very experienced at all...so don't go by what I say. But it seems that by day 17/18 almost my whole egg is full except air sac. It seems like theres an awful lot of room...but really I'm not knowledgeable at all. but they do look healthy and the air sacs seem right. I also usually do darker eggs so that might be why.

 

[Faerytalefarm]

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looks fine to me

Thank you! Lol, all these threads I keep reading were making me paranoid. I appreciate your taking the time to respond...

 

[Faerytalefarm]

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Yep, I was thinking a few might be slow developing. Might be if my temp was a degree or two low for a still air. I'm hoping by tomorrow night they will all look fairly similar in size...

 

[~goingcluckcrazy~]

I would personnaly put the humidity up a little.... They look a day or two slow.... Don't be worried If they hatch a day late

 

[Faerytalefarm]

~goingcluckcrazy~ :

I would personnaly put the humidity up a little.... They look a day or two slow.... Don't be worried If they hatch a day late

I'm raising the humidity a bit. I agree a few of the ones in the pics look a little behind. Most of the rest look further along, do you think
It will hurt the slower ones to be in lockdown on day 18 (tomorrow night)?​

 

[hdowden]

if the air sack is small its because the humidity was to high and some look a little small but since you are going into lockdown on the 18th day raise the humidty. i will raise mine to 65-70%...i am new to incubating so idk if im right or not

 

[Faerytalefarm]

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I kept the humidity around 40% up to today, day 18. Tonight I will raise it to 65%.

 

[bikerchic]

Good luck!! It will be the longest days of your life!