Eggs to be hatched

[cherylee50]

Do the chickens lay their eggs to be hatched one day at a time ? Or do they lay multiple times a day ?

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Most chickens only lay at most one egg a day. Some lay 4 or 5 eggs a week.
Not all chickens go broody and set the eggs to hatch.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens think that Dobie answered your question

 

[cherylee50]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Most chickens only lay at most one egg a day. Some lay 4 or 5 eggs a week.
Not all chickens go broody and set the eggs to hatch.

So if I want them to set on the eggs, do I need to leave the eggs and let them lay a bunch?

 

[DobieLover]

So if I want them to set on the eggs, do I need to leave the eggs and let them lay a bunch?

No. They will either go broody or not. If one goes broody, set her up in a ground nest away from any high traffic zones so she can set in relative peace.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Dobie Lover has given you good advice.

 

[featherhead007]

Welcome. My Ameraucana took off one day. I thought I lost her. I found out she was laying fertile eggs under the porch, 14 total. she was broody, and hiding out. finally she came out with 7 little chicks in tow. So cute I actually cried! Leave nature alone and they still thrive!

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

 

[cherylee50]

So if I want them to set on the eggs, do I need to leave the eggs and let them lay a bunch?

Ok so how I know if they are broody?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Hi and welcome to BYC. We have 18 hens and a rooster. You need a rooster if you want the eggs to hatch. We gather the eggs every day and either eat them or sell or give away the extra. Some time this summer one or more of our hens will probably go broody. That means she will decide to stay on the nest. She won't want to get up and she won't want us to take the eggs away. What we have done in the past is marked the eggs we wanted her to hatch. We removed her and the hatching eggs and put her in a quiet safe place by herself. It takes about 21 days for the eggs to hatch. We gave her fresh food and water every day. She took care of the baby chicks until they could take care of themselves and be part of the flock.