Hi All,

I have a nest of 9 eggs, so far 2 chicks. No 6 egg is really big compared to other eggs. I candled it a couple of days ago and actually saw a little heartbeat.

Couldn't tell without disturbing egg if there was only 1 in egg.

 

Does size of eggs indicate e.g. two chicks or any likely problem with chick if it's only one? Haven't had this size difference before. Just curious.

It's quite rare for a double yolked egg to hatch or for the chicks to survive if they do hatch but some breeders have had twins that have survived. If the egg is just a large egg with only one yolk there shouldn't be any problem

Thanks Neville, I knew twins rarely survive but wondered if there were any other "faults" indicated by big eggs. I think it's about 5 days to hatching.

 

Well my big egg hatched 1 day early, had to remove it from egg, very weak. Not fed, gave it a drop of water and honey after a couple hours thinking it was going to die.

 

 

now 1 day old with 3 day old chick from another nest.

 

 

Looking good so far( I'm naming it anzac) if it survives.Tough little things aren't they.

It's great to see everything is going so well after all the trouble you have had It really was a big egg (ouch).

 

It amazes me what a day can do, ANZAC looks good.

Thanks Nadene, Anzac looking good toda, y fully fed and burrowing in under siblings.

I had a really large egg hatch last year but only one chick inside. I had another huge egg this season but DIS . I broke it open and only one chick inside. I have had a lot of DIS this year

Hi splat, I think I have one as well in another nest .( Pair that bred my only d.f. spangle.) 1 more in nest looks promising though.

Anzac is going great guns now, only Hubby wants to call it " digger " instead. 2 more chicks now making 6 in that nest 1 to go, she had 2 clear as well.