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If the hen eats broken or leaking eggs that is OK but if she is breaking open and eating eggs she should be culled from the flock. This behavior can spread to the rest of the flock and cause major problems. Once the hens recognize the eggs as a sourse of food they will continue, leaving you with no eggs and if you breed hens, with no viable stock for the following spring.
What else can I help you with?
Are the eggs you eat from chickens or eggs?
They are from CHICKENS OR HENS because an egg can not produce another egg. (They are hens not chickens.)
Does a hen lay eggs?
Hens lay eggs, the ones you eat.
My hens will sit the eggs all day but not at night why?
Well, the hen lays on the eggs at day because she knows that people and a lot of preditors stay out during the day. She will usually go out and eat later when it is just her and the other chickens.
Do you eat hens or roosters?
we eat the rooster because the hen might have eggs
When hens are setting on their eggs do they leave to eat and drink?
yes
Can one eat eggs of hens who have eaten rhubarb leaves?
Yes it is OK to eat the eggs....the poison of the rhubarb leaf is not transferred to the egg. The chicken will not eat many, it will get wise to the fact it is not good to eat rather quickly.
What does it mean a brood of hens?
When a hen goes broody she is ready and willing to sit on a clutch of eggs. She will lay some of her own and in many cases she will roll eggs from other hens under herself. She will stop all other activities for 21 day at this point and will refuse to leave the nest for more than a few minutes each day to eat,drink and defaecate.
Why do hens produce eggs?
so we can eat em! Because they were not fertilized by a male.
Is it bad for a hen to try and hatch an egg that is not fertilized?
no that is how people eat eggs. we eat eggs that chickens/hens hatch that aren't fertilized.
How many hens should you raise for eggs for a family of 4?
That depends on how many eggs they eat. A hen will lay 250 -280 or so eggs a year if fed and housed correctly, and depending a little on where you are in the world
Can you have 4 roosters and only 2 hens And will they get alongand can we eat the eggs?
no that wont work. the roosters will end up fighting. you need one rooster and how ever many hens you want. and yes you can eat the eggs. To add: the optimum number of hens per rooster of medium-sized birds is 12. Maximum, 20.
Is it good to eat eggs everyday?
Eating 4 eggs, unless training for a bodybuilding competition, is too many eggs per day. It's better to do 2 or 3 eggs while pairing it with sausage, bacon, or potato.
