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Ah. No, because most of those dead in the shell had not yet pipped. Perhaps I'll try again next year, with eggs from this year's crossbreeds, as well as their parents, and see if I can deduce whether it's more to do with genetics, or egg size, or something else. Footnote, the last Leghorn to...

Hello Ridgerunner, Thank you for all of these clarifying questions. The eggs are all from my hens, who get fed the same layer ration, and none of the ladies seem to be bullied. If anything, they interact mostly with each other. (Birds of a feather do tend to flock together.) The Leghorns were...

Hello all, hoping for your insight. I've just hatched a bunch of chicks, and am puzzled by the result. I'd like to learn where things went wrong, and how to better handle things next time. Using a Hovabator, which has given sterling service over the years, I set 23 Ameraucana eggs, and 11...