Egg Question

[Ryder]

I have a hen/ amerucana that finally started to lay and she is about 7 years old she has laid every other day so far. I but 3 of her eggs in the incubator. i have seen the rooster do his business so i think they are fertile but I accidently left one of here eggs under a broody hen for 24 - 36 hours. I was waiting for the incubator to stay stable for about 24 hours so I took they egg from her and the eggs rested for about 20 hrs. will you think the egg will develop? Also will it hatch eariler than the others?

 

[Wezdin]

It should develop fine, i would just think a bit earlier because of its head start

 

[Ryder]

It should develop fine, i would just think a bit earlier because of its head start

Another question lol she is seven will she still be fertile

 

[Wezdin]

As long as she is laying eggs she will be fertile, sometimes it causes the chicks to hatch late. If you crack open one of her eggs from any time where will be a dot / bulls eye in the yolk if it is fertile.

 

[Wezdin]

Here is a pic of what a fertile egg would look like (not my Pic)

 

[Ryder]

As long as she is laying eggs she will be fertile, sometimes it causes the chicks to hatch late. If you crack open one of her eggs from any time where will be a dot / bulls eye in the yolk if it is fertile.

okay great i will check it out for her next egg but i do not know how accurate it would be because I have a couple eggs where they have the dots but i did not have a rooster at the time but hope I am just rembember the wrong thing lol

 

[Alaskan]

Sometimes the older hens lay eggs that are fertile.... but the eggs are no longer of high enough quality to hatch.



No way to know though... unless you try. I prefer hatching the eggs of older hens.... better genetics... since she has made it that long, and is still laying.

 

[Ryder]

Sometimes the older hens lay eggs that are fertile.... but the eggs are no longer of high enough quality to hatch.



No way to know though... unless you try. I prefer hatching the eggs of older hens.... better genetics... since she has made it that long, and is still laying.

shes a ameraucana lays green eggs my plan is
hatch her offspring and get a interesting result from her
the dad of the egg (if fertile) is 1/2 black cuckoo maran and 1/2 black copper maran she I will have to post a picture but give me a sec

 

[Ryder]

Sometimes the older hens lay eggs that are fertile.... but the eggs are no longer of high enough quality to hatch.



No way to know though... unless you try. I prefer hatching the eggs of older hens.... better genetics... since she has made it that long, and is still laying.

she looks like this

 

[Alaskan]

she looks like this

Very pretty girl.

Looks like an Easter Egger though... not full Ameraucana I don't think.

But if the Male hatched from a dark egg, and since she lays green eggs... yes and females that she produces have a high chance of laying olive eggs