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How the turles incubate their eggs?
Well to begin with, the turtle digs a hole and lays her eggs inside it. Unlike chickens and birds, turtles dont sit on their eggs to keep them warm, the sand does it for them. BTW Incubate: Sit on eggs in order to keep them warm and bring them to hatching OR Keep eggs at a suitable temperature in order for them to develop.
How does your hen know the egg is fertile?
One view:She will set on them all at first, but if she doesn't feel heat coming from the egg which the growing embryo gives off, she will either throw it out of the nest or eat it. If you keep disturbing her to check, you will run the risk of upsetting her and she will leave the whole nest. Another view:She doesn't know. She will sit on infertile eggs as readily as on fertile ones. In fact, if she is in the mood, she'll sit on golf balls. Let her set on them for a week and then use a light to check to see if any thing is there.
Why is DDT harmful to osprey?
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is a pesticide that proved very harmful to the environment. It entered the food chain and even affected humans. It caused bird eggs to become thin shelled and brittle, with many eggs being crushed when the parent bird tried to sit on them in the nest.
What is the hawaiian word for sit?
noho i lalo (sit down)
If humans can sit on chairs can chairs sit on humans?
NO
How do hens take care of their eggs?
on sitting on them Hens on a farm lay eggs into straw and the hens sit on the eggs until they hatch. Hens in large chicken farms do get to have such a luxury. The chickens' eggs are kept under heat until they hatch.
Why do hens sit on their eggs?
It's a maternal instinct - in the wild hens / birds sit on their eggs to keep them warm grow into chicks and hatch. Most eggs now are unfertilised but the hen retains the maternal instinct to sit on them anyway.
What breed hen will sit on there eggs?
Every single breed of hen (even mix) will sit on their eggs when they feel like they want chickens. One of the hens that brood alot are brahma hens.
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.
Do broilers set on their eggs?
Yes, if given the chance broiler hens will sit on their eggs and incubate them - this is instinctive behavior.
Why do hens sit on fertilized eggs?
so then they can make love with there babies and be like Emily
How do peahen peacock reproduce?
Pea hens lay eggs and sit on the nest about 28 days to hatch a clutch of eggs
How many can eggs can broody hen sit on?
It depends on her diet, the time of year (especially in terms of photoperiod), her condition, age, and even breed. Some hens may just sit on one: othes may sit on more than a dozen eggs.
How often must a hen be fertilized?
Hens can live a whole life without fertilization and still lay fresh eggs just as frequently as hens who are mated regularly. To produce fertilized eggs for hatching, hens must be mated about once weekly.
Why hens sit on their eggs if they dont have rooster to fertilize?
Because it is a natural instinct for them to go broody
A term used to describe a hen sitting on her eggs?
The term is Brooding
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.
