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Is it bad for a hen to try and hatch an egg that is not fertilized?
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∙ 11y ago
no that is how people eat eggs. we eat eggs that chickens/hens hatch that aren't fertilized.
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∙ 11y ago
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What is a fertillised hen egg?
A fertilized egg is an egg that is fertilized - in short terms, it can be incubated and a chick will hatch from it after incubation.
When does a chicken hatch?
After twenty-one days after the hen has laid the egg that the roster has fertilized the egg will hatch.
Can hen produce eggs without sexual reproduction?
Yes- if the egg is fertilized, a chick will hatch out from that egg.
If a hen lays an egg without sitting on it when will it hatch?
Depends if the egg has been fertilized by the cock, and the temperature of the enviroment.
Can you hatch a chicen egg without a female chicken?
yes you can hatch a egg without a female hen providing that it has been fertilized by a cockerel this is what you call incubation which relies on heat to hatch the egg this acts as the same way as any hen would to the eggs when she sits on the nest.
What a hen does for an egg to hatch is called?
The hen LAYS on the egg
Chicken babies are the eggs?
Only if they are fertilized and incubated. Most eggs are not fertilized and therefore will never become a chick.
What is an incubator and do you need it?
It keeps the eggs warm so it will hatch if the egg is fertilized. Mostly you won't need it, only if your hen refuses to lay on the eggs.
Can chicks hatch with the hen squashing them?
Yes, the hen is careful not to squash the chicks. Hens sit on the clutch of eggs for three weeks without crushing them. Once the chicks start to hatch the hen is extra careful and often gets adjusts her position. The hatching chicks will stay under the mother hen for a few days and even when they venture out, they will dive back under her for protection.
Can chicks hatch from organic eggs?
Chicks can hatch from any egg, conventional or organic, if the egg has been fertilized by a rooster mating with the hen that laid the egg. Most eggs sold in retail stores are from flocks that include only hens and no roosters, so if you do not know where an individual egg came from, the chances are great that that egg will be infertile and not hatch.
Will a hen sit on an egg if it has not been fertilized?
yes
How long does the egg stay in the hen?
17 days for an egg to hatch out
