Silky hatch-along and OdoBan on eggs experiment

[Antiocheggers]

They aren't in those bags yet. Lockdown, for most of us, is considered to be the last three days before hatch day. At that point, we remove or unplug the auto turning, and under no circumstances open the incubator. Early bird eggs could pip so it's to protect them just in case though I've never had one more than 1 day early.

Because silkies can't be sexed until they're around 5 months old, I want to keep 1 buff rooster and 1 or 2 buff hens, and sell the rest of the buffs. If I just grab 3 chicks, odds are I'd pick three roosters lol. So, I'm going to have 4 buffs DNA tested. Blood, feather, or eggshell is what they need. I won't do blood, and they won't have a feather to pluck for a few days at least, so I looked up how to do the eggshell, and these bags were suggested. There are 18 eggs and once they start hatching, I can't open the incubator, so by having 4 eggs, each in their own bag, once it's safe to open the incubator, out they come. I'll mark each chick on the head with a waterbase marker and mark the shell of that chick with the same color. I'll ship the shells to the DNA place, who will email me back what sex each chick is. It's $16 ea.

When I'm ready to do lockdown, that is when I'll put the 4 eggs in those.

Wow this so interesting. Thank you and keep educating me lol. You prefer NR 360? Any books you would recommend or has it been trial and error?

 

[Debbie292d]

Wow this so interesting. Thank you and keep educating me lol. You prefer NR 360? Any books you would recommend or has it been trial and error?

I edited it to put the book info in there with a couple of links. The incubator you buy will have instructions. Yes, the NR360 is a good incubator and holds 22 chicken eggs. The Kebonnix is a smaller version holding only 12 and is much less expensive.

 

[TwoCrows]

Good morning eggies!! Time to rise, shine and grow!

 

[2ndTink]

Good morning eggies! Don't forget to get your growth on today so Debbie can easily see who's still on the chickie bus to the Hatching Station.

 

[Debbie292d]

Sometimes I sing "Jesus Loves Me This I Know" with my parrots, but this morning it was to the eggs: "The Chicken Dance."

 

[2ndTink]

Sometimes I sing "Jesus Loves Me This I Know" with my parrots, but this morning it was to the eggs: "The Chicken Dance."

Can we get a video?

 

[GreenJay]

Sometimes I sing "Jesus Loves Me This I Know" with my parrots, but this morning it was to the eggs: "The Chicken Dance."

Oh gawd y'all, all I had to do was read the words chicken dance and now the tune is in my head

 

[GreenJay]

Good morning little eggies grow!
Go Zoey-Joey-CocoaPuffs!

 

[LTAY1946]

Get a move on Bob and Bobbie.............. Gotta look your best...

 

[2ndTink]

If 20 is still available, can I have it as well?