If you find infertile eggs in the clutch do you remove them or leave them with the hen till all of the eggs hatched.

I leave them, but thats just me :hap:

me too I leave them until 1 week after the last one hatched

 

 

*if clear .... i should have written

Edited June 10, 200816 yr by Neat

i leave them as they could still be fertilised, but not developed yet... if nearing the end of the clutch hatching time when babies will be born from the fertile eggs and it's still clear i'll remove it

Thanks Liv,Neat and Libby. i will leave her with all the eggs.

I have a hen that has been sitting on eggs for ages (18 days) all are still infertile

I have a hen that has been sitting on eggs for ages (18 days) all are still infertile

 

is it her first round??? sounds like she needs to try again, perhaps with a different male

Yes first round, all 5 clear as - she is paird with Violet pied,also first timer so I will try them again

i suppose i am lucky, this is my pairs first round and out of 7 eggs only one is infertile.

I have a hen that has been sitting on eggs for ages (18 days) all are still infertile

Time to toss those eggs then

If you find infertile eggs in the clutch do you remove them or leave them with the hen till all of the eggs hatched.

I wait until the 4th egg has been laid and check for fertility with a small torch I have for this purpose. Usually the hen will lay eggs every 2nd day and you should start to see blood vessels forming in the egg as of the 4th day or so. About 5 days later I check again and toss the clear eggs.

Yep tossed them already