[wings]

I have paired up two yearings breed late on in last year.they have eventually laid one egg this is full and seems ok other than being rather small. the hen and cock are not particully small birds, my question is in members experiance will this young bird be worth letting hatch or should i ditch the egg and let them go down again?

[Tooshy Boy]

DITCH THE AND LET THEM GO DOWN AGAIN MATE.///

[wings]

Tooshy Boy, on 10 January 2012 - 21:40 PM, said:

DITCH THE AND LET THEM GO DOWN AGAIN MATE.///

Thanks Tooshy I thought that would be the answer.

[OLDYELLOW]

I'm sure it would hatch and be ok but obviously be out sooner rather than later If your going to remove the egg swap for a plastic for 10 days then remove egg

[IB]

Latebreds can be difficult to get down on eggs for the first time, and if the hen is on the young-ish side her first egg cycle can misfire. Taking the egg away and forcing the pair to try and go down on eggs again so soon after maybe isn't for the best? I'd ditch the egg and float another egg from another pair under them, and let them hatch and single rear that youngster.

That way the pair go through the full natural cycle, when they will go back down naturally. Her next lay has a much better chance of being a normal one.

[JohnQuinn]

IB, on 10 January 2012 - 22:23 PM, said:

Latebreds can be difficult to get down on eggs for the first time, and if the hen is on the young-ish side her first egg cycle can misfire. Taking the egg away and forcing the pair to try and go down on eggs again so soon after maybe isn't for the best? I'd ditch the egg and float another egg from another pair under them, and let them hatch and single rear that youngster.

That way the pair go through the full natural cycle, when they will go back down naturally. Her next lay has a much better chance of being a normal one.

Well done Ian, great response