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Will the hen continue to sit on her eggs when humans touch the eggs?
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∙ 10y ago
but i touch egg still she is siting on egg why ? plese plese tell me the anser my hen is small but she is siting all egg i collect 10 egg she is siting on egg will the chick will hatch if we touch plese tell me the anser ......................?
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoWhen a chick hatches, it has a 2 day supply of food already. Before it hatches, it absorbs the yolk from the egg into its stomach. Then the stomach closes, it hatches, and lives off of the yolk for about 2 days. After that time period, it feeds the same way the mother does. It simply pecks at things and eats bugs, grain whatever is available. The mother does not feed it at all. She only protects it from other chcikens and predators until it gets old enough to do this on its own.
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∙ 10y agoThe hen is a domestic bird who doesn't mind how often you check or touch the eggs, even if she's gone broody. She is a completely different bird from a songbird, who might abandon the nest if there is another animal's scent on or about the nest.
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∙ 9y agoYes, as long as your hands weren't completely filthy (otherwise you can contaminate the egg because it's porous)
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∙ 12y agoYes they can.
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How long will a hen stay fertilized after the rooster is gone if the hen is laying an egg every day?
The hen will continue to lay fertilized eggs for up to 10 days after the last mating.
Can you take eggs away from hen?
yes, you may. It just depends on the mood of the hen. Some breed of hens leaves their eggs after laying, while some of them became aggressive even you are only trying to touch it.
How much light does a hen need in the winter months so you they continue to lay eggs?
14 hours a day.
Can you add eggs to a setting hen when the first eggs have been under her for 10 days?
You should not do this. The eggs that are already there will hatch much sooner, the hen will continue to set on them but the older chicks will bully the late one's and often kill them unless you separate them. Eggs only take 21 days to hatch so if your hen has been on the nest continually for 10 days you are too late to add eggs.
Bantum sitting on 2 of her own eggs and 5 brown hen eggs.what should be done when the bantums hatch as they normally hatch before the brown hen eggs. obviously 7 chicks are desired.?
Leave them alone and let the mother do her job. Your hen will continue to lay on the eggs a few days after the first ones hatch. The chicks will tuck themselves up under her to stay warm and the hen will keep them and the eggs warm while waiting. Good luck!
How do roosters get the hen pregnant?
Roosters don't get the hen pregnant but fertilise the eggs inside her. Chickens are born not from a Mother hen but come from the eggs she lays. The egg fertilisation process takes place when the rooster "Mounts" the hen.
Will a hen set without eggs under her?
Yes and what you can do to see if there is any eggs under the hen is you can take a stick and lightly lift the hen up and see if there is any eggs under her!
Does the frog and hen starts from egg?
Yes. they both do. But their eggs are very different. While the hen's eggs have a hard outside the frogs eggs are very soft. Also a hen doesn't lay nearly as many eggs as a frog. Also frogs eggs are in the water, while a hen lays them on land.
HOW many days a hen sits on eggs?
They sit on them as soon as the egg is laid. They will continue sitting on the eggs until they hatch. This keeps the eggs warm. If you gather the eggs every day, the hens are less apt to sit on them. Sometimes their maternal instincts kick in and they will sit on the eggs. When that happens you can just reach underneath and pull the eggs out. They may peck at your hand, but it doesn't hurt.
Hen sits in the hen house on what?
They sit in the hen house on eggs, on the roost or in a nest.
Can a hen produce eggs without sex?
Absolutely yes. A hen does not need a rooster to produce eggs, she only produces fertile eggs when a rooster is involved. Many farm flocks do not have a rooster among the flock and egg production does not suffer in the slightest. A rooster job is to protect the flock and mate with the hens to produce offspring but the hens will continue to lay eggs with or without him.
Do you need a cockerel if you have hen or will they still lay eggs?
The hen will lay eggs either way, she will lay more if you have a rooster and the eggs will be fetilized
