hatching round eggs (was: Shetland chickens)

Here are the hatching results from my "round" Shetland eggs - I graded
the eggs into three categories:

1 "round" which were not quite round, but almost

2 eggs with both ends rounded, but elongated

3 eggs with one rounded end and the other end less rounded

Group 1 - 5 eggs from 14 hatched 36%

Group 2 - 8 eggs from 16 hatched 50%

Group 3 - 11 eggs from 12 hatched 92%

So it looks like the egg shape affected hatchability as Tina suggested
it might.

I have used this incubator for the last 7 years and this was the WORST
hatch ever....

maybe my broody hen will fare better with her 6 eggs - I hope so!
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Relevant Pages

  • www.CeBeans.com - new program listings - Apr 9 2007
    ... published on the Gutenburg website. ... The object of this game is to shoot down the eggs before they hit you. ... Free man every round after five. ...
    (microsoft.public.pocketpc)
  • www.CeBeans.com - new program listings - July 9 2007
    ... This program is a database of 24,439 Polish Words. ... This program is a database of 3,952 worldwide cities. ... The object of this game is to use your stinger to bite the eggs before they ... Free man every round after five. ...
    (microsoft.public.pocketpc)
  • Re: Shetland Chickens?
    ... Most of the eggs I'm hoping to hatch are "round", ... The chicks seem to need a narrow end to rotate in with their ... The embryos with the gene for short legs from both parents die on the ...
    (sci.agriculture.poultry)
  • Re: Shetland Chickens?
    ... Will you be tagging the chicks so you can tell which came out of round ... If you don't mind using MSN groups there is a place for this group to ... Most of the eggs I'm hoping to hatch are "round", ...
    (sci.agriculture.poultry)
  • Re: Shetland Chickens?
    ... Will you be tagging the chicks so you can tell which came out of round ... If you don't mind using MSN groups there is a place for this group to ... Most of the eggs I'm hoping to hatch are "round", ...
    (sci.agriculture.poultry)
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