Peckadilly Circus Hatching Thread

[Herpard]

Hi all,

I received 6 Green Silkie X Cream Legbar Bantam eggs from eBay on Friday!

I let them settle for the normal 12 - 24 hours and put them in the Hova-Bator incubator yesterday (13/03/2010) on 37.5oc humidity 45 - 50%

They are due to hatch day 18 - 20 (Today is day 1! Large Fowl breeds normally take 21 days to hatch)

I have tried to candle them looking for hair line cracks but the shells are so dark i couldn't see through them so will have to save up for a high intensity candler!

I'm not sure what day I'm going to stop turning them, Maybe day 17/18 (30/03/2010 - 31/03/2010)


I'm hoping to candle them on day 10 (23/03/2010) so will let everyone know if we have any Fertile/Infertile/Died early

Here's a picture of the eggs,the eggs look blue but they are green

You can click on the pictures to make them bigger



and a picture of the brooder! In there is an Electric hen,Non slip flooring (To help stop splay legs) water dispenser and a small food dish (was put in after pictures were taken!) Oh and sorry about all the mess behind it





Will next give an Update when i candle them

Oh and Happy Mother's Day