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Maximum number of eggs under a broody while retaining near 100% success
Poll ended at Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:02 pm
Under 5 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
5-6 8%  8%  [ 1 ]
7-8 33%  33%  [ 4 ]
9-10 25%  25%  [ 3 ]
11-12 25%  25%  [ 3 ]
13-14 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
15+ 8%  8%  [ 1 ]
Total votes : 12
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 Post subject: Broody questions
PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:59 pm 
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How many eggs of their own or similar size can a broody sit on successfully?

It seems logical to me, that she would have a higher chance of success with a very small number and higher chance of failure with a large number.

What are those numbers?

Below are my un-educated guesstimates...
1-6 eggs. "I can do this with my eyes shut"
7-10 "I'm gonna have a lot of kids"
11-14 "I can't cover all these"
15+ :shock: You're kidding!


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i voted for 7-8 because i have always had success with that amount. and if it's large eggs under a bantam then i would go for about 3-4 eggs


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voted 9-10, I find that my chooks tend to have a clutch of up to 11----no such thing as 100% hatch in my breed, genetics :-? cheers p


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I vote 8 - 10, although I had a pekin bantam who sat on 20 eggs and hatched 20 chicks once!

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I voted for the 10 to 14 eggs- i've got some BIG birds :-D

An RIR is currently sitting on 12-15


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Thanks for the answers so far.

Please keep them coming.


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pjh wrote:
voted 9-10, I find that my chooks tend to have a clutch of up to 11----no such thing as 100% hatch in my breed, genetics :-? cheers p


Pam why does the Jap Bantam have that 25% lethal recessive gene and is it impossible to breed that gene out?


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Deans' Poultry wrote:
Pam why does the Jap Bantam have that 25% lethal recessive gene and is it impossible to breed that gene out?


the standard requires the bird to have short legs-the short leg gene is dominant--- birds that appear short legged , have one short gene one long--

-if a bird gets 2 short leg genes it is lethal(they are dead in the shell) and if 2 long they appear long legged and so do not meet the standard---
so to breed japanese to meet the standards you must retain the lethal gene

a long leg x a short leg mating will give you a 50/50 split in young
a short x a short will give you 50% short/25% long and 25% dis

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Ahh ok, thanks Pam


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We set 10 per Broody Bantam (excluding Peafowl Eggs) and have little issues with hatch rate.




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