Can chickens hatch eggs in the winter?

Answer 1

Chicks need a dry area, a source of heat, most people use a suspended heat lamp.

the chicks can be over age some times like when there born late. they also become chickens are grown chicks u need to take good care of them.

Answer 2

When chicks hatch they need a consistent temperature between 95 to 98 degrees the first week. After the first week, the temperature can be reduced by 5 degrees F per week. Chick can survive winter if they are given a warm shelter (with out drafts), clean bedding, clean water and good food.

Answer 3

Some breeds of chicken are developed just for cold weather survival. As long as the chicken has a shelter to come out of the wind and snow they can often do quite well during the harsh winter months. Care must be taken that the birds combs and wattle do not freeze. A single 100 watt light bulb hanging in the coop will provide enough heat to keep sub zero temperatures at bay and the chickens safe.

Answer 4

Baby chicks can survive winter if you keep them very, very warm because they can't regulate their body temperature. You could knit them a mini sweater which I did for my baby chicks Dallas and Houston and they'll be pretty warm.

Answer 5

The simple answer is yes.

Now for the in-depth answer.

Most chicken breeds will, when given plenty of time to aclimate to the temperatures, do fine in even sub-freezing weather. Those with larger and taller combs will be more susceptible to frostbite, especially in coops that have too much moisture in them. There are other styles of combs which are shorter and are much less prone to frostbite. Coops need to have enough ventilation in them to keep moisture from building up inside them, because chickens produce a lot of moisture from their breath, and that excessive dampness can easily cause frostbite if there is insufficient ventilation in the coop. They need to be able to avoid drafts, though, so ventilation needs to be up high enough that wind doesn't hit them on the roosts.

Chickens also need as much access to fresh, thawed water in the winter as they do in the summer. They need water to digest their food, and their food is what they use to keep their body temperature up where it needs to be. Most people don't use supplemental heat in coops, though, unless temperatures regularly get below zero degrees Fahrenheit. This does mean you need to check their water much more often in the very cold temperatures, and replace frozen water with fresh water, but it avoids the dangers of fire from heat lamps or water heaters. Waterer styles do need to be the type where roosters, especially, can't dunk their wattles (the long fleshy parts attached to the bottom of their faces) in the water where it can then freeze on the wattles and cause frostbite.

In areas where the temperatures usually get very cold, or there is usually a lot of snow, many people also put up a roof over their chickens' fenced-in areas (which is also handy in the summer where it gets hot, for shade) as well as temporary walls along the fences (especially along the north face), so the chickens have a more protected place to be while also being able to be outside of the coop, itself.

Another thing many people do to make winters more comfortable for their chickens is to adjust their food in various ways, like offer warm treats like oatmeal to them on especially cold mornings, and give out a higher protein percentage feed during the winters.

As long as they have time to get used to cold weather, have fresh water and plenty of food, and a dry coop with enough ventilation but no drafts, chickens usually do very well in the winter.

Answer 6

you can hatch anytime... best when they can be outdoors though.. if not kept very warm they will die

Answer 7

I think they can if they keep the eggs warm

Answer 8

yes