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There are several breeds that lay a very dark brown egg.
Barnevelder (from Holland)
Delaware (from USA)
Marans (from France)
New Hampshire Red (from USA)
Penedesenca (from Spain)
Welsummer (from Holland)
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What do hens hatch?
rooster and chicks it depends on how big the egg
Do you need a rooster when you keep chickens?
Only if you want to hatch chicks. Then, no you don't have to.
Are chicks roosters before they hatch?
Definitely NO because hens egg is chicks before hatching and when hatched when it grow up it is already rooster if the chick is a boy but if it is a girl it is a hen..
Should the rooster be separated from the eggs once they hatch?
If you mean , should a rooster be allowed to be in same quarters as chicks, absolutely not. They will peck at chicks and not allow them to eat. The same goes for any hen that is not their mom. They are very mean to all younger birds.
How are chicks made?
Chicks are typically produced through the fertilization of a hen's egg by a rooster. During mating, the rooster transfers sperm into the hen's reproductive tract, which then fertilizes the egg. The fertilized egg is then laid by the hen and incubated until the chick hatches.
Can a chicken produce a chick without a rooster?
No, a chicken needs a rooster to fertilize the egg in order for it to develop into a chick. Without the rooster's contribution, the eggs laid by a hen will remain unfertilized and will not hatch into chicks.
Can chicks hatch from organic eggs?
Chicks can hatch from any egg, conventional or organic, if the egg has been fertilized by a rooster mating with the hen that laid the egg. Most eggs sold in retail stores are from flocks that include only hens and no roosters, so if you do not know where an individual egg came from, the chances are great that that egg will be infertile and not hatch.
If an egg hatches only when the hen mates with a rooster otherwise the laid eggs never hatch. What is the purpose of hen laying eggs regularly if it is not meant to hatch?
The act of laying the egg is natures way of ensuring that IF the hen is mated she can produce chicks. In the wild a hen may not have a rooster available at all times but will be capable of reproduction on the chance meeting of a rooster.
Will eggs hatch if there is no rooster?
If a rooster has not been in contact with the hen, there will be no chicks. The birds and the bees with chickens are much like humans, at least for fertilization. There has to be mating for there to be babies.
Do chickens have to mate to lay eggs?
Chickens do not need to mate in order to lay eggs. Hens will lay eggs regardless of whether or not they have mated with a rooster. However, if a hen does mate with a rooster, the eggs can be fertilized and potentially hatch into chicks.
Can chickens hatch eggs without the help of a rooster?
If the rooster was around a week before the eggs were laid then, yes, they can be hatched. But if there has never been a rooster around then, sorry, there can't be any chicks. You can buy already fertilized eggs for chickens to sit on and hatch even if you don't have a rooster.
Do kiwi chicks have feathers when they hatch?
Yes. When kiwi chicks hatch, they are fully feathered and well-developed.
