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This is called 'brooding'. What the hen is doing is incubating the eggs using her own body heat and moisture to keep the eggs at a perfect temperature to allow a chick to form inside the egg. Twenty one days of this and a chick will hopefully emerge from the shell.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agothe bird has a gizzard and it fills it full and can go for a day or two without eating
even longer then it will eat fast so it can get back before the egg cools.
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Who is the lazy bird that complains about sitting on her eggin the book horton hears a who?
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What do bamboons eat?
they eat bird egg
What bird you probably eat my egg?
chicken
What happenes if you eat a bird egg?
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What Dr. Seuss character said you27ve nothing to do and I do need a rest would you like to sit on the egg in my nest?
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Would a caribou eat a bird?
It eats bird's egg,lichens,mosses generally.
Is it bad to eat egg while on your period and if so why?
Is it bad to eat egg while on period and if so why?
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After 3-10 days of the bird sitting on the egg, take the egg to a strong light and if it has redish vines in it, then it is fertile. If it's just white then its not.
Will a bird have a yoke in the egg if not mated?
Yes, bird's eggs will always have a yolk, for example, the eggs that we eat has a yolk and the chicken that layed the egg is not mated.
Why does your bantam eat the eggs she is sitting on?
Most often when the hen eats the egg it is because it was broken. Chickens will eat almost anything and while they usually do not break the eggs to eat them they will clean up after any that are already broken.
What happens if you eat a fried egg that has been sitting out for 2 days?
You could get sick, eating a fried egg that has been sitting out for 2 days; when it is not refrigerated, bacteria can grow.
What bird eats their own egg?
Chickens will eat their own eggs.
