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Why won't chickens hatch if a person has touched the egg with barehands?
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∙ 13y ago
They will hatch if touched by bare hands. We raised what is now called "free range" chickens when I was growing up on the farm.
I gather my eggs by hand every day and keep select ones to place under my hens when they become broody. So every one has been handled by hand several times before setting them. Just make sure that your hands are clean and clean the eggs if they are soiled by wiping with a damp cloth and allowing to dry. Store the eggs you want to hatch with the large end up in an egg carton at room temperature.
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Candling means to hold the egg up to a light and see if there is a chicken in the egg and what stage the chicken is in its growing process. It isn't essential for the chicken to hatch, you can just do it if you want to make sure there is a chicken in the egg.
What is the ratio of female chickens to male there seem to be a lot more hens that roosters?
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Can you rent a rooster?
I am sure if you offered to rent a rooster some farmer in your area would oblige. Roosters are not real valuable. Most are either killed outright after hatch or fattened up for meat. Most farmers who breed chickens have an over abundance of cockerels every hatch.
Do boy chickens lay eggs?
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Can they walk when they hatch?
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sometimes matters though.
Is there a very bad smell when your chickens chicks hatch?
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chickens hatch on the 21st day after the 24th day you should give up.
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Yes they can. This is how it has always been done!
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How many nouns are in Don't count your chickens before they are hatched?
There are five nouns in the sentence "Don't count your chickens before they are hatched": chickens, count, chickens, they, hatch.
Do eagles have live birth?
No they dont, they lay eggs and have to hatch them the same as chickens do.
Do you need a rooster when you keep chickens?
Only if you want to hatch chicks. Then, no you don't have to.
