I keep my humidity at 30% which is often a dry incubation since I live in the PNW. I slowly bring it up to 60% only at pipping with silkie eggs. Silkie chicks die easily during incubation by drowning in the shell if humidity is too high too soon. Especially if there are a high percentage of vaulted skulled chicks. I use a Genesis 1588 using this method and have gotten better hatch rates over all. Also, silkie eggs only if you can. Hatch rates with silkie eggs go down when they are in a mixed batch with LF eggs generally speaking. Handle silkie eggs with utmost care. Try not to handle or candle too often once they are set. These tips work for me. Good luck.
my silkie chicken is changing. she was doing great laying 6 eggs a week. now she weighs every other day and does not come down from the nesting boxes. she sits in the same nesting box everyday. she even sits on other chickens eggs. she did not used to be this broody before. this is very sudden. she still eats and drinks and loves it when I cuddle her. please help me. I am confused. she has been sitting in the same nesting box all by herself for 3 days only coming down occasionally for scratch
I meant she lays every other day
We got our first Silkie the other day. I'm completely in love! She chirps a LOT, though. Even in her sleep. Is that normal? He/she's about 5-6 days old.
We got our first Silkie the other day. I'm completely in love! She chirps a LOT, though. Even in her sleep. Is that normal? He/she's about 5-6 days old.
