Silkie thread!

[Fancychooklady]

Omg question.

I have a sizzle hen who I've had for 2 weeks. She's laid 14 eggs. Ive noticed she laid on them at night. So I figure I'll just toss them since my roo is t fertile.

Opened up 2 and it was 2 heart beak forming. I was in shock.

Now the odd thing us that she had chicks where I bought her. They were with her. Around 1 mo. Old. So she hasn't laid egg but was with roosters before that. She had them for a week or two with the mom. She then gave me mom hen and started to lay eggs.

Is it possible these eggs are fertile by my 8 Chabot or is it the other roosters? How would I tell. Ichabod looks different then the roos she has. Which she has calico partridge roos. Mine is splash. But he has some tan hackel feathers

It is possible that her eggs have been fertilised by the other roo. I separate mine for 1 month from the other roos when collecting hatching eggs.

 

[I<3MyChickens-Jewel&Flash]

It is possible that her eggs have been fertilised by the other roo. I separate mine for 1 month from the other roos when collecting hatching eggs.

 

[I<3MyChickens-Jewel&Flash]

It is possible that her eggs have been fertilised by the other roo. I separate mine for 1 month from the other roos when collecting hatching eggs.

She sleeps on eggs at night. I moved her eggs and she sleeps on them still. She has done this for a few days. Do you think she is starting to go broody?

 

[Fancychooklady]

She sleeps on eggs at night. I moved her eggs and she sleeps on them still. She has done this for a few days. Do you think she is starting to go broody?

Only if she is staying on them day and night. By bringing them up to temp she will be starting them off, as you have discovered when opening them.

 

[Lacey1988]

New silkie cockerel I got for my white hen. I paid five bucks for him. What do y'all think?

 

[Fancychooklady]

She sleeps on eggs at night. I moved her eggs and she sleeps on them still. She has done this for a few days. Do you think she is starting to go broody?

This is the link I was looking for. The eggs can remain fertile after the rooster has been removed for up to 4 weeks.

http://msucares.com/poultry/reproductions/poultry_long_hens.html

 

[Fancychooklady]

New silkie cockerel I got for my white hen. I paid five bucks for him. What do y'all think?

Love him.

 

[Dianne88]

New silkie cockerel I got for my white hen. I paid five bucks for him. What do y'all think?

Very nice looking!

 

[TiaRC]

Omg question.

I have a sizzle hen who I've had for 2 weeks. She's laid 14 eggs. Ive noticed she laid on them at night. So I figure I'll just toss them since my roo is t fertile.

Opened up 2 and it was 2 heart beak forming. I was in shock.

Now the odd thing us that she had chicks where I bought her. They were with her. Around 1 mo. Old. So she hasn't laid egg but was with roosters before that. She had them for a week or two with the mom. She then gave me mom hen and started to lay eggs.

Is it possible these eggs are fertile by my 8 Chabot or is it the other roosters? How would I tell. Ichabod looks different then the roos she has. Which she has calico partridge roos. Mine is splash. But he has some tan hackel feathers

a hen can stay fertile from a previous roo for up to 4 weeks.

 

[themadchicken]

Quote: Im not sure what color it will turn out. These all came from my splash roo/splash hen but i know my rooster has some red color in his hackle and saddle, so he is not true splash. This is the first hatch from this hen. I did manage to get 6 more eggs from her before she went broody. They are due around the 11th.