Help, small egg

[fowled-out]

My hen laid a small egg today, its a little bigger than a golf ball. Can I incubate it? I am collecting her eggs daily to incubate, she is my breeder.

 

[Pele]

I would not incubate that egg, personally. Most likely it is what is called a 'fart egg', and has no yolk in it.

And even if it does have a yolk, the egg will be too small for a chick to develop in. You'd just have to constantly watch it to make sure it doesn't rot and explode, ruining your entire hatch.

Too much trouble for one egg, IMO.

 

[bobbieschicks]

For incubating you want to use the best eggs possible - I would wait a few days and get the ones that are more "normal" in size and shape to incubate.