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The hens lay according to the light available. A hen will only lay eggs regularly, when she has 14 hours of light, either natural or artificial. Put a few regular light bulbs in the chicken coop and keep them on for those extra few hours per winter evening. If your hens have already slowed production, keep in mind it may take a few days for them to get back up to speed and start laying daily.
Up here in Canada, on our shortest day (Dec. 21) our sunrise is about 7 AM standard time and the sun sets at about 4:30PM. I have the chicken coop lights set to come on at 4PM and shut off at 10 PM each evening. This allows my chickens just a bit more than 14 hours of light and my hens lay eggs year round. I also collect eggs at least twice per day to prevent them from freezing.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoIf the temperatures within the barn do not consistently go well below zero it should not be a problem. You might need to provide a little more heat in an area with some warming lamps. Momma hen will keep the chicks warn at night providing she does not hatch more than she can tuck under herself.
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∙ 11y agoChickens lay eggs all year, how else would you get eggs in the winter?
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What are the symptoms of a broody chicken?
A broody chicken is when a hen decides to sit on her eggs... even if there is no rooster around, and even if the eggs belong to a bunch of random chickens on the flock... they will just sit on the eggs hoping to hatch them out, i guess.
Will your chicken eggs hatch out if your broody hen came of the eggs for 1 day?
it depends if they got cold, if they got cold they wont hatch, they will be dead
What is the meaning of broody?
Wanting to sit on and hatch eggs.
How do you hatch turkey eggs without an incubator?
If the hen turkey is nesting let her incubate the eggs. If you have a good broody chicken hen let the hen incubate the eggs.
Will chickens hatch quail eggs?
Quail eggs can be placed under a broody chicken.Quail eggs can take between 17 and 25 days to peep (hatch) depending on the breed.Remove newly hatched chicks from the chicken brood ASAP after hatch and raise separately in a brooder box
Would a chicken trying to hatch eggs separate the bad from the good and only sit on the good?
No The hen has no idea which eggs are fertile or not. Once the chicks hatch the broody hen will roll out the bad eggs to clean the nest and make room for the chicks to stay warm and safe.
What is what is a chicken clutch?
A Chicken clutch are the eggs that the broody has decided to sit on. "Clutch" is the word used in terms of the eggs she is sitting on.
Why wont your chicken get off the eggs even after you take them?
She is broody. This is when a hen instinctively needs to collect and hatch a brood of chicks. If you don't wish her to brood eggs simply keep taking the eggs away and she will eventually leave the nest.
What are the minimum number of days for eggs under a broody hen to hatch?
28 days
If i gave my broody chicken a set of duck eggs to sit on what would happen?
She would happily hatch them out! I know of someone who hatched out ducks under a broody hen. They hatched out healthy but the mother hen was just a little surprised when her 'chicks' began to swim! :-)
Quail egg or chicken egg will hatch faster in an incubator?
The chicken egg will likely hatch first. Quail eggs hatch in 21 to 23 days. Chicken eggs hatch in 21.
Is how do keep baby duck eggs without an incubator?
you could put them under a broody chicken. it may not work but you could try a heat lamp, they need one once they hatch anyway.
