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Can you use eggs a broody has sat on for a day that are not fertile?
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∙ 11y ago
Yes. Until the egg is washed, it has a coating that is airtight and makes it safe not to refrigerate it. Eat with confidence, but only if not fertilized.
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If you have put 6 fertilized eggs under your broody hen and she sat on them fine for the first night first day second night then she got off the eggs to return in 8 hours will they still hatch?
I doubt it. Not if she left for 8 hours.
How many eggs have to be in the nest for them to sit?
It depends on the chicken. Some will sit and then gradually get more and more eggs. Chickens in all don't have a "limit" of eggs they will sit. Often a hen will go broody without sitting on any eggs. Some hens have sat on twenty eggs but it can be hard for them. Sometimes one egg. But on average and for an average chicken, it would be around a dozen.
Do bluebird eggs have to be sat on to keep warm?
They could die, because it is to cold. However, bluebirds don't start to incubate them until all the eggs are laid. They lay 1 eggs per day.
Can you move a broody hen?
Do you mean move eggs being incubated? If you move eggs from under a chicken, she may move with them, or she may just leave them. If she has been sitting for a few days it is best to throw away the eggs. I have a very young chicken sitting right now, on all the eggs she can find! It remains to be seen if she will stay the course, or if the eggs are fertilized as the cockerel is quite old. I have moved eggs from where they were being sat on, but the chicken did not sit on them once moved. She was in a flower bed, and not really in a safe place. After about a week, she was disturbed by a hedgehog, at 2:00 in the morning. If a hen is determined enough, and you can somehow move her and the eggs simultaneously, it may work. They can be moved to an incubator and kept at the same temperature, but once left uncovered for a few hours, they are unlikely to hatch. ******************************************************************** Of course you can move chicken eggs. I have taken them from the coop and have put them in the incubator with an undetermined age of the eggs. After they are in the incubator I handle them with protective gloves to avoid contamination.
Did a brachiosaurus dinosaur lay on there eggs?
no they berried them because if the sat on there eggs it would crush them
How long does it take for eggs to hatch when a chicken is sitting on them?
The gestation period of an egg is 21 days. It must be kept at a temperature between 99 and 101 degrees during that time. And, the eggs must be turned regularly to keep the yolk centered. A hen - even though she's pretty stupid (her brain's the size of a pea - and a small one at that) - instinctively moves her eggs back and forth from the outside of the clutch (where it's cooler) to the center and, as well, constantly moves them up and down to keep the yolk centered. It is not necessary that the egg be sat upon immediately after being laid. Eggs may be kept at room temperature (NOT in the refridgerator) for up to 5 days with no loss of hatching ability before starting the hatching process. Also, a hen can take a "day off" during the brood. If she does so, though, it will add another day to the 21-day period.
What luba tribe eat?
The Luba Tribe ate boiled eggs or fried eggs, but only if an egg has sat on them.
How did a pterodactyl lay eggs and how big were they?
they sat on them, they were bigger than china
Do bird eggs have to be incubated?
No. In the old days, before incubators, setting hens sat upon the eggs to keep them warm. I have a hen that sits on her eggs, even though they are not fertile. I have to lift her up to collect them. Today some people still let hens sit on the eggs, but incubators have a higher success rate. They are more reliable.
Eggs have not been sat on will they hatch?
i dont know look on wikipedia 4 it :I
How warm do the eggs have to be while waiting to be sat on by hen?
3000 degrees celsius.
How do you use nest in a sentence?
example: The bird sat on the nest to warm her eggs.
