Tiny Russian Egg

[MichaelL]

Today my female laid a clutch of one egg, and it was pretty small compared to the others. This season she has laid three other eggs: first clutch had two, second had one, and the third (this egg) was one. The first two are due to hatch in two weeks. The egg in the second clutch is showing veins and has chalked. This one that was laid today, I'm unsure about due to its size.

Are smaller eggs usually infertile? I am going to incubate and see of course, but I am curious if it will be infertile or hatch out a tiny Russian.

Here are some pics. It looks smaller in person than in the pics. Second pic is a comparison with the egg hatched 16 days earlier, and third pic is comparison with all of the Russian eggs. Any input is appreciated!

 

[TaylorTortoise]

Is chalking good or bad?

 

[jaizei]

Is chalking good or bad?

Chalking is good; it means the egg has begun to develop.

 

[MichaelL]

@biochemnerd808 Have you ever had any super small eggs throughout your years of breeding?

 

[MichaelL]

The egg is chalking, so I am pretty sure it is fertile even though it is very small. This female has not laid a non-fertile egg yet🥳

 

[biochemnerd808]

@biochemnerd808 Have you ever had any super small eggs throughout your years of breeding?

Smallest egg I've had was 16g, hatched a 12g baby.

 

[MichaelL]

Smallest egg I've had was 16g, hatched a 12g baby.

Wow! Thanks🙌

 

[biochemnerd808]

I know breeders though who got even smaller Russian eggs and babies. An 8g baby from a 12g egg. This was from a very young female who in my opinion shouldn't have been bred yet.

 

[MichaelL]

I know breeders though who got even smaller Russian eggs and babies. An 8g baby from a 12g egg. This was from a very young female who in my opinion shouldn't have been bred yet.

Yeah this small one is 15 g, the others are 20-25.

 

[biochemnerd808]

Yeah this small one is 15 g, the others are 20-25.

That's still within normal range.

 

[TaylorTortoise]

Today my female laid a clutch of one egg, and it was pretty small compared to the others. This season she has laid three other eggs: first clutch had two, second had one, and the third (this egg) was one. The first two are due to hatch in two weeks. The egg in the second clutch is showing veins and has chalked. This one that was laid today, I'm unsure about due to its size.

Are smaller eggs usually infertile? I am going to incubate and see of course, but I am curious if it will be infertile or hatch out a tiny Russian.

Here are some pics. It looks smaller in person than in the pics. Second pic is a comparison with the egg hatched 16 days earlier, and third pic is comparison with all of the Russian eggs. Any input is appreciated!

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Do you sell?

 

[MichaelL]

Do you sell?

I do sell but I haven't really learned how to ship yet.. I would love to learn how because that would allow me to sell to different areas other than meeting up with people in Florida.