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Yes, a broody hen will sit in an empty nest, but not for long. The longest I've seen is one week with no eggs under her.
Normally a chicken's egg will take 3 weeks to incubate. I have placed turkey, duck and goose eggs under chicken hens, and they will sit for those 28 required days and then take on another batch immediately for another month of sitting.
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Can cornish chicken lay eggs for breeding?
Any breed of chicken can lay eggs for breeding if they are fertilised.
what did the farmer do when his chicken wouldn't lay any eggs?
Kill the chicken
Does jumbo chicken eggs originate from a particular breed of chicken or can any chicken lay jumbos?
Each chicken breed lays different sized eggs and with different intervals
Are chicken eggs made from plants?
No, chicken eggs are not made from plants. Eggs are produced by female chickens as a form of reproduction and are not derived from any plant source.
Where can you find chicken and duck eggs?
Most rural farms with a sign "fresh eggs" will be selling fertilized eggs. Small farms almost always keep a rooster in the flock. You can check with any local feed & grain distributor and they will know who in the area sells fresh eggs.
Are chicken eggs a result of mating?
No - no egg from any bird is.
How do you know if you have got rid of the eggs?
you kill the chicken or whatever then it cant have any more eggs
What chicken lays largest egg?
Any chicken lays the best eggs. Mainly home chickens. It depends on happiness and health. Any chicken lays the best eggs. Mainly home chickens. It depends on happiness and health.
One ostrich egg is equivalent to how many chicken eggs?
As with any quantitative question about organic matter, the answer would depend on the size of the egg in question. Not all ostrich eggs are the same size. The same goes for chicken eggs. In general, an ostrich egg would equal about 2 dozen large chicken eggs.1 ostrich egg = 24 chicken eggs (approx.)24 chicken eggs
Are raw chicken eggs good for horses diet?
raw eggs aren't good for any diet.
Do jumbo size chicken eggs come from a particular breed of chicken or can any chicken lay jumbo sized eggs?
Any chicken can. I have two leghorns, one lays teardrop shaped eggs, and the other one lays ostrich eggs!!!! (Not literally. But you get the picture.) But some breeds are bred to lay huge eggs. Bull*hit! hormones.. natural chicken lay 1/2 the size of eggs u see in the supermarket, u just happened to come across bigger egggs treated with more hormones, go to an organic strore and believe me.
Is the anconas chicken an egg or meat producer?
They are a layer breed. (bred for eggs) Although you can eat any chicken.
