TheMrsChick
Chirping
- May 1, 2021
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I’m brand new to this part of raising chickens.
We’ve only had hens in the past so having a rooster is a brand spankin new adventure.
None of this years chicks (11 new girls, total) have started laying yet (we got them at 1 day old on March 29th) but they will be soon.
The one of two roosters has started doing his business with anyone who will let him. He is ruthless! That’s another story.
Do the hens instinctually lay on eggs that are fertilized? Do we need to check every egg? I’ve done some reading and it’s easy to find articles about what to do when you’re incubating eggs and how to get from that point to a baby chick. But I have ALL THE QUESTIONS that happen between the chicken and rooster actually making a baby and every single step after that. I guess I just need the basic information. I’m guessing that vague proclamation includes an endless list of stuff Maybe just the first few things I need to be aware of, look for and do with any eggs that come out in the near future.
We’ve only had hens in the past so having a rooster is a brand spankin new adventure.
None of this years chicks (11 new girls, total) have started laying yet (we got them at 1 day old on March 29th) but they will be soon.
The one of two roosters has started doing his business with anyone who will let him. He is ruthless! That’s another story.
Do the hens instinctually lay on eggs that are fertilized? Do we need to check every egg? I’ve done some reading and it’s easy to find articles about what to do when you’re incubating eggs and how to get from that point to a baby chick. But I have ALL THE QUESTIONS that happen between the chicken and rooster actually making a baby and every single step after that. I guess I just need the basic information. I’m guessing that vague proclamation includes an endless list of stuff Maybe just the first few things I need to be aware of, look for and do with any eggs that come out in the near future.