Silkie thread!

Henny, as far as candling. I usually candle at 10 days and then again at 18 days. Thats it. But thats just how I do it.
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My silkies get exactly teh same food as the ameraucanas who are hatching like popcorn. I think mine is a humidity issue since I am doing staggered hatches and am raising the humidity level during the hatch phase for them. I have yet to hatch a sillkie but 4 are geting close. Friday is hatch day for them.
 
FWIW, I always have staggered hatching. I rarely move eggs to the bottom unless I see a pip--they rock up until they hatch. Have a bunch hatching yesterday and today, though. Including a partridge chick from a black silkie papa and a white crested black silkie mama; partridge shouldn't come from them, either
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Another from them is a proper black. It will be interesting to see if the chicks inherit the white crests.
 
Silkie babies!!
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Thought you all might appreciate some eye candy
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On the bottom is one of my ameraucana chicks he wanted a photo op too! Picture overload!! Everyone is 5 weeks in the pictures.
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