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post #1 of 5
2/10/12 at 8:11am
Thread Starter 

Hello,

 

 I have a white silkie who has JUST started laying (omg are they tiny eggs) :) My question is how long till they eggs would be fertile? I'm new to this as our other flock has no rooster. I've gotten my first 6 eggs from her and wanted to hatch some but I'm unsure on how to tell if they're good. Or if she would need some time to get her lay on before they'd be fertile. She has been raised with roos around.

 

Thanks,

Julia

1 amazing and enabling boyfriend, 3 daughters (7, 4.5 and born April 2011), 2 step daughters (9 and 6), 1 miniature long haired dachshund, 1 farm cat, 6 EE's, 4 golden comets, 2 silkie/cochin roos and a white silkie. So far!

 

Just hatched - 1 Silkie, 4 Silkie/Cochin and 15 Rhode Island Reds (Hatched March 7th)

 

Addicted to hatching - Ordering another 2 dozen to throw in the bator :-)

 

Liv...

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1 amazing and enabling boyfriend, 3 daughters (7, 4.5 and born April 2011), 2 step daughters (9 and 6), 1 miniature long haired dachshund, 1 farm cat, 6 EE's, 4 golden comets, 2 silkie/cochin roos and a white silkie. So far!

 

Just hatched - 1 Silkie, 4 Silkie/Cochin and 15 Rhode Island Reds (Hatched March 7th)

 

Addicted to hatching - Ordering another 2 dozen to throw in the bator :-)

 

Liv...

Reply

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post #2 of 5
2/10/12 at 8:14am
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Crack one open and see if you can find the bullseye. If it's there, it is fertile. If it is just a white dot, it is not fertile either.

I would give her a little while before hatching, as the eggs are still too small to support a growing chick smile.png Maybe 2 - 3 weeks if you can. Some may say longer.

LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

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LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

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post #3 of 5
2/10/12 at 8:15am
By the way, I had a silkie who started to lay mid January, and she stopped after only laying for a week hmm.png The eggs are so freaking cute!

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LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

Reply

LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

Reply
post #4 of 5
2/10/12 at 9:18am
Thread Starter 

Thanks for the reply. I'll go crack one open and find out. I can't wait to hatch them!!!!!!

1 amazing and enabling boyfriend, 3 daughters (7, 4.5 and born April 2011), 2 step daughters (9 and 6), 1 miniature long haired dachshund, 1 farm cat, 6 EE's, 4 golden comets, 2 silkie/cochin roos and a white silkie. So far!

 

Just hatched - 1 Silkie, 4 Silkie/Cochin and 15 Rhode Island Reds (Hatched March 7th)

 

Addicted to hatching - Ordering another 2 dozen to throw in the bator :-)

 

Liv...

Reply

1 amazing and enabling boyfriend, 3 daughters (7, 4.5 and born April 2011), 2 step daughters (9 and 6), 1 miniature long haired dachshund, 1 farm cat, 6 EE's, 4 golden comets, 2 silkie/cochin roos and a white silkie. So far!

 

Just hatched - 1 Silkie, 4 Silkie/Cochin and 15 Rhode Island Reds (Hatched March 7th)

 

Addicted to hatching - Ordering another 2 dozen to throw in the bator :-)

 

Liv...

Reply
post #5 of 5
2/10/12 at 9:21am
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Originally Posted by juliaaa View Post

Thanks for the reply. I'll go crack one open and find out. I can't wait to hatch them!!!!!!

I know how you feel big_smile.png

My silkie didn't even look like she stopped and nested before laying. She was just walking around and than all of a sudden EGG. I was right there when it happened. She laid for 5 days straight, skipped a day and laid twice more before quitting cold turkey. No broodiness or anything. Very strange hmm.png

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This is my girl smile.png

LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

Reply

LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

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