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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Q on February 08, 2014, 08:28:24 pm

Title: ebay eggs - early pipping
Post by: Q on February 08, 2014, 08:28:24 pm

despite previous poor results, I bought some ebay eggs and added some of my own that were due to hatch next tuesday.

One of the ebay ones has pipped and is cheeping away today - at least 3 days too early!

Title: Re: ebay eggs - early pipping
Post by: HesterF on February 08, 2014, 10:25:41 pm

It can vary slightly by incubator conditions and breed. When I hatched duck eggs last year, the Cayugas all pipped a couple of days before the Silver Appleyards and the breeder said they always found the Cayugas were earlier too. Also bantams have a shorter incubation time that large fowl.