will they hatch?

[applebutter14]

hello! i was wondering, will eggs hatch if they are bantam and standard mix?

 

[GitaBooks]

Yes. At least under a broody hen. I've mixed the two under my broodies on more than one occasion and it seems to work. However, I have read somewhere that bantams hatch earlier than standard breed chickens, which could cause problems if you are opening it to remove the bantams, since it lets out humidity for the standards eggs.

Hope this helps.

Good luck!

 

[GitaBooks]

Do mean if the one parent was a bantam and one was a standard?

 

[applebutter14]

yes.

 

[applebutter14]

will they hatch in an incubator?

 

[GitaBooks]

Oh, in that case, I've had a Naked-neck silkie breed with bantams, but because I've always had a bantam rooster and a standard rooster, I wouldn't know.
Sorry.

 

[applebutter14]

thats ok, thanks anyways!!!