answersLogoWhite

0

Swamphens can lay 3-6 speckled eggs, pale yellowish stone to reddish buff, blotched and spotted with reddish brown. A communal nest may contain up to 12 eggs. The incubation period is 23-27 days, and is performed by both sexes as well as any helpers that might be present.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What will happen if a chicken sits on its eggs to long?

the chick will die


How long will hens sit on eggs before they hatch?

The hen sits three weeks on it's eggs before it hatches


How are bird eggs cared for?

the mama bird sits on the eggs to keep them warm


What does the aboriginal name Toowoomba mean?

"Toowoomba" means either "swamp" or "'where the water sits down".


How long does a robin sit on her baby birds?

If the baby bird is alive, she doesn't sit on it at all! She sits near it and snuggles up to it. She sits on the eggs until they hatch, which is different depending on the type of bird.


Hen sits in the hen house on what?

They sit in the hen house on eggs, on the roost or in a nest.


Why birds sits on their eggs?

Birds Sit on their eggs to keep them warm, and to hide and protect them from predetors.


Who sits on the ostriches eggs females or males?

the male or female


What ocean does NZ sit on?

New Zealand is located in the South Pacific Ocean.


How does a ostrich raise its babies?

baby ostriches are born in a shallow hole which their father made in the sand and he sits on the eggs.The mother ostrich lays her eggs in front of the father ostrich then he pushes them under his warm body. He sits on the eggs from late afternoon untill early the next morning the mother sits on the eggs the rest of the day. When the eggs are hatched the parents take turns to look after their young.


Does only hen hatch egg?

Yes, only the hen sits on eggs.


What if a hen sits on eggs for more than a month?

the dang egg will die