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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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∙ 13y agoIf the egg were not kept warm, (and turned over occasionally) it would not hatch.
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Will a hen sit on an egg if it has not been fertilized?
yes
Will a hen sit on its first egg?
Sometimes, she will usually wait to sit when there are many eggs.
Will a hen automatically sit on the egg to hatch?
A hen will go "broody" at anytime during her egg laying years. Not all hen do and some breeds are just naturally brooders. To ensure at least one brood hen in the flock you might consider getting a Cochin or a Silkie hen as these two breeds are good brooders. There is no way to force a hen to sit on eggs.
Does a rooster sit on the egg to fertilize?
No. The rooster has relations with the hen and she lays fertilized eggs
Why does a hen sit in the nest all the time and squawk at you when you try to move her?
If the hen has eggs, she is trying to protect them.
Does a hen sit on egg right away or she wait for couple of days?
Hens will not sit on eggs unless they are "broody" - which is when they are actively attempting to incubate a nest. Hens will not just sit on every egg they lay.
Which one is older a 'hen ' or an 'egg'?
A hen is older than an egg. *A hen comes from an egg. Either a hen or an egg can be older than one another.
How do you get hen?
we get a hen in a egg
Does egg come from hen or hen comes from egg?
both
What a hen does for an egg to hatch is called?
The hen LAYS on the egg
What is size of hen egg?
what is the size of the egg layed by hen
Who born first hen or egg?
It could be both if the hen was born first who made the hen (don't say Jesus!) if it was the egg who laid the egg
