FERTILE EGGS?

[JacinLarkwell]

May as well

I would say definitely, give it a shot!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Thank you all, so much, for replying! I really appreciate you!

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Yay! Going to set some eggs, chicks will be silkie crosses, just because hatching eggs is so fun! First time hatching my own eggs (have hatched many purchased eggs, all shipped)
My white silkie crossed with my 3 standard pullets that are laying. None of my silkie pullets are mature yet, but thought it would be fun to create some crosses before I start breeding the silkies next Spring! ☺

What are your 'standard pullet' breeds? Just wondering what your silkie crosses will look like. .. I have a broody hen on eggs due to hatch soon but used mostly pullet eggs and had terrible trouble with 6 out of 13 quitters/yolkers. The ones left are most of my hens eggs. I won't be using pullet eggs to hatch again. A lot of people have no trouble though.
Hope your hatch goes well

 

[Avian Allie]

What are your 'standard pullet' breeds? Just wondering what your silkie crosses will look like. .. I have a broody hen on eggs due to hatch soon but used mostly pullet eggs and had terrible trouble with 6 out of 13 quitters/yolkers. The ones left are most of my hens eggs. I won't be using pullet eggs to hatch again. A lot of people have no trouble though.
Hope your hatch goes well

Sorry to ask, but what is a pullet egg?

 

[HappyDuckie]

Sorry to ask, but what is a pullet egg?

A egg from a young female chicken. Once they are over a year, they are known as hens. Under a year they are pullets.

 

[Avian Allie]

A egg from a young female chicken. Once they are over a year, they are known as hens. Under a year they are pullets.

Okay, I was thinking like the pullets you buy. Like do we have sexed eggs I didn’t know about?!?! I wish lol. Thx for the reply

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Sorry to ask, but what is a pullet egg?

Young girl chickens (less then year old) then it's called a hen when it matures (over a year old).. A boy chicken is a cockerel then we call them roosters when they mature.

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Okay, I was thinking like the pullets you buy. Like do we have sexed eggs I didn’t know about?!?! I wish lol. Thx for the reply

Haha that would be great! Maybe one day someone will work out a way to do that

 

[LadiesAndJane]

What are your 'standard pullet' breeds? Just wondering what your silkie crosses will look like. .. I have a broody hen on eggs due to hatch soon but used mostly pullet eggs and had terrible trouble with 6 out of 13 quitters/yolkers. The ones left are most of my hens eggs. I won't be using pullet eggs to hatch again. A lot of people have no trouble though.
Hope your hatch goes well

Thanks!
Of the 3 that are laying, one is a mature hen, olive egger (ameraucana/BCM cross).
Her eggs are obviously fertile. The other two are new layers (pullets), Mixed breed (leghorn/rir/white rock) and an ameraucana. Are pullet eggs less likely to hatch?

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Thanks!
Of the 3 that are laying, one is a mature hen, olive egger (ameraucana/BCM cross).
Her eggs are obviously fertile. The other two are new layers (pullets), Mixed breed (leghorn/rir/white rock) and an ameraucana. Are pullet eggs less likely to hatch?

In my experience yes, I had 100% hatch last year with hens but this year used pullet eggs and had plenty no hatch, and from what I have read they can have higher chance of hatching issues and other defects because the pullets system is still working out till they mature to a hen. ..But then again plenty people hatch pullet eggs just fine with no problems.