I haveeee a questioonnnn?!?!?

[HuffleClaw]

Thank you for your support!

You are welcome!

 

[Animal-lover339]

Don't worry. She will go broody when she's ready. Just let nature have its way. Meanwhile enjoy your eggs for breakfast.

Ditoooooo I couldn't possibly it breaks my heart honestly to know they're is a baby there

 

[Animal-lover339]

You are welcome!

You are a great help

 

[Cryss]

Ditoooooo I couldn't possibly it breaks my heart honestly to know they're is a baby there

No no no...there is no baby in there! If a hen isn't broody you will not have a baby in the egg. When I first started raising chickens, only 1 year ago, I didn't understand all the ins and outs of raising chickens and egg production. This forum has been a treasure chest of learning. You're very smart to keep asking questions. Everyone here gives great advice and are happy to be of help. So here's what I know of chicken breeding. I'm sure others will jump in to fill in anything I miss.
I'm going to write this up in my next post. Hang on

 

[Cryss]

Female chickens begin laying eggs at around 20 weeks of age. They are called pullets until they are 1 year old and then are considered to be hens. Males mature roughly the same amount of time and are called cockerels until they are 1 year old. Then they are considered roosters.I dont know how old your chickens are. (By the way, don't feed them Layer type feed before they are 19 weeks old. Laying bi

Crap...i hit a button....

 

[Animal-lover339]

No no no...there is no baby in there! If a hen isn't broody you will not have a baby in the egg. When I first started raising chickens, only 1 year ago, I didn't understand all the ins and outs of raising chickens and egg production. This forum has been a treasure chest of learning. You're very smart to keep asking questions. Everyone here gives great advice and are happy to be of help. So here's what I know of chicken breeding. I'm sure others will jump in to fill in anything I miss.
I'm going to write this up in my next post. Hang on

ohhhhh I never knew that thank you for the info I thought it had a chick

Thank you my art teacher used to say I was smart because I always asked questions I thought he was being sarcastic


I see that this has helped me greatly thank you for the timee

 

[Animal-lover339]

Female chickens begin laying eggs at around 20 weeks of age. They are called pullets until they are 1 year old and then are considered to be hens. Males mature roughly the same amount of time and are called cockerels until they are 1 year old. Then they are considered roosters.I dont know how old your chickens are. (By the way, don't feed them Layer type feed before they are 19 weeks old. Laying bi

Crap...i hit a button....

Ohh,what's layer feed?

 

[The Moonshiner]

If your hen is a bantam there's a good chance she will go broody. Don't know what your weather is there but chances are better in spring and summer then fall and winter.
If it was me I'd start writing the date on each egg laid and leave them all in the nest. Once she gets enough to satisfy her she may go broody.
If not just keeping taking the oldest out when she lays a new one keeping 8 or 10 in there. You never know when she will decide to set but it helps if she has a clutch available.

 

[Cryss]

Laying birds need calcium for strong shells but younger birds can't handle the calcium. Just put some oyster shell out every day for your laying birds. Youngsters won't eat it)

Ok so, 20 weeks and your pullets start laying. Also the rooster starts showing an intrest in them. A lot. A real lot. Now if there were no rooster your pullets would still lay eggs. At some point, usually a few months later, one or more may go broody. She will try to sit on any eggs in the nest whether they are hers or not. She will stop laying until either she hatches or until you break her broodiness. (More on breaking broodiness later). Obviously since we are saying here that there is no rooster there will not be any hatching going on. Gather them daily for your kitchen. Now lets assume you do have a cockerel. Once he becomes active with the pullets there is always the opportunity for a pullet or hen to become a mother. However this is entirely up to her and her hormones. Unless she goes broody she will not sit on them and bring their temperature up to the point where an egg can ever hope to begin to develop a baby. These eggs have no babies unless she sits on them for a few days to make the process begin. So if you collect your eggs every day then they will never develop into babies and are available for breakfast. (Any egg you have eaten from any flock that had a rooster is like this.) The exception to this is if you collct eggs from a flock that has a cockerel or rooster present and put them in an incubator that will warm them to proper temperatures. This can be done if you don't have a broody. Note here, don't leave eggs in the nest hoping someone will go broody soon. They will rot and explode after awhile. You can't make her go broody. Collect your eggs and eat them. When a pullet or hen goes broody she will gather and protect every egg laid by every female that day. Don't worry, nature knows what its doing. Enjoy your chickens, enjoy your eggs!

 

[Animal-lover339]

Laying birds need calcium for strong shells but younger birds can't handle the calcium. Just put some oyster shell out every day for your laying birds. Youngsters won't eat it)

Ok so, 20 weeks and your pullets start laying. Also the rooster starts showing an intrest in them. A lot. A real lot. Now if there were no rooster your pullets would still lay eggs. At some point, usually a few months later, one or more may go broody. She will try to sit on any eggs in the nest whether they are hers or not. She will stop laying until either she hatches or until you break her broodiness. (More on breaking broodiness later). Obviously since we are saying here that there is no rooster there will not be any hatching going on. Gather them daily for your kitchen. Now lets assume you do have a cockerel. Once he becomes active with the pullets there is always the opportunity for a pullet or hen to become a mother. However this is entirely up to her and her hormones. Unless she goes broody she will not sit on them and bring their temperature up to the point where an egg can ever hope to begin to develop a baby. These eggs have no babies unless she sits on them for a few days to make the process begin. So if you collect your eggs every day then they will never develop into babies and are available for breakfast. (Any egg you have eaten from any flock that had a rooster is like this.) The exception to this is if you collct eggs from a flock that has a cockerel or rooster present and put them in an incubator that will warm them to proper temperatures. This can be done if you don't have a broody. Note here, don't leave eggs in the nest hoping someone will go broody soon. They will rot and explode after awhile. You can't make her go broody. Collect your eggs and eat them. When a pullet or hen goes broody she will gather and protect every egg laid by every female that day. Don't worry, nature knows what its doing. Enjoy your chickens, enjoy your eggs!

Thank you very much for the info