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Will your other chickens and rooster hurt the chicks that will hatch in the pen?
ReneeRoanePastman
Much of this depends on the breed, game chickens tend to be more aggresive. Chickens, like people, have individual personalities. You should never assume that ,because it is a certain breed, your chicks will be safe. Ideally, you would want to keep the roosters separate. If you must keep the rooster in the cage with the chicks I would recommend watching them closely for the first few days. Also , if a hen hatched the chicks she will most likely defend them.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoRooster not so much but other hens, YES, especially inside a pen. The mother hen cannot protect them all but it does help a bit. Chickens are quite mean to each other and more so when not part of the "original flock".
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∙ 12y agoYes. I have six hens, and one rooster in the same coop, and the hens lay fine. Hope this helps.
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∙ 10y agoNo, a rooster will peck chicks to show it is boss but will not intentionally kill it. This is where the term 'pecking order' comes from.
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Does rooster attacks baby chickens even if they are in the same flock?
Yes, they do. Roosters will attack other roosters, people, hens, and even their own baby chicks.
Why is your hen staying in her box all the time?
She is brooding which means she is going to try to hatch eggs into chicks. Some of the other hens will lay eggs near her and she will roll those eggs under herself. If you have a rooster in the flock and want some chicks you should let her stay where she is but if your flock has no rooster then take the eggs away from her.
If a rooster needs to fertilize each and every egg for the hen to lay chicks then is it likely that a clutch of chicks will be of various ages?
Yes. This is why a clutch of eggs don't all hatch at the same time. Each egg needs to be fertilized however the rooster does not need to mate with the hen each time. The rooster deposits a sperm packet into the hen and this can last for up to ten days. Most hens will pull a clutch together from her own laid eggs and steal eggs from other chickens nesting in the area. She will not actually brood or sit on the eggs until she has enough to comfortably hatch and care for, each hen is different. If all goes well, even though the clutch may take 7 to 10 days to gather, they will all hatch 21 days later within 24 hours of each other because the chicks will not form until heat and humidity in the nest, under the hen reach optimum conditions.
How is the chickens egg fertilized?
By the rooster. Most eggs are not fertile. Eggs bought in the stores are not fertilized. Roosters do not play a part in the production of eggs meant for consumers. Fertilized eggs can be bought from roadside markets and farm fresh. They are really no different that other eggs unless they are incubated under the right conditions with the intent to hatch chicks.
Are chicks the same as ducks?
chicks are like baby chickens and other things ppl call chicks are teenage girls but yea your talking about animals so yea they are like baby chickens
Do you need a rooster to make chickens have eggs?
No they can not. Ducks and chickens are different species. Both are made differently. They may be close but try thinking of a chick a Dee and a sparrow. They do not cross breed even though they are fairly similar in stature.
When to let chicks move in with other chickens?
Wait to let the chicks move it with the other chickens until they are nearly the same size or when you feel that the older one's won't pick on the younger ones.
Do birds eggs have to be fertilized to make chicks?
No, not all chicken eggs are fertilized. Most mass-produced eggs from battery farm operations are not fertilized, as the hens live their whole lives without seeing a rooster. Roosters must mate with the female chickens in order for the hens to produce fertilized eggs. No rooster, no fertilization. Hens are able to produce fertilized eggs for 1-2 weeks from one conjugal encounter with a rooster, but it takes a few days for the rooster's sperm to begin fertilizing her eggs.
What are other names for small chickens?
If you want to get a small kind of rooster, you can get the polish rooster. The only thing you'll have to watch out for them is to cut their head dress. ( after a while it grows over their eyes.)
Chicken in the store is it hen or rooster?
They are both! Most of the chickens in the super markets are raised especially for meat use and grow so fast (heavy) that they are useless for breeding or pets. They are generally crosses between cornish and rock breeds. The roosters may reach market weight a few weeks sooner then the hens but they will soon follow.
Can you keep your hen and chickens with the other ones?
Chicken have a social group or family called a flock. Hens and chicks can be kept with the rest of the flock but it is best to wait until the chicks are about a month old if they have been separate from the flock at hatch. Chickens also have what is called the pecking order and the other adult birds in the flock will often try to bully the new chicks and end up hurting them. When they are about a month old they are fast enough to escape back to momma hen.
How often do bantam hens lay eggs?
They are like birds, when a rooster mates with them they lay a couple of eggs and try to hatch them out. They will be laying for 6-7 days of lots of eggs and then they won't until a rooster breeds with them.
