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Why does a hen sit on her egg?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

For the chicks in the eggs to develop and hatch properly, the eggs must be kept warm. The chicken's body heat keeps them warm. If the eggs are taken away from the hen and still meant to hatch, they are kept in an incubator to maintain the right temperature. If they aren't meant to hatch, the are refrigerated. This stops the development of the chick. Supermarket eggs aren't usually fertilized so there isn't a chick to develop, but they are still refrigerated to keep them fresh.

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17y ago

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