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Yes Hens can view the baby as prey or food, they can and will also start enforcing the "pecking order" and a misplaced peck from an adult hen can wound or kill the chick. Try to keep the babies away from the rest of the flock until they can run or fight back About 8 weeks or so.
What else can I help you with?
Does it hurt when a chicken pecks the back of your hand?
A hen laying an egg experiences the same pain as a woman giving birth to a baby or a cow giving birth to a calf. Of course it hurts! But it's all a part of nature, so why should we be so concerned about it?
Will it hurt for a rooster to eat layin pellets?
No The laying mash or pellets are fine for the rooster. There really is no way to stop the rooster from eating the same things you feed the hens other than keeping them separated. My hens are fed laying crumble all year long and the roosters thrive on it.
Will dog food hurt laying hens?
A little dog food once in a while will not hurt the laying hens, however do not substitute dog food for a balanced layer feed. The layer feed has been formulated to be nutritionally complete and meet the needs of a laying bird with the correct protein, fat and calcium numbers. A full diet of dogfood will cause problems down the line health wise and especially egg wise since it is not formulated for hens.
How can you kill the baby inside you?
you can kill the baby inside of you by getting abused or getting hurt from someone
Will a 3 year old bull hurt a baby heifer calf?
No.
Will the cats hurt a hen?
Cats' natural instincts are to chase and hunt. So there is a definite risk to the hens. However, some new mom cats have adopted (and nursed!) baby chicks.
Will baby chicks bite you?
They might peck at your fingers, but it doesn't hurt. They don't technically bite, they peck.
Every time I get close to my chicken and her baby she start to screech and puff up why is this?
The mother is most likely just protecting her chicks. Mother hens are often very protective of their young, especially newborns. This is not an uncommon thing. Try showing the hen that you won't hurt her chicks. I can't give you a lot of helpful advice on how to do this, but I am sure the Internet will help. Good luck! =)
Will your other chickens and rooster hurt the chicks that will hatch in the pen?
Much of this depends on the breed, game chickens tend to be more aggresive. Chickens, like people, have individual personalities. You should never assume that ,because it is a certain breed, your chicks will be safe. Ideally, you would want to keep the roosters separate. If you must keep the rooster in the cage with the chicks I would recommend watching them closely for the first few days. Also , if a hen hatched the chicks she will most likely defend them.
Does having a rooster help egg production?
A rooster in the hen house is not going to make the hens lay more eggs. If a farmer is wanting to have more chickens, then a select few hens can be put with a rooster for awhile to produce eggs that will actually hatch into baby chicks.
Does it hurt chicks to have their beak cut off?
Yes! Don't do it!
Does it hurt when the baby starts to form?
not really the baby will start kicking inside you tummy other then that no it really shouldn't then
Can expired baby bird formula hurt your bird?
Expired food doesn't contain so much necessary vitamins and minerals baby bird needs to grow properly. It doesn't kill the bird, but may cause some problems with chicks development.
What is love... baby dont hurt medont hurt you no more?
What is love? Baby. . Don't hurt me. . .Don't hurt me. . . No more. . .
Will it hurt your baby if you go boating?
it shoudnt hurt the baby, just what kind of boat is it?????it shoudnt hurt the baby, just what kind of boat is it?????
Will it hurt our bantam hens if there are fertilized by a rhode island red I mean will the eggs be bigger?
You should never incourage a Large Fowl rooster to breed with Bantam hens. He could very seriously damage/hurt the hens, and probably kill them in the process of mating. Breeding a LF male to Bantam females can not make the egg size of the hens bigger. The hen will lay the same size egg all her life.
Is de spuring a rooster cruel and what dr. does it?
no its not, in fact i do it so my hens backs wont get hurt.
