hey i really appreciate you answering, let me ask you a follow up if you do not mind.
I am ignorant when it comes to the development of a baby chick inside the egg. I thought that a baby chick would not start to develop until the mother sat on the clutch bringing it to a certain temperature...
I have a hen and a rooster, the hen has been laying fertilized eggs I stopped collecting around 2 1/2 weeks ago. Now, there are about 15 eggs in her nest, the hen has not gone broody. I dont want the eggs to go to waste, and I decided I want to eat these eggs, not hatch them. I do not know...
HOW LONG CAN FERTILIZED EGGS BE LEFT IN THE LAYING BOX AND STILL BE TAKEN OUT LATER AND EATEN.
I AM NOT ASKING OPTIONS OR HOW TO MINIMIZE THIS, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, I AM JUST HOPING SOMEONE KNOWS THE ANSWER.
I KNOW HOW LONG THEY CAN JUST SIT ON THE COUNTER, BUT IF THEY ARE FERTILIZED...
yeah thanks for the reply i realize my question is not very clear though. I am trying to figure out, how should i divide them up and if it will have any bearing on them goign broody, 1 hen vs 6. I have never had the chickens lay a clutch and not have a hen go broody, but now i have a ton of...
The people want pics, the top are a hen and the chicks she just hatched, and my Rooster. The eggs and other hens are the ones i am writing about and relate to my question.
I will try to be clear and my ultimate goal is to have the hen or hens go broody and hatch the eggs
I have - seperate...
Yeah that is what i thought too.
would you, or anyone else who is up to it, check out the CL ad
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/ssd/grd/5039739807.html
The Bird in question is the first one pictured in the ad
I have 4 buff hens, I have been looking for a rooster.
Found one on CL, seems legit and healthy except it has feathered legs. Supposedly bought from McMurray Hatchery, Approx 1 year old and looks good ecxept feathered legs.
Also, isnt $20 a little much for a rooster?
Please let me know, I want...