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Is there a very bad smell when your chickens chicks hatch?
No, there is not.
Do you need a rooster when you keep chickens?
Only if you want to hatch chicks. Then, no you don't have to.
What do mother chickens feed their baby chicks for breakfast?
Chicks hatch and know instinctively what to eat. Brood hens do not teach or feed the chicks.
How do humans use chickens?
People use chickens to lay (eggs), hatch chicks, raise for meat and to show them off.
What is the difference between laying chickens and meat chickens?
Chickens only lay eggs. Baby chickens (chicks) hatch from those eggs and grow up. If the eggs are not fertilized, however, then they will not hatch. Those are the ones that are eaten.
What do you do with pregnant chickens?
Chickens do not get pregnant. Rather, they become broody and sit on their nest of eggs for at least 21 days to hatch baby chicks.
When do chickens go to sit?
I believe you mean 'when do chickens become broody'. If this is what you mean it is usually in the Spring/Summer months that a chicken would like to hatch chicks. Although, not all chickens enjoy broodiness. Silkies, bantams and Orpingtons etc like hatching chicks.
How do chickens eggs get fertilized?
Chickens lay eggs all the time, but these are not usually fertilised. When a cockerel mates with a hen, the eggs become fertilised and then, if the hen sits on them or if they are incubated, chicks will hatch.
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.
What type chicken hatches in 23 days?
Sounds like a late hatch. Most chicks hatch at or around 21 days but there are reasons they may hatch at 23 days. I just had two hatch from a clutch of eggs on day 24 and they are Araucana's.
Do kiwi chicks have feathers when they hatch?
Yes. When kiwi chicks hatch, they are fully feathered and well-developed.
How does hatching done?
you hatch eggs to grow the chicks into chickens for their meat and eggs to eat
