Silkie eggs hatch at 21 days?

[Godiva]

We have a hen brooding some eggs right now and some are silkie and some are standard size chicken eggs. I was wondering what the usual incubation length is for silkies. I know the banties are usually earlier than the larger birds. The silkie eggs are kind of between the ultra small and really large eggs. I was wondering if that means they will hatch closer to the standard eggs...

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi!
21 days is the incubation period for bantams and standards.
Every now and then you'll come across some that will hatch routinely on Day 19 / 20, but I think that is the exception and not the norm.

Good luck with your eggs! When were they set?

Lisa

 

[Godiva]

Hey Dipsey. They were set ( I assume that means the day I put them under the hen?) on the 16 September so I reckon they should start hatching Saturday and Sunday. This is our first attempt and we have been blessed with a devoted little bantie cochin hen who is just about glued to the eggs she is so broody.

We are all really excited and I can't wait to see my 4 year old daughters face!