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Post by cks4me on Jan 27, 2012 12:05:58 GMT -6
I am wondering if I put small eggs, young hens, from a breed that is considered large fowl, like amerucanas, in the bator will the birds be small or will they grown into their natural size?
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Post by chowdownsilkiefarm on Jan 27, 2012 15:07:27 GMT -6
I would think they would grow to be the size that breed normally is. One way to find out for sure. Hatch'em.
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Post by chowdownsilkiefarm on Jan 28, 2012 0:32:01 GMT -6
yes they will do fine and grow normal.They will take on normal size that is in their Genes. I dont try hatching the first egg or two they lay tho. Me either. I found that one out the hard way. I wait till they've laid a few plus a few more before I bother. I do hatch pullet eggs. I've heard that some people won't hatch eggs from any hen till she's a year old. I don't know why really. On the matter of a small egg, my house chicken George lays an egg half the size as her sisters and she's almost 2 years old. Of course they're not fertile so i've never tried to hatch any. The side of her face is deformed and it's best not to produce more that could have problems too.
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Post by cks4me on Jan 28, 2012 9:37:41 GMT -6
ok b/c I hv a couple small birds that I am wondering if the eggs were smaller than normal. I also got some eggs from a breeder that were small and when I questioned her she said they would be fine. The chks were a bit smaller though and have yet to catch up.
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Post by herb on Jan 30, 2012 11:33:47 GMT -6
some of this is kinda funny
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Post by chowdownsilkiefarm on Jan 31, 2012 23:33:24 GMT -6
Herb - What advice to you have on eggs mis-shaped. Like so round you can't hardly tell top from bottom. Or so pointy on both ends again it's hard to tell which end is up. Double yolkers?
Here is what I think, not know but think. The real fat ones I have no idea of anything that could go wrong but the long ones that are pointy at both ends it seems that the chick would have trouble zipping it's self out and the air cell may be too small and the chick may drown because it can't pip thru it for air. Possible hip issues from he egg being narrow and the chick trying to move itself around to get out. Double yolkers could produce very messed up chicks if it thrives at all. I think the chance of a really messed up freaky chick is alot worse than taking the chance to maybe get 2 perfectly healthy chicks. I'd rather just make breakfast with a double yolker than put it in an incubator.
Also, although I can't think of the name but eggs that aren't relatively even in shell. When you can candle it and see thin spots in the egg as if it's pitted. What causes that and what can that cause. I've had people tell me that my girls eggs are very nice with no pitts. I just said thank you because I don't know what difference it makes. I'm glad the girls eggs get compliments but I would love to know what it is that makes them like that so I can keep doing it.
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Post by herb on Feb 1, 2012 10:38:32 GMT -6
Best practice is to NOT set deformed eggs. The uneven shell can be a problem during hatch. Overly round eggs should hatch ok and chicks will reorient up but the really double pointed ends ones I wouldn't use for some of the reasons you said.
Selecting good clean, even eggs from healthy hens is the best practice.
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Post by chowdownsilkiefarm on Feb 1, 2012 12:00:18 GMT -6
Thanks Herb
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Post by josephrettig on Feb 25, 2012 10:10:42 GMT -6
it does not matter if your egg small or big.
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