Tiny egg

[littlechick2000]

if one of my chickens layed a really small fertile egg, do you think it would be a very small chick. Also would it be ok and able to live outside in the winter. It gets pretty cold here

 

[littlechick2000]

Oops wrong picture sorry

This is the egg... That was a goat

 

[ChickenGrass]

Lol that is funny.
"My chicken laid a goat"
I wouldn't try to hatch that egg for a few reasons.
1.The air sack would not be big enough for it and the chick.
2.The egg is probably too small for a chick to get to hatching stage
3.The egg may not even have a yoke.

I would stick with normal sized eggs.
Goodluck
Fionn.

 

[littlechick2000]

Ugh that's disappointing. I wanted a tiny chicken... I know it's not a good idea but could poking a small hole in the air sack of the egg work. I've accidentally had an egg with a hole in the air sack hatch before

 

[ChickenGrass]

I would prefer no to try it
As bacteria could get into the egg and kill the chick.
It could also just ferment the egg.
Goodluck
Fionn.

 

[littlechick2000]

Well that's a shame... I don't get to have new chickens often

 

[GingersHuman]

Look for bantams for sale in your area, that'd give you some tiny chickens!

 

[ChickenGrass]

Look for bantams for sale in your area, that'd give you some tiny chickens!

I agree with that.
Bantams lay small eggs which mean chicks will be smaller than large fowl chicks.