2010 ybs starting to hatch

[Guest pigeon82]

my birds eggs are hatching today 1 chick is out and 3 more should be out by the end of the day but these eggs are only 17 days theyve been sitting not meant to hatch till the 3rd is it because of the cold weather they sat the eggs harder do you think i thought eggs meant to take at least 19 days and on

[Guest peter.j]

usual 18 days from when layed but can go a day or two more and ive had one hatch at 17 days

[Guest pigeon82]

i just thought 17 days was abit soon but nothing i can do now just see how they go

[tommiddo]

its normally 17 to 18 days phil best of luck with them mate

[Ulsterman]

premature births happen,in humans so y not birds.

[blackdog]

my birds eggs are hatching today 1 chick is out and 3 more should be out by the end of the day but these eggs are only 17 days theyve been sitting not meant to hatch till the 3rd is it because of the cold weather they sat the eggs harder do you think i thought eggs meant to take at least 19 days and on

 

when did you notice the 1st egg was laid, was it in the morning if so it was laid the night before making it 18 days

 

[Guest pigeon82]

the first egg was laid between 6 and 8 in the evening i was going out every couple of hours so i knew when they were laid but i now have 4 hatched out and more eggs chipping so should all be hatched by next weekend

[OLDYELLOW]

have had them hatch at 15 days to 21 days , when i used to keep egg dates i usualy found the sprinters quicker hatching and the distance birds at 21 days   i suppose as soon as they've grown strong enough to emerge from there egg they do , and they must be strong enough and ready enough to get through the shell