Silkie Hatch-A-Long 2015

[stefzbiz]

Thanks Patti I
can't keep my eyes off them!! I'm so glad the incubator has the two clear windows so I can peek with out disturbing. The wait is killing me lol

 

[stefzbiz]

I have 4 with external pips!!

 

[stefzbiz]

I have two out at 9:30 this am one zipping now, and 4 pips out of 10 I can't believe this actually happened.

 

[Nikki816]

I have two out at 9:30 this am one zipping now, and 4 pips out of 10 I can't believe this actually happened.

Congrats on the babies. How many are out now

 

[stefzbiz]

6 out one pipped 3 hibernating I think!!! I can't believe it!!

 

[stefzbiz]

I ended up with 7 little fluffies, the last 4 were positioned wrong and then got shrink wrapped. I was able to save one who had pipped a big hole so I could see what was happening.

Both my humidity indicators said I was up in the 75% range so idk- the eggs had pipped pretty early so maybe they dried out.

I am still just so happy that I got 7 with my first go with incubating eggs and they were shipped eggs.

 

[randerson846]

Can I join in?
I was planning on getting 12 silkie eggs, but after looking at the birds from a seller of the eggs online, now the 12 egg, have turned into 24 lol

5 white, 5 black, 5 gold, 5 splash and 4 cuckoo!! And i am going to be fixing up my pen soon, making it more secure etc, its all money at the minute

im going to be broke soon!! Plus my 11 chicken eggs and one duck egg are going into lockdown tomorrow, and my geese are going into lock down next thursday

im really hoping for a good hatch rate , for the silkie eggs, i am going to be using an octagon 20, advance, with the automatic turning cradle, im hoping with such a good incubator, it will help hith the hatch rate!!

i hear that a dry hatches are good. At the minute i am hatching my geese in 30 % humidity, and its staying around that, with no water in the incubtor, so should I also put it about 30% for the silkies and then at lockdown, bring it upto 60%? would a dry hatch work better with silkie eggs? And should I do a cool down period, and if so how long?

 

[HerbGir1972]

We've got in 23 , they were shipped I hope a few hatch.
Hatch day 5/15 ish

 

[Sarafena1982]

I placed 44 eggs on the 17th around 2:30pm. 10silkies and other mixed chicks. I can't wait heck I can't wait for day 7 so I can see who's fertile

 

[randerson846]

The silkie eggs arrived today, in good condition, all intact, i womt be ptting them in the bator till friday tho, as i have another hatch going on!!