Tips for hatching silkies.

[EmmaJane88]

Ooh jealous. I've got the eco 20 on loan but toying with the idea of hatching in my mini eco. I found out you can candle eggs through the incy wall with the lights off!! Xxx

 

[Ms Steak]

I have put 4 silkie eggs, large fowl, into lockdown today. It is day 18.

 

[EmmaJane88]

Are they not the bantam versions? Mine are minis xxx

 

[thomp119]

Are they not the bantam versions? Mine are minis xxx

Do yours hatch early because they are bantam silkies?

 

[EmmaJane88]

I've heard they can but I'm on my first hatch due Friday so I've got no idea!! Xxx

 

[Ms Steak]

Mine are large.

 

[EmmaJane88]

Don't know when to lock down... Candled them today (day 16). Found one dead :-( first loss, really sad. But the other three are pretty big... Like they're ready to go! :-S

 

[thomp119]

Don't know when to lock down... Candled them today (day 16). Found one dead :-( first loss, really sad. But the other three are pretty big... Like they're ready to go! :-S

Are you sure it was dead?

 

[EmmaJane88]

Pretty sure. I have a high intensity candler and could see its feathers and feet etc. no movement (did see VERY slight movement in the blood vessels but very infrequent and slow). I candled three times in the space of 4 hours and the embryo looked the same each time- no difference. Blood vessels are thinner than the other eggs but still there. Ill attach a pic xxx

 

[blondie34]

any luck with the other eggs? I usually put my bantam eggs on lockdown a day earlier than my LF breeds or whenever I notice the first internal pip -- if I can hear a chick chirping at me it's lockdown time!

I have my last batch of silkies due to hatch in 5 days, I'm excited

fingers crossed everyone makes it out!