Do hens lay both male and female chicks?

Answer 1

Not as a rule. If you have seen a hen eating a chick it is likely another flock member cannibalizing a recent kill. Mother hens are usually very protective of her chicks but other older birds in the same flock can peck at a new chick thereby killing it, once dead, a chick is just another source of protein to the other flock members. The scent of fresh blood will attract the others. If a chick is killed soon after introduction to the flock you should be sure to remove its body and dispose of it. Allowing the flock to eat their own is not something you want to let them do.

Answer 2

The majority of chicks are artificially incubated and never see a mother hen. Those that are brooded naturally are not given nor do they need much help from the hen. The hen offers a protected place to hide and warmth. Other than that, she has no need to teach them anything as chicks are born with the knowledge of how to eat, drink and forage for food.

Answer 3

No. Hens usually get along better than roosters do. Roosters will fight with each other if a) they are bred to fight (which is illegal), or b) there are broody hens around to compete over.

Answer 4

if there fertilized of course the chicken will sit on them or you can incubate them, that's like asking if a women can have a baby

Answer 5

Yes, a chicken egg can develop into either a male or a female chicken.

Answer 6

Yes.