0
What else can I help you with?
What is the ratio of female chickens to male there seem to be a lot more hens that roosters?
The rate in a hatch is normally about 50/50 but small fluctuations in temperature during incubation with higher than normal temperature (100.2F) will result in a larger ratio of male to female hatch.
What makes a the a egg shell strong?
Providing plenty of calcium for the laying hens.
Are mother hens supposed to eat the egg shell and break it while the baby is hatching?
the mother hens occationally may break the egg shell while the baby is hatching to help the baby hatch. I'm pretty sure the egg shell will not harm the mother hen much.
Do your laying hens need minerals?
Yes most hens require mineral to form an adequate shell for the egg. If they don't have enough calcium the shell is thin and easily broken. If they get too much calcium though the shell can become too thick and the chicks can have a difficult time to hatch.
What are the parts in the hens egg system?
egg shell,egg yolk,egg white
Why are 2 chickens that are the gentlest picking fights with your 2 roosters?
It is likely that the roosters are aggressive, too rough with the hens, or that there are not hens in ratio to the amount of roosters.
What number of hens should a rooster be with?
A good ratio is 1 rooster for every 15 hens. Many farms keep more hens than that and only one rooster, but that keeps him very busy.
You have 3 hens and 3 roasters that roam free 1 of the hens has several balled spots from excessive mating is there anyway to control this?
Its simple. Get rid of two of the roosters. Your hen to rooster ratio is horrible - you shouldn't have a rooster for every hen. A good rooster to hen ratio would be 8 hens for every 1 rooster; give or take depending on the breed/temperment. And it is important to keep a good ratio; if you continue like this they will eventually kill or mame the hens.
Do hen lay unfertilised egg?
No hens do not lay unfertilised eggs as fertilisation in hens is internal. But when she lays eggs the zygote is very small in liquid form,so hen sits on egg in order to provide it full warmth and when chick develops after 3 weeks the egg shell burst opens.
How is hen behavior different in a hen house compared to the ratio of roosters to hens?
if the majority is on the roosters,the rooster will fertilize the hen. and in some conditions, the rooster will peck the hens feathers of. the roosters wood constantly be guarding it from coyotes, minks, (ect..)the hens wood constantly try to get away. if the number of hens is less than five or in that area,the hen wood have a hard time laying eggs. more eggs will be layed if influenced by other hens. its tradition to put wooden eggs in the nesting boxes to influence them. on the other hand, if theres more hens then roosters, they will spend time with each one, and fertilizing the hens. its best to have only two roosters, along with two emergency roosters.
The roosters are 7 months old and hens are 4 months old can they be put together?
There shouldn't be a problem as long as the number roosters is not to large. The average ratio is one rooster for every four to six hens. If there are any more roosters than this they can cause damage to the hens.
What do batteries actually contain?
hens Any battery by four components, namely, by the electrode, electrolyte, and the shell material composed of isolated
