- Oct 27, 2012
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My girls have been laying for about 3 months...
I threw some of their eggs in my incubator with some I purchased from another person....
2 of mine hatched... but the chicks are sooo small and one has MAJOR foot and leg issues to the point I HAVE to put it down... ( all of does is chirp constantly like its crying or stressed,
Which makes all the other chicks run over and pick..)
My point is... the chicks that hatched from my girls eggs ended up not being healthy..
I didn't get a good hatch this round anyways.. even from the eggs I bought local ( have gotten eggs from this person before with no prob)
I'm just wondering if this was an incubation issue or egg quality issue...
So... how long should my hens be laying before I attempt to artificially incubate my eggs again?
I threw some of their eggs in my incubator with some I purchased from another person....
2 of mine hatched... but the chicks are sooo small and one has MAJOR foot and leg issues to the point I HAVE to put it down... ( all of does is chirp constantly like its crying or stressed,
Which makes all the other chicks run over and pick..)
My point is... the chicks that hatched from my girls eggs ended up not being healthy..
I didn't get a good hatch this round anyways.. even from the eggs I bought local ( have gotten eggs from this person before with no prob)
I'm just wondering if this was an incubation issue or egg quality issue...
So... how long should my hens be laying before I attempt to artificially incubate my eggs again?