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I am hatching my 5th set of silkie eggs. I am using a brinsea mini, very stable temps and humidity. Eggs were left for 24 hours after shipping (pointy side down). I have had excellent hatch rates using the Brinsea.
Yesterday afternoon; about 12 hours after lockdown day 18 I had two eggs side by side both from Blue pen pip on wrong end. Since I worked all day, I don't know exactly when they pipped. I gently removed a bit of shell (both chicks are chirping). I opened the hole a bit and got a spot of blood so stopped and put the back in the incubator on a damp cloth to increase humidity. A couple of hours later, removed a little more shell, again a spot of blood stopped and put them back. This morning I check them, still chirping removed more shell, got a blood spot and stopped. Now I am at work with my fingers crossed that they will hatch before I get home.
None of the other eggs (16 total) have pipped yet. It seems weird to me two pipped, early and on the wrong end!
Yesterday afternoon; about 12 hours after lockdown day 18 I had two eggs side by side both from Blue pen pip on wrong end. Since I worked all day, I don't know exactly when they pipped. I gently removed a bit of shell (both chicks are chirping). I opened the hole a bit and got a spot of blood so stopped and put the back in the incubator on a damp cloth to increase humidity. A couple of hours later, removed a little more shell, again a spot of blood stopped and put them back. This morning I check them, still chirping removed more shell, got a blood spot and stopped. Now I am at work with my fingers crossed that they will hatch before I get home.
None of the other eggs (16 total) have pipped yet. It seems weird to me two pipped, early and on the wrong end!