hatching

[Ricks Chicks]

When an egg is layed how long before it hatches in an incubator?

 

[shelleyd2008]

Sorry. What kind of egg? I have seen many that say chickens is 21 days, ducks and guineas-28 days, mascovie ducks-35 days.

 

[saranbensmom]

Serama chicken eggs 19 days, button quail 16 days........

 

[Ricks Chicks]

I am sorry. I have RIR

 

[twigg]

Quote:
ALL chicken eggs have a 21 day incubation period.

So do bantams, although there are many reports of them sometimes arriving a little early.

 

[shelleyd2008]

Quote:
ALL chicken eggs have a 21 day incubation period.

So do bantams, although there are many reports of them sometimes arriving a little early.

So far, I have hatched 16 bantam chicks in my bator, and everyone of them has been at least a day early. Most were 2-3 days early. The little guy that hatched this morning(Monday) wasn't supposed to hatch until Thursday!!

 

[twigg]

Quote:
ALL chicken eggs have a 21 day incubation period.

So do bantams, although there are many reports of them sometimes arriving a little early.

So far, I have hatched 16 bantam chicks in my bator, and everyone of them has been at least a day early. Most were 2-3 days early. The little guy that hatched this morning(Monday) wasn't supposed to hatch until Thursday!!

For my own part, I suspect that the smaller Bantam eggs are a little more sensitive to temperature.

If they respond more to small over temps, that would explain their regularly hatching early.

If they hatch, and are fine, I guess it isn't much of an issue.