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Hens may eat their eggs due to nutritional deficiencies, stress, or as a way to clean up broken eggs. Providing a well-balanced diet, adequate nesting material, and a stress-free environment can help prevent hens from developing this behavior.
Some actually do. Especially if they are rotten, believe it or not. :O When they sit on their eggs (when they go broody) and some don't hatch, they eat them. Gross, I know. I, for one, believe they cannot taste.
They will only eat them if they have had human contact or another hen has laid on them
Chickens lay their eggs and then sit on them to incubate them by keeping them warm. After anywhere from 21 to 25 days, the egg is ready to hatch and the chick will break through by itself.
Of course they do...every chicken egg comes from a hen. Millions of eggs are produced and consumed everyday and each one was laid by a hen.
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Can you have 4 roosters and only 2 hens And will they get alongand can we eat the eggs?
Having four roosters and only two hens may lead to aggression among the roosters as they compete for mating opportunities. The hens may become stressed due to excessive breeding attempts. While you can eat the eggs from the hens, having an imbalanced ratio of roosters to hens may not be ideal for the well-being of the flock.
How does hen help us?
Hens eat just about everything. They love greens and seeds, bugs and flies. The eat fruit and vegetables. It is best to feed them a nutritious mix of grain and protein matter called laying mash or laying pellets and that is available from feed stores but they will survive on forage and table scraps.
Is rooster laying egg?
Do you mean, can a rooster lay an egg? The answer is no. Only hens can lay an egg. Do you mean, will a rooster incubate an egg till it hatches? The answer is no, only hens incubate the eggs. Occasionally a rooster that doesn't know any better will sleep in the nestbox but he is not there to incubate and could actually break and eat the egg instead. Do you mean, will a rooster chick hatch out of an egg? Yes, both roosters and hens come from eggs.
Why do hens lay eggs without yolks?
All eggs have yokes, this is the nucleus of the cell. However, hens lay eggs without fetuses inside when the eggs are not fertilized by a male rooster.
Why do older birds lay peewee eggs?
Older birds do not lay peewee eggs. Young hens and smaller breeds of hens lay the peewee eggs and the older the hen, the larger the eggs are. Hens tend to lay more eggs in the spring and summer.
Are the eggs you eat from chickens or eggs?
They are from CHICKENS OR HENS because an egg can not produce another egg. (They are hens not chickens.)
Does a hen lay eggs?
Hens lay eggs, the ones you eat.
Do you eat hens or roosters?
we eat the rooster because the hen might have eggs
When hens are setting on their eggs do they leave to eat and drink?
yes
Is it bad for a hen to try and hatch an egg that is not fertilized?
no that is how people eat eggs. we eat eggs that chickens/hens hatch that aren't fertilized.
Why do hens produce eggs?
so we can eat em! Because they were not fertilized by a male.
Can a hen lay eggs without a rooster and are they safe to eat?
My hens are never left with a cockeral or rooster as I own only hens (except from my chicks) and the eggs are definitely safe! :)
Can you feed chickens their own eggs?
Of course it is safe for you to eat them but on most farms it is not safe for the chicken. Eggs are a good source of protein and most hens like eggs. Eggs get accidentally broken in the nest and will get eaten by the hens but Cannibalistic hens are usually not welcome on a chicken farm as they can eat into the supply of eggs fairly quickly. Most farms will ignore the occasional broken egg being consumed by a flock of hens but any chicken that starts to break and eat eggs is usually invited to Sunday supper.
How safe are eggs laid by hens in barns?
As long as no humans collect them or critters eat them, they are very safe if the hens can set on them as needed to hatch.
What type of breded hens lay eggs?
All hens lay eggs.
How many eggs do hens eat per day?
If the hen eats broken or leaking eggs that is OK but if she is breaking open and eating eggs she should be culled from the flock. This behavior can spread to the rest of the flock and cause major problems. Once the hens recognize the eggs as a sourse of food they will continue, leaving you with no eggs and if you breed hens, with no viable stock for the following spring.
Do boy hens lay eggs do boy hens lay eggs?
There is no such thing as a "boy hen". Hens are female chickens.
