How many large eggs can a bantam hatch?

[UBkevy]

I have decided to get silkies and a few bantam cochins to hatch out eggs for me. But I do not know how many large eggs they can hatch. And if any colors are better at it then others.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I usually put 6 - 8 eggs.

 

[GardeNerd]

5 large eggs is the most my bantam cochins can completely cover.

 

[jeepchick]

gave my japanese bantam 6 guinea eggs to sit on and she wiggled them under...put 2 more in front of her and she looked at me like i had a screw loose. went back to check her lke 15 minutes later andd she had pushed them away....so 6 is her limit for guinea eggs.

 

[UBkevy]

ok, so if i wanted to hatch out 25 hens a season, thats approx 50 chicks. So I need atleast 8 hens, and if I buy shipped hatching egss then i would need no less then 10 hens haha

 

[Theapplechicks]

my banty sat on 9 and it was too many. One to two were always sticking out and they were a mix of large eggs and banty eggs

 

[Theapplechicks]

Quote:
only 4 hatched.

 

[vickie2133]

My banty is currently hiding out (I found her in a old dog house), but she is covering 11 eggs some are banty eggs and some are regular eggs.

 

[ChickieWoo]

Thanks for posting this. I have 2 broody bantam hens and I was wondering the same thing. Not sure, I just gave them 2 regular size eggs. Now I can give them the rest that I have.

 

[Hazelrah]

you may be asking the wrong question - I would question how many large chicks can a banty hen keep warm? Here is my Lisa with her 5 week old lf chick on their first night in the big coop.