French frogs

[OrganicFarmWife]

LOL, You guys are too funny.  I just heard somewhere that i wasn't good to incubate eggs from "older" hens.  Now I can't find where I read it or why.

I know a lot about women of "advanced maternal age" from my years at the infertility clinic.  But for chickens, I have no clue.

Since they are just my own halfloffs, whatever hatches, hatches.

Is three really that old for a chicken? I thought they lived till 8

 

[scflock]

4 pips and cheeping e

 

[Ravynscroft]

Sorry, Friday, I read your question, but I have no clue.

I'd offer some kind of BS answer, but you see there is this dull pencil it's pressing against my juggler vain

X2

That's one long double ended pencil...

It's an acquired talent...

 

[Ravynscroft]

4 pips and cheeping e

Go, Am's Go!!!! :yiipchick

 

[Ravynscroft]

LOL, You guys are too funny.  I just heard somewhere that i wasn't good to incubate eggs from "older" hens.  Now I can't find where I read it or why.

I know a lot about women of "advanced maternal age" from my years at the infertility clinic.  But for chickens, I have no clue.

Since they are just my own halfloffs, whatever hatches, hatches.

I think it's more aimed at people that want every single egg to hatch... I 'heard' viability drops around 3 and up, but other than that I don't see any reason why not to incubate...

 

[FridayYet]

Is three really that old for a chicken? I thought they lived till 8

I know for people, "advanced maternal age" is 35, since fertility starts dropping around age 32. Somewhere I read something about the best maternal ages for chickens, but haven't found it yet. (Of course, I'm not looking that hard, either.)

 

[WVduckchick]

4 pips and cheeping e

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[OrganicFarmWife]

I know for people, "advanced maternal age" is 35, since fertility starts dropping around age 32.  Somewhere I read something about the best maternal ages for chickens, but haven't found it yet.  (Of course, I'm not looking that hard, either.)

I didnt start having children until 32...Oh well I got lucky.
I guess I just figured a chicken was not considered old until 5. But I am hardly a bird expert...not even knowledgeable layperson.

 

[FridayYet]

I think it's more aimed at people that want every single egg to hatch... I 'heard' viability drops around 3 and up, but other than that I don't see any reason why not to incubate...

Yeah, I 'heard' that too. Just wondering if I should put in more eggs because I'll probably get less chicks. More of a mental exercise than a real concern.

 

[dan26552]

SC, how your silkies doing?