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That would depend on the breed and size of the chicken. Most broody hens will fill the space beneath themselves with eggs to almost overflowing before they set the eggs. However some large but newly broody chickens may only gather 5 or 6 eggs before they decide to set them.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoAs many as she can fit under her. Bantams can incubate less because they're smaller, and although their eggs are smaller, it still is less because it's a smaller chicken against more weather.
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∙ 9y agoBrood (noun) refers to a group of chickens hatched at one time and cared for by the same mother. It can be as few as two or as many as eight (or more).
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What group name for chicken?
A brood of chickens, a peep of chickens, a flock of chickens.
What is a flock of chickens called?
A flock, brood or peep of chcikens but you can also have a chattering of chicks.
What is a group of chickens called?
A brood, a peep, a clutch or a flock are all descriptive of a group of chickens.
What is the group of chicken called?
A group of chickens is called a flock.AdditionallyA group of chicks is sometimes called a PEEP.More InformationA group of birds of any species is generically known collectively as a flock. For a number of individual birds, there exist poetic collective nouns particular to the type of bird referred to. Many of these collective nouns are fanciful, and not in common use in English.For chickens: A peep (Poetic) refers to the sound chicks make as they emerge from the shell during hatch, called peeping. The collective noun peep is most commonly used when referring to the chicks in a brooder. Also used is a clutch (fanciful) for the way they group together when alarmed.Older chickens in a group such as pullets or hens are a flock.A group of hens sitting on eggs are a brood.
What do you call a group of baby chicks?
A flock chickens, a brood of hens, and a clutch or peep of chicks.
What do you call a brood of chickens in afrikaans?
Flock of chickens
What group name for chicken?
A brood of chickens, a peep of chickens, a flock of chickens.
What is the noun for the collective noun brood?
The noun brood is a collective noun for:a brood of Chess playersa brood of chickensa brood of chicksa brood of hensa brood of grousea brood of turkeysa brood of maresa brood of pheasantsa brood of termitesa brood of vipersa brood of jellyfish
Who lives in a brood?
hens, chickens or turkeys
What do you call a brood of?
Chickens and other fowl.
What do chickens travel in?
The collective noun for chicken is a brood, a flock, or a peep.
What word goes with the definition tO BROOD?
Chickens, more specifically hens.
If dogs have litters what do birds have?
A clutch or brood. The hen has a large clutch of chickens
What kind of group do chickens live in?
They might be called http://wiki.answers.com/FAQ/2353
What is a flock of chickens called?
A flock, brood or peep of chcikens but you can also have a chattering of chicks.
How do you say i have lots of cow's and chicken's?
You will say, I have a herd of cows and a flock or brood of chickens.
What type of noun is brood?
The noun 'brood' is a singular, common, concrete noun, a word for a group of birds or animals born at the same time; or an informal word for the children in one family. The noun 'brood' is a standard collective noun for 'a brood of chickens'. The word 'brood' is also a verb and an adjective.
