Hi! Hoping someone with EE experience can help me here- I just ordered a variety of fertile hatching eggs from "MyPetChicken"- I chose that site because I have a very small flock and wanted to order just a small number of specific eggs. I ordered 3 white silkies, 3 Easter Eggers, and 3 Silver Spangled Hamburgs. They arrived today, and are 'resting' for a few hours before I put them under my broody wanna-be-mamma hen. All of the eggs are labeled by the seller with pencil. Here are my questions:
#1 RE: Easter Eggers: I received 3 eggs labeled "EE". 2 are blue-green, one is brown. I ordered Easter Eggers from under the category 'blue and green egg layers' and everyone I know who has them gets blue or green eggs. Why did they send me a brown egg? Will the chicken that (hopefully) hatches from it possibly lay blue eggs? Does the egg a mixed breed chicken hatches from indicate the color of the eggs it will lay?
#2 RE: Bantam Eggs: Can I put the bantam eggs in with normal sized? I keep reading that eggs under a hen take 21 days to hatch, but that bantam eggs can take 18-21 days. Lots of folks on here say their bantams take 20-21 days... should I put all of the eggs under her together?
#3 RE: Order of Hatching Eggs: I ordered 9 eggs, and they sent me 10. Instead of the 3 Silver Spangled Hamburgs I got 4. Did they make a mistake, or do they send an 'extra' in case one breaks, or what?
Thanks for any advice you can offer. I am totally new at this and am afraid I might mess something up, but I am so excited! Can't wait to put the eggs under my broody hen~!
#1 RE: Easter Eggers: I received 3 eggs labeled "EE". 2 are blue-green, one is brown. I ordered Easter Eggers from under the category 'blue and green egg layers' and everyone I know who has them gets blue or green eggs. Why did they send me a brown egg? Will the chicken that (hopefully) hatches from it possibly lay blue eggs? Does the egg a mixed breed chicken hatches from indicate the color of the eggs it will lay?
#2 RE: Bantam Eggs: Can I put the bantam eggs in with normal sized? I keep reading that eggs under a hen take 21 days to hatch, but that bantam eggs can take 18-21 days. Lots of folks on here say their bantams take 20-21 days... should I put all of the eggs under her together?
#3 RE: Order of Hatching Eggs: I ordered 9 eggs, and they sent me 10. Instead of the 3 Silver Spangled Hamburgs I got 4. Did they make a mistake, or do they send an 'extra' in case one breaks, or what?
Thanks for any advice you can offer. I am totally new at this and am afraid I might mess something up, but I am so excited! Can't wait to put the eggs under my broody hen~!