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Chicks are dependent on the mother hen until their feathers come in. So long as they are fluffy and yellow, they need a mom. The mother teaches her chicks how to scratch for food and what animals are dangerous. She also protects them until they are big enough to live on their own.
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Hen take care of her young?
The hen will take care of her young to the best of her ability. Young chicks are curious and wander away from moma hen but she will round them up with soft calls. Everything is dangerous for chicks and even other hens of the flock will attack if the baby is left unattended. If the mother hen is busy saving one chick, another wayward babe can often get in trouble. Try to keep momma hen separate from the rest of the flock until the chicks are at least 6 weeks old, this helps the babies by letting them grow enough to run faster away from danger.
What is a female rooster called?
A female rooster is called a hen. Roosters are male chickens, while hens are the female counterpart who lay eggs and often take care of chicks.
What the young one of a hen called?
I meant it was obviously true but not everyone is me
Do you have to separate the rooster from the hen for gestaion?
If you are taking about the hen sitting on eggs then it will make things easy for you and the hen. you will have a better outcome if you move the hen or take the rooster out.
What do they call a young chicken?
A young rooster is called a cockerel. Male chickens under one year old are called this. After they reach their first year they are concidered an adult rooster.
What has come first EGG OR HEN?
of coase a hen because god created a hen first then it started producing its young ones..
Are hen takes care of its young in the same way as tiger?
A mother hen takes care of her young by feeding, protecting, and teaching them in a similar manner to a female tiger looking after her young. The biggest difference is that hens cannot nurse their chicks.
Birds name and their young ones?
duck - duckling swan - cygnet eagle - eagle hen - chick
Hen take care of her young?
The hen will take care of her young to the best of her ability. Young chicks are curious and wander away from moma hen but she will round them up with soft calls. Everything is dangerous for chicks and even other hens of the flock will attack if the baby is left unattended. If the mother hen is busy saving one chick, another wayward babe can often get in trouble. Try to keep momma hen separate from the rest of the flock until the chicks are at least 6 weeks old, this helps the babies by letting them grow enough to run faster away from danger.
What is hen baby name?
a young hen
What is a female rooster called?
A female rooster is called a hen. Roosters are male chickens, while hens are the female counterpart who lay eggs and often take care of chicks.
What is the feminine form of cock?
A young male bird under 6 months is a cock, a young female under 6 months is a pullet. After they are over 6 months they become known as a rooster and a hen.
What happens when a hen lays an egg but does not take care of it what does that mean?
the egg gt problem and the chicken forever cannot lay eggs
What is young hen?
pullet
What is the young of hen?
chickhen
Do roosters need to be separated from the hen and her eggs when hatched?
No. A rooster can stay with the hen and her young at all times. It is best not to introduce a new hen with young to your flock.
Can you hatch robin's eggs under a hen?
yes you can hatch a robins egg under a hen because i tried it once and it worked but the hen and the robin don't get along very well
