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∙ 11y agoIt depends on the breed; a good hardy layer (Rhode Island Red) will lay up to 6 eggs a week! (usually one per day)
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∙ 11y ago1 every other day
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What is a brooding hen?
A brooding hen is when a hen is raising chicks, protecting them, teaching them to find food, and hovering over them to keep them warm.
Would your fertile hen eggs hatch just siting in hay?
No the hen must sit on the eggs to keep them warm, or use a heat lamp.
What are the minimum number of days for eggs under a broody hen to hatch?
28 days
Why does a hen sit in the nest all the time and squawk at you when you try to move her?
If the hen has eggs, she is trying to protect them.
How many eggs does a chicken gather before she sets the nest?
It varies for each chicken. On average between 8 and 15 eggs will fit under a hen. Some hens go way overboard and gather 20 or more. I had a bantam Araucana try to hatch 23 at one time. She was not successful and only 5 directly under her made it to full hatch. There really is no set number, every brood hen makes that call as she collects. Many hens will not just use her own eggs, they will brood the eggs from any hen who lays in or near her nest.
How many eggs does the hen sit on to hatch?
It depends on the size of the hen.. But most probably 10 or 11.
Can broiler hen hatch eggs?
Yes.
Can eggs hatch if the hen stops sitting on them and they get cold?
no
What is the best thing to hatch chicken eggs?
A hen
Will a chicken sit on eggs which are duds?
Yes, not all eggs hatch even when a brood hen tends them. "Fake" eggs are available for use when a breeder needs a hen to hatch only a very few eggs. The hen will care for any egg in the nest when she broods.
How do you hatch turkey eggs without an incubator?
If the hen turkey is nesting let her incubate the eggs. If you have a good broody chicken hen let the hen incubate the eggs.
Does only hen hatch egg?
Yes, only the hen sits on eggs.
How does a hen give birth?
They don't. They lay eggs that hatch.
What is a brooding hen?
A brooding hen is when a hen is raising chicks, protecting them, teaching them to find food, and hovering over them to keep them warm.
Does a guinea hen need to set on her eggs for them to hatch?
No. The guinea hen does not have to sit on the eggs. You should put them in an incubator.
How a zookeeper could make sure only females hatch from the eggs?
the hen will give the eggs
Is it bad for a hen to try and hatch an egg that is not fertilized?
no that is how people eat eggs. we eat eggs that chickens/hens hatch that aren't fertilized.
