premature hatching

this sounds a daft question but has any one ever had eggs hathing 5-6 day earlier then they were ment to do you think i should leave then to see if they grow ok ?

Hi Rene,
You sure you not jotted dates down wrong mate, easy done at this time of year with eggs all over place

i have had 1 egg hatch earlier than other, normally yearlings which sit the first egg mate

dates defo right mate i write them down the next day they are laid they are 07 and 08 birds ive cheaked both papers that i write them down on 1 for the loft and 1 for the comp so defo no mistaken the dastes

how many days has it taken rene never had this before

1 hatched today the other is chipin they werent ment to hatch till sat ive not had this before

they cant wait to race be sure to back them all way in club Rene

thats if they live they seem ok at the mo but its got realy cold over here again

its been warm and sunny for over a week here but last 4 nights water frozen

same ere in teesside sunny all day warm then frost over night and then today took the ice off the birds bath and it was a good inc thick

excellent spring day today stroll on summer

Rene A wrote:

1 hatched today the other is chipin they werent ment to hatch till sat ive not had this before

hi rene, how many days from the first egg laid did they sit the eggs before they hatched.....?

have had them hatching 16 17 days

supposed to be 19 days from first egg laid, but i suppose a day or so earlier is possible as there is no accounting for nature.................

18 days second egg but if they sit first egg can be a day or so early

correct ian, 19 first egg, 18 second........i always count from the first egg myself as they supposidly only cover the first egg not actually incubate it.

they laid on the 22nd feb so shouldnt hatch till 13th march

Rene A wrote:

they laid on the 22nd feb so shouldnt hatch till 13th march

yes rene, ill agree with that............19 days.

think i have had them hatch a bit earlier but only maybe a day early, never like yours have........maybe someone more experienced than me can throw some light on the subject for us...

thanks mate iv never come across this before either im not worried that much realy just seems odd thats all

i dont see why the ybs shouldnt grow and be healthy rene, as long as they are warm and fed they should be ok...........

(let us know how they progress wont you rene ?)

i was at redcar today phill,not farfrom you

yeh will do mate il try and take some pix of em tomo theres food in front of the babies at all times so they should be ok

yea ray it only 20 mins away
u should of said could of come for tea with bacon buttys

well sorry to be a doupting thomas, but its impossible!!! nature takes 18 days from spare day just before second egg and thats it Im afraid if you have then hatching early you have written the date down but the wrong one. It is possible to have them later 19 /20 days because it depends on how tight the hens sit. I have taken eggs from friends in the past kept them for 5 days before putting them under a hen. Rene if it were a day either way then fine but not 5 it is biologically impossible.

thats what i thought untill this happend mate lol i know i got the right cos i alway write them down the day afta they lay i have to calenders 1 in the loft the other in side dates on both are the same even the 1 i put on the comp

Rene strange things do happen with animals, pigeons are a mystery so maybe , just maybe they are an exception ,it really is strange, but I bet you have made a mistake somewhere...