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Anyone help.I floated 2 eggs from under one of my stock pairs yesterday leaving them no eggs. I went up this evening and they have laid another egg. I have left this egg under them. Is it to short a time for this egg to be fertile should i throw it or just leave it and see what happens. I am keen to try and get all young birds around the same age this year as last year they were all ages. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 17:22 PM
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 17:28 PM
lvlasked, on 24 January 2012 - 17:25 PM, said:
how long ago did you float there eggs ?
Floated them yesterday
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 18:22 PM
could have layed 3eggs just see if its fertile pop it under the other pair that you have floated there eggs to and then check all 3 eggs in 8-10days and see if there fertile
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 18:31 PM
Henrik, on 24 January 2012 - 17:26 PM, said:
Had a hen last year that laid three eggs twice and all were fertile so I would leave it and then see if it is fertile in about 7 days.
I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME 2 YRS AGO BOBBY BUT SHE ONLY DONE IT THE ONCE AND I WAS GOING THROUGH ALL THE BOXES DOON THE BACK OF THEM UNDER THEM COUNTING HEADS ABOUT 20 TIMES AND THERE WAS ONLY 16 DOOS IN THERE AND EVERY OTHER NEST HAD 2 EGGS IN IT BUT I STILL THOUGHT ANOTHER HEN HAD SNEAKED IN AND LAYED IT BUT NAE CHANCE AFTER DOING MY INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU IT HAD TO BE HER THAT LAYED THEM ALL BUT I CANNAE MIND THE 3 OF THEM HATCHING THOUGH??? AULD AGE I SUPPOSE
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 19:31 PM
has anyone egg pulled before,i would be tempted to remove it and see if she lays another.
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 20:11 PM
IB, on 24 January 2012 - 18:21 PM, said:
How long did you let the pair sit their eggs before floating them?
Only a couple of days
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 20:35 PM
The engineer, on 24 January 2012 - 20:11 PM, said:
Only a couple of days
The usual advice is to let them sit 7/10 days before floating. It gives the hen a chance to return to normal before she goes down again, and lets you check that the eggs are full before you float them.
Barring another hen laying in the nest, something has gone wrong with the hen's cycle, and I'd be inclined to let her hatch and rear this one (if it's full). That puts her through the full cycle, and hopefully she'll lay normally when that youngster is around 10/12 days old (they go down a bit quicker on single reared youngsters).
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