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Do they keep some male chickens when egg farming?
Yes. Most small chicken/egg operations keep the cockerels for meat. They are raised separate from the laying hens and raised until they are of suitable size and weight for slaughter. Most small farms with a flock of hens will keep one rooster for flock protection and to renew stock each spring.
How big are the mammals eggs?
About twice size of hens eggs
What is the size of the cages that the battery hens live in?
5 sq. ft.
Will it hurt our bantam hens if there are fertilized by a rhode island red I mean will the eggs be bigger?
You should never incourage a Large Fowl rooster to breed with Bantam hens. He could very seriously damage/hurt the hens, and probably kill them in the process of mating. Breeding a LF male to Bantam females can not make the egg size of the hens bigger. The hen will lay the same size egg all her life.
Are antibiotics given to battery hens?
Yes, Battery hens are given antibiotics to help prevent/control diseases caused by the crowded living space which is 4 hens squashed inside one tiny cage which is about the same size of an A4 piece of paper.
Does having a rooster make hens lay bigger eggs?
They eggs are the same size as if there is no rooster in the flock.
What is the size of a silkie chicken?
About the size o a volleyball Sources: own them Added: Silkies come in both Bantam and Standard sizes. However, the Standard size itself isn't very big with Roosters averaging 4 pounds and hens averaging 3 pounds. The Bantam variety that is more common in the US and represented in the APA, lists Roosters at 36 oz and hens at 32 oz.
How many peaces is in Chicken fricassee?
You will use as many pieces of chicken that will fit into your pan without crowding. If using Cornish hens it will be 2-4 Cornish hens halved, depending on the size of your pan.
Can Bantam Hens have regular size chicks?
no their babies are bat chickens which are 12 feet tall and prey on llamas
What size of pen would you have for 3 hens and one rooster?
A 5 foot by 5 foot is good for the 4 of them.
What facts about a hen determine the size of the eggs you see in the grocery store?
Generally, older hens lay bigger eggs.
Are hens making more than one egg inside their bodies at a time?
Some hens lay 2 eggs a day. I would imagine that it takes more than 24 hours for an egg to develop to laying size.
