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If a baby chicken is incubated will that make it a non setter?
Not necessarily. The ability for the hen to brood is an inherited trait. If the baby chick comes from production lines such as leghorn there is a good chance that it will be a non setter, if it comes from a dual purpose or heritage breed such as cochin, there is a good chance that it will be a very good setter.
Are Silkie bantam roosters quiet enough for city life?
Silkie bantam roosters have a reputation for being relatively quiet compared to other breeds, but they can still crow and make noise. In a city setting, they may not be the best choice if noise is a concern, as they can disturb neighbors, especially in the early morning hours. It's essential to check local ordinances and regulations regarding keeping roosters in urban areas.
What do you do when chickens churp or make excited clucking noises?
You can't force a hen to set eggs. Certain breeds take to becoming broody more readily than others. Cochin and Silkie hens will brood well, but at their own pace. You can add eggs from other hens if you find a brood hen has started a small clutch.
Should you build a nest box for your guinea hens?
In general, guineas prefer not to lay in the coop like chickens, but instead, they have their own ideas about what constitutes a good nest site. Something hidden and out-of-the-way (and difficult for you to find!) such as along a fence row or under overgrown shrubbery or in a burn pile. The website www.guineafowlinternational.org has a forum where guinea fowl experts read and post; questions about nesting boxes, helping guineas decide to lay in the coop, and locating their nests out in the field have been discussed recently. You might find some more, helpful information there.
Can silky chickens live with other chickens?
Yeah, mine does but since it's so delicate it gets pecked on a lot!:(I will agree with him if your chicken is delicate then you will have a lot of picking on and fighting so try to make all your chickens as delicate as possible.
How do you make a duck go broody?
It depends on the breed, some breed of ducks are more broody than others... There is nothing you can do to make a duck go broody and you can't stop a duck from being broody. When your duck starts to lay eggs don't take them away leave the eggs untouched when there are about 8-12 eggs laid in her nest she might go broody and incubate them until they hatch, while some other ducks will lay their eggs any place like in the middle of the garden, on the pen's floor etc,etc.... A broody duck will make a nest in a well hidden place and lay the eggs there.
How do you know if a duck is broody?
If a duck is broody, it will lay on a 'nest' and make peculiar growling sounds when anyoneapproaches and she may become fairly aggressive.
Are silkie bantams a good family pet?
Yes, silkie bantam chickens make great family pets. They are docile and loving, while being robust and manageable. They are inexpensive to care for, and if handled relatively frequently at a young age they will be very affectionate. Their silk like furry feathers make them a joy to hold, and they will never bite or intentionally hurt their owners and handlers.
If there is a rooster in with chooks how do you make the chooks clucky and hatch their eggs?
If you are asking how to make the hens go broody, then there is no surefire way. To encourage broody-ness, you should put fake eggs in her favourite laying box.
If a baby chicken is incubated will that make it a non setter?
Not necessarily. The ability for the hen to brood is an inherited trait. If the baby chick comes from production lines such as leghorn there is a good chance that it will be a non setter, if it comes from a dual purpose or heritage breed such as cochin, there is a good chance that it will be a very good setter.
What does these letters make ox dro byyp?
They don't make a single word, but 2-word possibilities are: Broody Pyx Body Proxy
Would a chicken trying to hatch eggs separate the bad from the good and only sit on the good?
No The hen has no idea which eggs are fertile or not. Once the chicks hatch the broody hen will roll out the bad eggs to clean the nest and make room for the chicks to stay warm and safe.
What does the drumming noise that Emus make mean?
The drumming sound made by emus is courtship behaviour. This particular sound is made only by the female emu, and indicates she is broody and looking for a mate. Broody females can be quite aggressive, so the drumming sound may also be construed as a warning.
Are Silkie bantam roosters quiet enough for city life?
Silkie bantam roosters have a reputation for being relatively quiet compared to other breeds, but they can still crow and make noise. In a city setting, they may not be the best choice if noise is a concern, as they can disturb neighbors, especially in the early morning hours. It's essential to check local ordinances and regulations regarding keeping roosters in urban areas.
What does brude mean?
Brood means to worry. It originally referred to the behaviour of hens sitting on hens to make them hatch. The behaviour of the hens at this time became "broody"--worried.
How do you stop your chickens from going broody?
Broodiness is an inheritable trait. I have heard thata few years back people could expect 1 in 25 hens to be broody but that number is now more like 1 in a 100. So many hens come from a few big breeders now, and are bred hard for egg laying and since broodiness interrupts the laying cycle, broodiness is bred out. It is probably easier to find a higher proportion of broody hens in a home farm that has been breeding its own chicks for several generations. If you get a broody hen save her chicks and try to select it back in.
Will bantams set their eggs?
Most breeds of bantams are excellent setters and can be used to hatch other hens eggs. Often putting a bantam in a cage with a clutch of eggs will "make" her go broody and she will set on the eggs.
