Re: silkie chicks - again!

Wow Great info
"Ginny" <glvl88@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Amy Blanken****p wrote:
>> "Ginny" <glvl88@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Another fine batch of silkie chicks are popping out all over the tray
in 
>>> the incubator.
>>>
>>> However they are a day early, again. They are all healthy, I have 
>>> checked the temp with three different thermometers and everything
seems 
>>> to be right with humidity. They just come out on day 20. This is 
>>> probably the third time (eggs from the same breeders). I was blaming
the 
>>> warmer days of summer maybe causing the stored eggs to develop slowly 
>>> over the week before incubating but we have been having lovely cool 
>>> weather for a month now. Maybe the parent stock were early chicks too 
>>> but I don't know.
>>>
>>> Oh well, it isn't im****tant really. Just thought someone else may have

>>> some ideas.
>>
>> Chicks under a hen will usually hatch in 20 days.  Sounds like you've
got 
>> something right!
> Oh that's okay then. I haven't hatched under a hen for ages and always 
> thought the standard was 21 days. Most of my normal hen eggs take that 
> long. Thought I'd split my hatchings between natural and artificial to 
> reduce my reliance on power so some of these silkies are destined to be
my 
> broodies. They are so cute and a range of colours. Now we just hope most

> are hens. :)
>
> -- 
> Ginny - in West Australia