Quote: I have to literally, but carefully, dump her out of her nest bucket every day to gather eggs. Then she just sits where she is and I have to crefully move her to make sure she doesnt have any eggs under her. She has definitely gone broody so I think the time has come for her to hatch her first babies. Im wondering if she has some bantom in her from Whiski because her eggs havent gotten any larger from when she first started laying 2 monhths ago and she is smaller than her other two sisters and her momma. Whiski is our "mutt" rooster that looks like a Splash Laced Red Wyandotte but might have some bantom in there somewhere. If her eggs havent gotten any bigger in the last 2 months when she started laying, should I let her hatch her own eggs? Ive heard that "pullet" eggs have a lower hatching rate. is this true? and if her eggs havent gotten any bigger in two months, are they bantom eggs and can she hatch them successfully? If not, I have all my momma hens that lay big eggs.
They aren't bantam eggs unless she is a bantam. But if she has been laying for a couple months, you could hatch hers. I think it would be safe. Some hens just lay smaller eggs. She may never lay large eggs but you could definitely have some cute babies from her!
