0
Mallard duck nesting on about 17 duck eggs and 3 chicken eggs should remove the baby chicks from her when hatched so she will stay on the duck eggs until they hatch?
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
:
: Answer place here (by supervisor) from discussion page;
: That is way to many eggs for one duck to hatch. 8-12 is about the largest number of eggs for a nest. The mother will more than likely leave the duck eggs when most of the chicks hatch. I am not sure if you remove the chicks if she will stay sitting each duck is different. Some will stay with the nest to try to hatch the rest of the eggs but other will leave the nest completely. If it were me I would decide now which I wanted most, the ducklings or the chicks. : When ever you mess with a ducks nest she can give up on the nest and not hatch any of them after she has been sitting.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is a straightrun chicken?
Newly hatched chicks that have not been sexed; also called "unsexed" or "as hatched."
What is parent chicken?
A parent chicken is commonly a female chicken known as a hen that has hatched chicks. The parent chicken will protect the young chicks at all times.
When to feed a newly hatched chicken?
They need to have food when out of the shell. Scratch works well.
What is a situation equation?
A situation equation is and estimate on what you think is the answer: At the chicken ranch this morning, there were 7,149 chicks. Later today, some more chicks hatched. Now the ranch has 8,945 chicks. How many new chicks hatched today? Situation equation: 1,700.
Where are chicks hatched and the place begins with I?
Chicks are hatched in an incubator. It begins with the letter i.
Your chicken has laid 12 egss in the bush what do you do?
Dance around singing ? IF the chicken isn't nesting, then looks like you have breakfast for the next few days. if the chicken IS nesting....looks like your going to have (maybe- if they all make it) 12 more chicks running around.
Do thunderstorms kill chicken eggs?
It can do i had two hens sitting with six eggs each they both hatched three chicks all eggs had chicks in them but three from each had died in the eggs
Does chicks bleed after they hatched?
yes
What is a number of chicks hatched at the same time?
A group of eggs/chicks laid or hatched together is often referred to as a "hatch", "brood" or "clutch".
Is a peep a chicken or a duck?
No, a duckling is a baby duck, unless you are talking about the candy Peeps, in which it is a chick, or a baby chicken.
Why do chicks need warmth?
In nature a chicken will sit on a nest of egs keeping them warm. This helps the emryo develop in to the chick. when hatched the chicks natural body heat mechonism is still developing and therefore they need warmth. In the wild a chicken will still hudle the chicks together and keep them warm until they are able to create their own body heat
Do hens care for the chicks after they are hatched?
yes they do the chicks follow the mother round until they can look after themself
