I woke up this morning to 3 Black Spanish poults and a fourth has hatched in the last hour or so. I set these eggs at the same time as Bourbon Red and Royal Palms and all are due tomorrow. The first pip on the Black Spanish was the morning of day 25 (set around noon). By the evening of day 25, I had 3 pips and the fourth pipped overnight. They started hatching last evening (day 26).
If they were all popping so early I'd think the temp in my incubator is a little high but none of the tutor, BR or RP eggs pipped until overnight last night, placing them "on schedule" to start hatching tonight or on their due date.
These are my first Black Spanish. I purchased the eggs from a local guy who raises them, thinking to add a new breed this year and of the 6 eggs I got from him, 2 were clear and the remaining 4 all hatched early. I've never heard of one breed hatching earlier than others but….at this point I don't know what to think.
If they were all popping so early I'd think the temp in my incubator is a little high but none of the tutor, BR or RP eggs pipped until overnight last night, placing them "on schedule" to start hatching tonight or on their due date.
These are my first Black Spanish. I purchased the eggs from a local guy who raises them, thinking to add a new breed this year and of the 6 eggs I got from him, 2 were clear and the remaining 4 all hatched early. I've never heard of one breed hatching earlier than others but….at this point I don't know what to think.
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