Anyone have luck hatching jumbo Chicken eggs?

[fuzz125]

I can't seem to be able to hatch the big jumbo eggs that some of my chickens lay. Maybe it's a rooster thing, or do I have to wait longer since they are bigger. There is development when the other chicks are hatched, they just don't come out.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

I have several in my incubators.. Silver laced w/dot.
first time hatching this breed. I will know soon enough..

 

[AlleysChicks]

I hatched some in the spring. The only problem I had was getting the air cell to draw down. And that's with dry incubation. I ended up holding out until late day 19 to lockdown

 

[BlueBaby]

I have a few that are in my incubator right now that I am trying to hatch out. I seen the spider vein's in them.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

Are they normal size eggs for the hen/pullet laying them? I'm just curious if you're talking about single yolk jumbo eggs or a double yolker.

 

[BlueBaby]

Are they normal size eggs for the hen/pullet laying them? I'm just curious if you're talking about single yolk jumbo eggs or a double yolker.

They are single yolk one's. I cracked one open and checked, and it was fertile. I started getting the Jumbo's out there after the molting was done.

 

[BlueBaby]

@KikiLeigh02 They are due to hatch out a week from today.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

They are single yolk one's. I cracked one open and checked, and it was fertile. I started getting the Jumbo's out there after the molting was done.

@KikiLeigh02 They are due to hatch out a week from today.

That's really exciting! Good luck!!!

 

[Mosey2003]

When eggs are over 65 grams in weight, you start to have trouble. The chicks grow too large and have a harder time finishing up absorbing the yolk. I'm sure you can successfully hatch from larger eggs, but it's probably not going to be as good of a hatch as if they were between 55-65 grams.

 

[sandesnow]

I know that this is an older thread, but I think it is quite important about egg sizes and incubation. Something that gets asked a lot. I simply won't. It is just a factor that I don't consider when I am wanting decent hatch rates. Hatching out a normal sized egg for the breed is always a good idea. It is just one less thing you have to be worrying about when you go to hatch out.

When eggs are over 65 grams in weight, you start to have trouble. The chicks grow too large and have a harder time finishing up absorbing the yolk. I'm sure you can successfully hatch from larger eggs, but it's probably not going to be as good of a hatch as if they were between 55-65 grams.