6 eggs in the nest - mother is not sitting on them after 10 days

[John-1948]

I have a beautiful pair of 6 month old GOLDEN PHOENIX chickens
and there are six eggs in the nest !!!
and Proud Pappa really STRUTS HIS STUFF when the egg is laid !!
I am really torn about this being her first clutch of eggs - ( and me new to chickens )
as to incubate or let the momma hatch out her first clutch naturally.
How long should I wait before I put the eggs in the incubator ????
or, put them in the bator now and put dummy eggs in the nest so she will
keep laying - then when she does sit, return the eggs back for her to hatch them naturally ?

This is a SHOW QUALITY pair of Phoenix and I would really love to have
a new brood of Goldens.

now - - - -

Question #1 how many eggs could i realistically expect from her first cycle ?
or, will she lay eggs all year long like some other breeds do.

Question #2 how many eggs will she lay before she starts to sit ?
the first egg was laid on 3/16 and second egg - today is 3/26

it looks like she will lay an egg every other day.

Thanks in advance !!

 

[GD91]

Let her lay 10 - 12 eggs, if she doesn't sit, then incubate them yourself.

You could try adding dummy eggs to fool her into thinking there is more eggs than there is. Then she may sit.

Hens seem to like large clutches, as is shown the number of times a mama hen has walked off into the wilderness to return nearly a month later with 15 chicks in tow.

Also she may be too young still... Its hard to incubate a pullets first few eggs & generally not recommended because the eggs can be infertile, shell thickness wrong etc.

Good Luck with your phoenix's