does it really matter ??
By verbal communication, and even by sight. To a human all chicks peep the same, but to a mother hen, she can tell which chicks are hers and which are not.
It is called to cluck.You say: The hen clucked at her chicks.
Yes.
No. A broody hen will hatch a brood of chicks the way nature intended. Incubators or a brood hen are the only two ways to get chicks, egg won't hatch into chicks without the proper conditions of heat and humidity for 21 days.
Yes, the hen is careful not to squash the chicks. Hens sit on the clutch of eggs for three weeks without crushing them. Once the chicks start to hatch the hen is extra careful and often gets adjusts her position. The hatching chicks will stay under the mother hen for a few days and even when they venture out, they will dive back under her for protection.
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A baby hen is called a chick.
Introducing chicks to a hen can be successful if done carefully. Place the chicks in a warm and safe brooder for the first few weeks to ensure they are healthy and strong. When introducing them to the hen, do so gradually under supervision to monitor the hen's behavior and ensure she accepts them.
There are a lot of reasons TO TAKE the chicks from the hen. However, it is kind of fun to watch the hen with her chicks, if you have the room to isolate them from the flock.A few reasons to take chick from hen:Make sure chick gets adequate nourishmentKeep chicks safe from larger birdsKeep chicks isolated for their protectionReduce exposure of chicks to avian diseases/viruses/bacteria until they are older and able to handle the exposure
If the hen has chicks it will be aggressive towards you or roosters are dangerous towards other male roosters.
A parent chicken is commonly a female chicken known as a hen that has hatched chicks. The parent chicken will protect the young chicks at all times.