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Chickens mate all year round, but are more apt to in the fall and spring when the temperatures are most mild.
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A term used to describe a hen sitting on her eggs?
The term is Brooding
Are chickens born with a set amount of eggs in them that they will produce in there lifetime?
Yes, they have a set number, most being used within the first 2 years.
How many chickens in a brood?
That would depend on the breed and size of the chicken. Most broody hens will fill the space beneath themselves with eggs to almost overflowing before they set the eggs. However some large but newly broody chickens may only gather 5 or 6 eggs before they decide to set them.
Chickens is brooding and there is no rooster?
This is not uncommon. Chickens do not brood because they lay fertilized eggs, they brood because it is instinct and they will set eggs fertilized or not. Hens will and can set on golf balls if offered to the broody hen. Removal of eggs daily from the broody hen will dissuade her from maintaining her brooding but this could take a few days. Whenever possible, pick her up and take her away from the nesting box, continuing this until she gives up.
Do ducks hatch their own chicks?
Wild ducks certainly do and many farms have ducks that set eggs each spring but there are hatcheries that incubate duck eggs just as most chickens are produced in a hatchery.
What do the secret eggs do in FarmVille?
They give you chickens. White eggs give white chickens, brown eggs gives brown chickens and so on. Sometimes they turn into other gifts also such as a picnic set.
Do all chickens set on their eggs?
yes to keep them warm
What are some layers of a chicken egg?
Only chickens actually lay chicken eggs. Other fowl will brood the eggs of different species such as ducks will set a clutch of hens eggs and geese will set on a clutch of duck eggs.See the link below for breeds of chickens
What season can parakeets lay their eggs?
Parakeets are what's called prolific. They can lay eggs at any time of the year. Although there is a set time for October through July
A term used to describe a hen sitting on her eggs?
The term is Brooding
Are chickens born with a set amount of eggs in them that they will produce in there lifetime?
Yes, they have a set number, most being used within the first 2 years.
How many chickens in a brood?
That would depend on the breed and size of the chicken. Most broody hens will fill the space beneath themselves with eggs to almost overflowing before they set the eggs. However some large but newly broody chickens may only gather 5 or 6 eggs before they decide to set them.
Where do chickens lay?
put salt on their vents that will make them run too their laying spot, then take the eggs from there and put some of them where the chicken should lay you may have to let some rot or get fake Easter eggs for a while until the chickens start laying their and keep using that spot but be careful if you let the chicken set too long they think the eggs are fertile and will stop laying
Chickens is brooding and there is no rooster?
This is not uncommon. Chickens do not brood because they lay fertilized eggs, they brood because it is instinct and they will set eggs fertilized or not. Hens will and can set on golf balls if offered to the broody hen. Removal of eggs daily from the broody hen will dissuade her from maintaining her brooding but this could take a few days. Whenever possible, pick her up and take her away from the nesting box, continuing this until she gives up.
What is a clutch a set of?
The complete set of eggs produced or incubated at one time.
Do ducks hatch their own chicks?
Wild ducks certainly do and many farms have ducks that set eggs each spring but there are hatcheries that incubate duck eggs just as most chickens are produced in a hatchery.
How do you get chickens on sims 2 castaway?
You have to set up a chicken trap and then you wait a couple days and come back and check the trap. When you get a chicken you can set up coop and get eggs! Or you could eat them!
