Silkie thread!

[atrueb00]

Been lurking on this thread and finally decided to jump in.  Nothing in particular, just to say hello.
I'm in Indiana and have bantam cochins, silkies, and WCB polish; LF marans, light brahma, Appenzellers, bearded white polish, and EE's.

 

I am so happy to hear you're from Indiana, so am I! Sounds like you have a good variety of birds.

 

[OohLaLa]

Say have a newbie question while I'm here. I set up my first incubator (Genesis 1588 w/auto turner). I put a digital reptile thermometer & Hygrometer sensor leads in to double check the digital sensor made in to this unit. I'm not getting the same temp/humidity levels. After an hour the Incubator is 100.2F/65%, the other sensor reads 102.2F/74%. Second reading 45min later in the incubator was 99.8F/66%, the other sensor 102.0F/76%. Which should I go by and how do you balance it?

 

[chickeneer45]

I am hatching six silkie eggs that I ordered in an incubator and its day 21 and only one has hatched. I have seen no movement nor pipping in the other five... is there hope? If so, how much?

 

[Jharper]

Well got home and my last adult silkie female kicked the can. It looks like she got choked or something. Her vent looks weird. I reckon I will let her 5 purebred eggs to good use then. I'll go fire up the ole incubator.

 

[mandycarlo]

Did you candle the eggs right before lockdown???

 

[mandycarlo]

This is what I use in my incubator it's at wal Mart about $10.00 works great I hatch eggs all the time

 

[mandycarlo]

Sorry for the loss of your girl jharper ... Hope all your eggs hatch for ya

 

[Jharper]

Sorry for the loss of your girl jharper ... Hope all your eggs hatch for ya

I do too! If there are any females I probably won't be selling them, because I will put them back into my breeding stock.

 

[fishermans wife]

This is what I use in my incubator it's at wal Mart about $10.00 works great I hatch eggs all the time

 

[BuffOrps123]

These are some of my silks
Fluff and Peckie I name my girls