Small eggs from a new layer/incubating?

[digbychris]

Had a Bresse hen just come into laying a small egg everyday. I'm raising a flock so I'm eager to incubate and get going. I've never incubated small, new eggs before. What are y'alls success rates with this? At a week I have small spider veins appearing in most of the 6 I incubated, so that's a good sign I guess. However, the eggs being small has me questioning the viability and thought I'd ask the forum.

Thanks!

 

[nchls school]

If the eggs are not abnormally tiny you will have just as good of luck as you would have with eggs from a hen that has been laying a longer period. I have had great luck with pullet eggs and the resulting chicks have grown to their full size.

 

[digbychris]

That's good to hear! Thanks!

 

[nchls school]

There will be plenty of people who disagree. My avatar shows a tiny serama pullet who was just 5 months old at the time brooding her pigeon egg size eggs in a tub in our kitchen. She laid 8 eggs and all 8 hatched. Below is Mom, Dad, and some of the chicks.