Guest jule Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Hi, One of my hens layed 9 eggs. First time with her husband. Not one hatched . I let her sit for ages( another hen with her layed after her and her babies were 3-4 wksold) I checked all the eggs they had lovely yokes but not one was fertile.I have her and hubbie consumate but could this mean he/she have fertility issues. Her husband is older ? not sure how old but could hebe too old?? Any ideas welcome Jule Link to comment
*Nerwen* 0 Posted November 24, 2006 Member ID: 5,064 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 121 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,817 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,375 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 18, 2014 Birthday: 20/02/1982 Share Posted November 24, 2006 If i remember some I read correct the fact she is laying means she is firtile. You could try them again to see if you have any luck. Are they big show type birds? if so their feathers might be causing problems. Most breeder of these bird pluck or trim the feathers around their vent areas for a better chance. How old is he? does it look to be in condition? (dark blue cere). Link to comment
Guest jule Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 okay Now she has a new husband as hubbie no 1 was older than i thought. I know new hubbie is fertile as his first wife died and they had three beautiful babies together. Shes now sitting again and has been been for at least 4 wks. Eggs appear to have an air sack at each end ???? other than that they look fine. Could there be a problem with her vent area?? Is it worth trimming back the feathers there ?? Any advice welcome Jule Link to comment
*Nerwen* 0 Posted January 27, 2007 Member ID: 5,064 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 121 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,817 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,375 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 18, 2014 Birthday: 20/02/1982 Share Posted January 27, 2007 You should know that the eggs only take 18-20 days to hatch. So it seems these ones are again overdue. This problem could be anything from eggs not being fertilized, the hen not sitting correctly (eggs going cold) to death in shell, which is caused by lack of humidity. Link to comment
Sailorwolf 0 Posted January 27, 2007 Member ID: 1,536 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 84 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,753 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 16,870 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/09/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 21, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Maybe you could try marking her eggs when they are laid and transfer them to another nest. Link to comment
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