Chicken myths and old wives' tales, please!

[yazzymon]

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because of what? believe what?

 

[yazzymon]

D'Angelo N Va. :

I was always told to set eggs early in the a.m...because I would get more pullets, if I set the hen at night, I'd get mostly boys...well I tried it..and the first time I set the hen with 15 eggs and 21 days later she hatched out 16 babies...as they got older I realized I had 13 roosters.

what is "setting a hen" day or night?​

 

[yazzymon]

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[spartacus_63]

what is "setting a hen" day or night?

Putting a broody hen on a clutch of eggs to hatch.​

 

[thunder123]

Good one.. Never,Ever feed your chickens Beans..because they can't FART. They will exploded !!!

 

[tammyd57]

"Don't feed fruit to your laying hens or they'll stop laying".

 

[Miss Lydia]

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because of what? believe what?

........................................................................If you eat fertile eggs your eating a baby chick................

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Okay, that one actually made me laugh out loud! Good thing I didn't have coffee in my mouth!

 

[savingdogs]

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because of what? believe what?

........................................................................If you eat fertile eggs your eating a baby chick................

I have a dear vegetarian friend who "doesn't want to know" they are fertile.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I honestly can't tell any difference in the way they look or taste.