Thanks guys, much appreciated. My old flock unfortunately were released by a bunch of midnight hoodlums, and these guys have only been with me for less than six months. I figured I would let them do a they please, and after their first cluth would halt breeding for a bit. To be honest, I wasn't expecting winter breeders, but there you go! They setteled in and were happy to create life! What could be done about early hatching? Is that just unfortunate or something more? It has happened with the last few chicks hatched from the same hen, but the yare hatching on 18 or 19 days from lay date, so i don't imagine they are hatching early... So many troubles and questions, haha!
Cheers,
Jacob