Eggs of my pullets just went to lockdown today......

[rgvchicks]

ok, i've been hatching eggs for some time now and i've had pretty decent hatch rates from eggs i've ordered or gotten from a nearby farm where they have mixed barnyard chickens. back in november i bought some production reds and golden comets from ideal poultry and my pullets just started laying eggs about a month and half ago. back then the eggs were kind of small, but now they are pretty good size so i decided to collect them and put them in my sportsman cabinet and just went to lockdown today. i set 48 eggs and discarded 12 for unfertility and 3 for bloodring so i ended with 33 for lockdown. ive heard that pullet eggs in not a good idea that i have to wait at least a year for my hens eggs to incubate......any ideas from anyone?........thx

 

[KrisH]

ok, i've been hatching eggs for some time now and i've had pretty decent hatch rates from eggs i've ordered or gotten from a nearby farm where they have mixed barnyard chickens. back in november i bought some production reds and golden comets from ideal poultry and my pullets just started laying eggs about a month and half ago. back then the eggs were kind of small, but now they are pretty good size so i decided to collect them and put them in my sportsman cabinet and just went to lockdown today. i set 48 eggs and discarded 12 for unfertility and 3 for bloodring so i ended with 33 for lockdown. ive heard that pullet eggs in not a good idea that i have to wait at least a year for my hens eggs to incubate......any ideas from anyone?........thx

Idea about what exactly? I think you will be fine. Bigger eggs should produce larger stronger chicks, and those chicks should in turn produce larger eggs ( if thats what you are breeding for) .

RobertH

 

[rgvchicks]

Idea about what exactly? I think you will be fine. Bigger eggs should produce larger stronger chicks, and those chicks should in turn produce larger eggs ( if thats what you are breeding for) .

RobertH

Sorry for the "Idea"....i meant suggestions about using the eggs of pullets for incubation.....i've heard that's a NO....NO.....since they are too young.

 

[loveourbirds]

i always skip the first few weeks of laying until the eggs are large. after that i have never seen any problems. if you hatch from small eggs however, they never seem to grow right.

 

[rgvchicks]

i always skip the first few weeks of laying until the eggs are large. after that i have never seen any problems. if you hatch from small eggs however, they never seem to grow right.

thanks loveourbirds, that's exactly what i did with my pullet eggs, i skipped for about 6 weeks until the eggs looked good size and collected them for the incubator....lets see how they turn out......thanks

 

[loveourbirds]

keep me posted. on another note, typically eggs hatched from pullets our young hens will yield more pullets than roosters. its one of the tricks i use as a breeder to eliminate unwanted males.

 

[rgvchicks]

keep me posted. on another note, typically eggs hatched from pullets our young hens will yield more pullets than roosters. its one of the tricks i use as a breeder to eliminate unwanted males.

now thats impressive....

......who doesnt want more females than males?...........ill keep you posted on the outcome....thanks

 

[rgvchicks]

......My pullet eggs started to hatch........one little one is out and a whole bunch of pippings.......

 

[loveourbirds]

......My pullet eggs started to hatch........one little one is out and a whole bunch of pippings.......

congratulations! now you know you will have at least some chicks!

 

[rgvchicks]

congratulations! now you know you will have at least some chicks!

thanks loveourbirds, now lets see how many come out of the 33 in lockdown...