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What are the symptoms of a broody chicken?
A broody chicken is when a hen decides to sit on her eggs... even if there is no rooster around, and even if the eggs belong to a bunch of random chickens on the flock... they will just sit on the eggs hoping to hatch them out, i guess.
What is what is a chicken clutch?
A Chicken clutch are the eggs that the broody has decided to sit on. "Clutch" is the word used in terms of the eggs she is sitting on.
Is a hen less apt to sit on an unfertilized egg?
No. A broody hen is a broody hen and will sit on golf balls once the urge to nest takes her. Hens do not instinctively know if the eggs they are brooding are fertile or not. Hens in a chicken coop without a rooster among the flock will still go broody.
Can you say the dotterel is broody and is that grammatically correct?
Yes, there is nothing incorrect about the sentence. A dotterel is a bird, broody is an adjective to describe the inclination to sit on eggs, exhibiting brooding behavior.
Is there a special name for a hen who wants to sit on her eggs all day?
A hen who wants nothing more out of life than to set on her (or other hens) eggs is called a "broody hen," and the behavior is called, being "broody".
If i gave my broody chicken a set of duck eggs to sit on what would happen?
She would happily hatch them out! I know of someone who hatched out ducks under a broody hen. They hatched out healthy but the mother hen was just a little surprised when her 'chicks' began to swim! :-)
What is the meaning of broody?
Wanting to sit on and hatch eggs.
How old is a chicken before it becomes broody?
about 1 year old
How many eggs have to be in the nest for them to sit?
It depends on the chicken. Some will sit and then gradually get more and more eggs. Chickens in all don't have a "limit" of eggs they will sit. Often a hen will go broody without sitting on any eggs. Some hens have sat on twenty eggs but it can be hard for them. Sometimes one egg. But on average and for an average chicken, it would be around a dozen.
What is chicken's mother called?
A mother chicken is a HEN Also Known as a broody hen/hen with a brood.
How do you hatch Japanese quail eggs without an incubator?
Use a broody bantam chicken to sit on them. Actually, peafowl farmers often use a broody hen to sit on peafowl eggs for the first seven days, then put them in an incubator for the remaining 21 days. This is done because there is something about the early development of the embryo that works better under a bird.
How long will a broody hen sit on eggs?
Broody hens do lay eggs. They actually lay one [1] egg every day or two.
