Who's setting with me Sept 1st-4th?

[animalsroc4evr]

candled and my eggs are doing awesome from what I can tell! Even the 2 babies in the double yolk are doing awesome! I just wish I had a stronger light so I could see more... But at least I can see that there are veins and they all look good

 

[Nicole01]

That's great news! Yay for the double yolker too!

 

[animalsroc4evr]

I'm sorry to hear about all the eggs that have quit/didn't work out

 

[cochins1088]

Ohh how exciting for the double yolker!!! I wish my chickens would lay one right about now while the incubator is running. Glad there are a few people that are having good luck.

 

[animalsroc4evr]

lol yeah I'm excited for it! But I'm not getting my hopes too high, there is always that chance things go down hill. So until they are out of the egg I'll just be praying hard they make it

 

[Nicole01]

I very carefully checked my 3 viable eggs and they are so far doing well with strong veining and movement inside. Half way through!

 

[animalsroc4evr]

Woo hoo. That is fantastic news!

I can wait til hatch day! I will be glued to my incubator windows lol.

 

[Lesalynn]

That's great Nicole!! I am hoping that at the very least the ten of my twelve that showed early veining will still be going strong. Was gonna wait til tomorrow and candle, but think I will go ahead and do it today.

Wonderful news, animal!! I sure hope the double yolker goes all the way, that would be so neat. Of course you would post pics of them for us, right?

 

[animalsroc4evr]

Of course I would! Y'all are gonna get pics of all the babies that hatch! In gonna be such an excited momma that I'll HAVE to post pictures

 

[Lesalynn]

Well, I candled my Silkie eggs a few minutes ago.....

Out of the 7 from the white pen she sent I have 1 still going.....had 2 quitters and 4 that never even developed. (I'm inclined to think maybe some issues in that pen...but that's just my thinking)

Out of the 1 from the B/B/S pen, O. It quit. (Btw, this was the pen I was hoping for more eggs from. I wish I would have specified that now, but didn't want to be pushy, figured I would get at least 3 or 4.)

Out of the 3 from the B/B/S/possibly partridge pen, 2 are still going. ( I am hoping and praying that if these make it, I end up with good strong coloring, not a bunch of leakage)

Out of the 2 from the black pen she sent BOTH still going

Out of the 4 from the buff pen she sent, they are ALL still going.

So, I now have 9 of the eggs going strong. Wish is better than none. Hopefully it will be worth the $45 I paid for 17 eggs in the long run. These are supposed to be from show quality lines. We will see, I guess. Y'all plz keep your fingers crossed for me. I have been trying to hatch out good quality Silkies going on the 3rd year now. I sure could use some good luck about now. I DO know one thing: IF I am able to build up a flock of SQ Silkies I will not try and get rich from egg sales. I will ship eggs for $10/dozen plus shipping. That's only around $25. Enough to cover the S&H and a few bucks for my efforts. Do y'all think that is too much? I would just like to make it to where us average people could afford to have some of these beautiful birds. It's not like anyone gets rich from showing, so why go into such debt over it?