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yes chickens are meat eaters and plant eaters and i have had one chicken attack another chicken but not for the meat
chickens will eat anything including other chickens from the store (cooked) they will eat anything accept for cherry tree leaves. if they eat those they will die (it kills them)
Yes, chickens are cannibals!!! They are attracted to blood. If a hen lays too big of an egg causing the skin to bleed a bit, another chicken may peck at it. This will draw more blood & full blown cannibalism might occur. Even if a chicken doesn't do the original pecking, others will join in. Once they get a taste for blood they may arbitrarily peck another chickens "butt" or on the back by the oil sac to get the blood drawn. A carcass can be pecked clean in a matter of a few hours, depending on the size of the flock, leaving only bones and feathers behind. My neighbors flock was halved last summer because of this. The crisis was solved by providing: A: An abundance (2 bushel per 60 birds) of cabbage, collard, beet, carrot leaves, post-halloween pumpkins etc. B: A pan or shallow box that holds the equivalent of a 3 gallon bucket of dirt for free scratch. C: 1 gallons worth of scratch wheat. D: Two cups of oyster shells -a given for hens and two cups of diatomaceous earth- aka fossil shell flour, mixed thoroughly into a 5 gallon bucket that is poured over into a hanging/suspended feeder. E: Fresh water daily. This may not help everyone, although it worked for them. Note-- the replacement chicks for this flock were bought from the hatchery tip de-beaked to avoid future cannibalism. They can eat laying MASH, but not their fellow chicken(:-).
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoYes, but this would be frowned upon in the chicken society.
This would be cannibalism.
Don't let your chickens harm one another. You will lose profit!
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∙ 13y agoYes! However if they're constantly getting up, the eggs won't hatch.
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∙ 12y agoyes, some breeds sit better than others
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∙ 8y agoYes.
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Do chickens have to mate to lay eggs?
Not at all. Chickens do not need to mate to lay eggs, but they must mate in order for these eggs to be fertile, i.e. able to hatch into chicks.
Do chickens and roosters hatch their eggs in their mouth?
No, absolutely not. Hens sit on their eggs until they hatch. They actually nestle their feathers above and around the eggs and keep them warm, but people say they are sitting or setting on their eggs.
Will eggs hatch even without a heating pad Cause i can't find a incubator and my chicken keep on breaking the eggs and eating them . I would like to have some chicks but i dont know what to do?
Eggs will not hatch if they have not been incubated either by a hen or by an incubator. And it's not the chickens that are breaking and eating your eggs. It's snakes, rats, raccoons, opossums and other such animals. I suggest you strengthen your coups defenses or bye/make an incubator otherwise you will never have your eggs hatch out.
Do boy chickens lay eggs?
Generally speaking, no. Male fowl do not lay eggs. However, there is a mythological creature known as a cockatrice that is said to hatch from an egg laid by a cock and incubated by a toad(or a snake, depending on the story).
How do chickens have babies?
Chickens are not born, they hatch from eggs.The hen lays the egg and sits on it, keeping it warm, while the chick grows inside the shell. When it is big enough, it cracks the shell and emerges as a small chicken.Chickens are born from eggs.
Pictures of animals that hatch eggs?
Ducks, Geese, chickens, and a lot of other birds
How do you hatch chickens in minecraft?
Use eggs.
What is the difference between laying chickens and meat chickens?
Chickens only lay eggs. Baby chickens (chicks) hatch from those eggs and grow up. If the eggs are not fertilized, however, then they will not hatch. Those are the ones that are eaten.
Why do chickens lay eggs?
Chickens lay eggs because they are birds. All species of birds lay eggs in order to reproduce. Baby chickens (chicks) hatch from those eggs and grow up. If the eggs are not fertilized, however, then they will not hatch. Those are the ones that are eaten.
Can chickens hatch eggs naturally?
Yes they can. This is how it has always been done!
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.
Do eagles have live birth?
No they dont, they lay eggs and have to hatch them the same as chickens do.
Do chickens need heat to produce good eggs?
Quite simply...No people would argue lots of factors needed to produce good eggs, but this is not one of them. If you meant good chickens then yes, you need heat. (i mean chickens to hatch from the eggs) Quite simply...No people would argue lots of factors needed to produce good eggs, but this is not one of them. If you meant good chickens then yes, you need heat. (i mean chickens to hatch from the eggs)
How do chickens eggs get fertilized?
Chickens lay eggs all the time, but these are not usually fertilised. When a cockerel mates with a hen, the eggs become fertilised and then, if the hen sits on them or if they are incubated, chicks will hatch.
How do humans use chickens?
People use chickens to lay (eggs), hatch chicks, raise for meat and to show them off.
Do chickens have to mate to lay eggs?
Not at all. Chickens do not need to mate to lay eggs, but they must mate in order for these eggs to be fertile, i.e. able to hatch into chicks.
Can animals lay egg without matting?
Yes, chickens for example, lay eggs without mating. That is where we get eggs for eating. The eggs sold in stores are not fertilized and can never hatch and become chickens.
