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Can chicks hatch with the hen squashing them?
Yes, the hen is careful not to squash the chicks. Hens sit on the clutch of eggs for three weeks without crushing them. Once the chicks start to hatch the hen is extra careful and often gets adjusts her position. The hatching chicks will stay under the mother hen for a few days and even when they venture out, they will dive back under her for protection.
How does hatching done?
you hatch eggs to grow the chicks into chickens for their meat and eggs to eat
How can a mother chicken tell which chicks are her's when on a farm with other hen's chicks?
By verbal communication, and even by sight. To a human all chicks peep the same, but to a mother hen, she can tell which chicks are hers and which are not.
How often does a hen ovulate?
Hens ovulate daily: their eggs. If their eggs are fertile there is a chance of them hatching into chicks, if incubated correctly.
Are chicks roosters before they hatch?
Definitely NO because hens egg is chicks before hatching and when hatched when it grow up it is already rooster if the chick is a boy but if it is a girl it is a hen..
Explain what the mother hen do to ensure that her eggs are turned and kept at the corrrect temperature for hatching?
The mother hen usually covers all her eggs to make sure that they are kept at the correct temperature for hatching and uses its beak to turn the egg over .
How old do chicks have to be to take them from their mother?
They need a mother until they grow feathers which might be in about a week, then you can let the mother be a normal hen again, but separate chicks from all birds
How do ptarmigan take care of chicks?
Ptarmigan take care of their chicks by providing protection and warmth, often leading them to food sources shortly after hatching. The mother hen is particularly attentive, using her camouflaged plumage to help conceal her chicks from predators. She also calls to them and leads them to safe areas for foraging. During the first few weeks, the chicks rely heavily on her guidance for survival.
What is parent chicken?
A parent chicken is commonly a female chicken known as a hen that has hatched chicks. The parent chicken will protect the young chicks at all times.
How long does a mother hen stay with her baby chicks?
The average is 4 to 8 weeks
My hen had six chicks in coop you removed her and chicks into another house for safety.Chicks are now 2 weeks old when can mum and chicks go back with the rest of hens?
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What is the Riddle about hen and 5 chicks?
does it really matter ??
