Silkie thread!

[mama2my4]

Don't load them the first day you get them!! Candle them now and check their air sacs. Most likely they are loose, and if that is the case, do NOT candle them again until after Day 10 of incubation to cut down on movement. Let the eggs sit all day long with the pointy ends down so that the air will collect up at the top and they have a chance to "settle". Then, tomorrow load them. I've jumped the gun before on shipped eggs, and every time I do, I have a ZERO hatch when I try to load them the same day I get them. I had 7 out of 12 hatch on this last go around and i let them sit for almost 2 days before I loaded them.

That was my plan! I am going to load them probably tomorrow night or Sun am. What am I looking for when I candle them? How do I tell if the air sac is loose?

 

[Hawkeye95]

That was my plan! I am going to load them probably tomorrow night or Sun am. What am I looking for when I candle them? How do I tell if the air sac is loose?

I would candle them now so you know what you are dealing with. Then don't touch them again-- except to load them. Grab an egg out of your fridge for a good example of what an air sac should look like. It should be at the top and stable. When you tilt the egg side to side, it should not move at all. Shipped eggs usually have detached air cells. They are fine, so long as they have a chance to rise to the top and settle. They won't ever "attach" back again, but should become stable by the middle of incubation. Some of my eggs had all the air cells shook right out of them-- no air at the top at all. After two days, mine were back at the top again and fine. I even had chicks hatch out of those eggs. They just need a chance to rise. You should just know what you are starting with so you know what to look for later on. Mark anything in pencil that is not good (but go ahead and incubate--it's a learning experience!). Also, look for hairline cracks, just in case.

 

[GoldBarRanch]

I was wondering if yall could take a look at my buff and inform me of her quality. I was going thru the actions and notice people with SQ buffs that have some black in there tail, I would love it. Thanks.

she looksSQ to me but maybe the exsperts will chime in. Id use her in a breeding program , what a cutie

 

[GoldBarRanch]

OMG! I want quail so very badly! Did you use an incubator to hatch them? All my tries to incubate quail eggs have been unsuccessful. I had one that made it to about 4 days before it was supposed to hatch. It was very sad to crack open the egg 3 days after due date and see a fully formed chick that I really thought was going to make it.

My neighbor hatches quail and now uses high humidity with great success . theyre shells seem a little harder then chicken eggs

 

[GoldBarRanch]

Just starting out with my first silkies. I am already in love they are so sweet and they crack me up the way the just lay flat when they sleep!

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Just wait until you see them sunbath, looks like they are having a seizer.

 

[peepblessed]

Having great fun with my new chicks today. These two are so fun to watch I took them out for a photo shoot (porcelain & lav).

 

[GoldBarRanch]

12 wks. buff male

12 weeks white male

12 weeks white female

12 weeks partridge female (all birds in this photo are 12 weeks)

4 month pullets

4 month old male

Most of these birds were pet quality. I still have a couple of the girls.

I love all your birds , just beautiful , thanks for sharing

 

[BarnGoddess01]

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Even better, get the Brinsea Octagon Advantage with the automatic turner and humidity pump. Plug it in, set the humidity and walk away! 18 days later, remove the turner, crank up the humidity and walk away again. It's more money but absolutely worth it when working with valuable eggs.

 

[GoldBarRanch]

They are but different colors as well! They start to lay in 6 weeks so I will let you know and be glad to send you some eggs if you like

I really love this blue color and have been looking for some, can you show me pictures of the other colors as well

 

[Melissa Rose]

Quote: Here is a pic of some of the assorted colors