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Mixing types of eggs?

post #1 of 5
3/19/12 at 8:10am
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Yes, they are all chickens, but . . . . I am hatching out some seramas, some  La Fleche, some of my own muttmix, and throwing some silkies in the bator for a friend ( hey, why not use the extra room?).  I have heard serama only take 19 days, is it okay if I just put them in a day or two late?  Also, when they hatch, do I have to be there (I work 9-5)?  I am a little worried about them being such different sizes when they hatch and whether they will pick on each other that young. I also don't want to open the bator and shrinkwrap anyone to their shell.

 

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post #2 of 5
3/19/12 at 8:24am

You should be fine.  Chickens are chickens.  THey wont know that their hatchmate looks different til they get a bit older. 

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post #3 of 5
3/19/12 at 8:25am

I actually think it's better not to be there. Then you won't be tempted to help if you think something's not right.

You can even mix chickens, ducks whatever.

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post #4 of 5
3/19/12 at 4:50pm
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So, it won't bother them to go on lockdown early because of the serama?  or should I wait a day or two to put the little guys in?  I don't want to lose viability, but then
I don't want to jeporadize (sp) anyones chances of hatching. 

 

BTW thanks for calming my fears on the size mixing  :)  my roo is half brahma so my mutt mix might be big, but they ARE still just chicks.

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post #5 of 5
3/20/12 at 6:08pm

I would think it's okay to mix them. Currently I have standard sized eggs, bantam eggs, serama eggs, quail eggs and a lonely duck egg. 

 

All of them have different hatch dates LOL. Tonight I have 4 bantam and 11 standard eggs due, on the 26th I have quail, the 7th I have serama/bantie/standard, and finally on the 9th I have a duck. 

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