borderboy 80 Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I put a half dozen eggs under our broody hen today... We brought them off ebay as a pot luck mix which might be, Light Sussex, Welsummers, Exchequer Leghorn, Araucanas, Marans and a few others by the sound of it... Has any one got a clue as to what they might be? Thanks BB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kreet 0 Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 look like a right mixture anyways mate , whats your plan for them ? layers or meat ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borderboy 80 Posted June 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 look like a right mixture anyways mate , whats your plan for them ? layers or meat ? We are hoping to keep a couple of hens as layers, but mostly because i enjoy watching them scratch around in the garden... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bullterrier Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 look like a right mixture anyways mate , whats your plan for them ? layers or meat ? We are hoping to keep a couple of hens as layers, but mostly because i enjoy watching them scratch around in the garden... good luck with your eggs mate but as for eggs they could all hatch out cockerels but it is good just sitting there watching them as you say,,, ,,john Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kreet 0 Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 hope to be sitting watching some of my own one day soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borderboy 80 Posted June 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 look like a right mixture anyways mate , whats your plan for them ? layers or meat ? We are hoping to keep a couple of hens as layers, but mostly because i enjoy watching them scratch around in the garden... good luck with your eggs mate but as for eggs they could all hatch out cockerels but it is good just sitting there watching them as you say,,, ,,john Theres is that risk...! but i'm hopefull i'll get one or two hens, touch wood... if they all turn out cockerals i'll get rid of the lot, and ,perhaps, try again...!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 585 Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 So how old are those eggs likely to be? How long of a delay is it possible to have between the eggs being layed and when you start to incubate them or put them under the hens? How long does it take them to hatch and how soon do you know if they are males or females? It sounds like a real interesting past time but a pity i don't have room. Good luck with your eggs.....let us know what happens with tem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MissPimperella 0 Posted June 8, 2008 Report Share Posted June 8, 2008 So how old are those eggs likely to be? How long of a delay is it possible to have between the eggs being layed and when you start to incubate them or put them under the hens? How long does it take them to hatch and how soon do you know if they are males or females? It sounds like a real interesting past time but a pity i don't have room. Good luck with your eggs.....let us know what happens with tem. Eggs for incubating should be as fresh as possible. But eggs can be upto 14 days old and still be viable aslong as they have been turned twice a day. If come through the post allow eggs to settle for 24 hours before Incubating. Hens eggs take 21 days to hatch, ducks and turkeys 28 days apart from call ducks at 26 days and muscovy ducks at 35 days. Depending on the breed, some are Autosexing like legbars and Dorkings, where upon hatching you can tell from the markings what is what, some you'll have to wait til around 8 to 10 weeks to know and silkies, well 6 months and wait til they crow or lay lol After a while you get to have a bit of an eye for it and certain ones you just know lol I have 3 incubators running at the moment with duck, turkey and hens eggs in. Turning by hand, 5 times a day but I have OCD so it makes that task easier for me lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MissPimperella 0 Posted June 8, 2008 Report Share Posted June 8, 2008 (edited) I put a half dozen eggs under our broody hen today... We brought them off ebay as a pot luck mix which might be, Light Sussex, Welsummers, Exchequer Leghorn, Araucanas, Marans and a few others by the sound of it... Has any one got a clue as to what they might be? Thanks BB The Blues will have been layed by the Araucanas (or if they have legbars they lay blue/green aswell), Light sussex lay the pinkie coloured egg. The 2 browner eggs are likely to be welsummer, the darker of the 2 maybe a maran egg. And the white will be from the leghorn. Edited June 8, 2008 by MissPimperella Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borderboy 80 Posted June 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 I put a half dozen eggs under our broody hen today... We brought them off ebay as a pot luck mix which might be, Light Sussex, Welsummers, Exchequer Leghorn, Araucanas, Marans and a few others by the sound of it... Has any one got a clue as to what they might be? Thanks BB The Blues will have been layed by the Araucanas (or if they have legbars they lay blue/green aswell), Light sussex lay the pinkie coloured egg. The 2 browner eggs are likely to be welsummer, the darker of the 2 maybe a maran egg. And the white will be from the leghorn. thanks, the white egg has disapeared with no traces... Im guessing it was a rat as we've had problems before i've got a couple of traps down in likely spots and hopefully i'll get the buggers before they take another one...! YIS BB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogs-n-natives 1,182 Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 I put a half dozen eggs under our broody hen today... We brought them off ebay as a pot luck mix which might be, Light Sussex, Welsummers, Exchequer Leghorn, Araucanas, Marans and a few others by the sound of it... Has any one got a clue as to what they might be? Thanks BB I would say the top left and bottom right(light blue) are araucana, top right(white) exchequer leghorn, Middle bottom light sussex. Cant be sure about the others, but would hazzard a guess at the bottom left egg being from a welsummer. No maran eggs there mate. Good luck with them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
m.hubbard 1 Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 hey all i was just wondering as i get fresh free range eggs from a friend and when i say fresh i go pick them myself .apart from being tasty i was just wondering if i keept afew warm would thay hatch ? i may get abit of stick for this but never mind .m Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,262 Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 I reckon they would hatch out as long as they are ferterlized and either put under a broody or incubated; does he run a cock with the hens? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
m.hubbard 1 Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 he does if buy a cock you mean the one that doesnt like me .with his pritty coulors and bigish tail ? for some reason it only seems to attack me lol .i should really ask him .it was id pick sum up earlyer in the day and see this thread so wondered if i could hatch one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,262 Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Yep, sounds like there is a cock amongst em. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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