craftyhunnypie Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Well we have gone & done it! My sister came round & she has taken delivery of another incubator yesterday! So she came round & we have both bought some lavender pekin eggs & some frizzle eggs for hatching! They will be due to hatch the week after I get back from my hols!!!! Now I will definitely be needing another eglu! My ssiter will have the majority of the chicks, but I will probably have 2 or 3 of each kind! Exciting stuff! Any special requirements for hatching bantam eggs - or are they the same conditions & 21 days needed for normal chicken eggs? Thanks. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I can't answer your questions but it all sounds really exciting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Bantams can hatch earlier, on day 19/20 but mine didn't till day 21 - apart from that everythings just the same. I hatched 4 white frizzle bantams - 3 boys and one girl, and had to get the wee girl put to sleep (I fixed her splayed leg but a few weeks later she dislocated and was too old to fix it again ). The 3 boys were vicious and attacked my hands every time I tried to pick them up. They also crowed at 9 weeks . Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Congratulations, sounds great, what are you doing with the cockerels? I'm very jealous Let us all know how it goes.....with piccies xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Good luck. I hope you don't get many cockerels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...