, and fgdiii. I just got a dozen 3 month old guineas., and chickenlittle32. It actually doesn’t go on the age of the guinea they are seasonal layers..and since yours were born in Oct Love my babies. I just hatched my babies towards the end of march and today sept. Jbirds2012peepsca peepsca, peepsca, or mterry too are a couple additional ideas to investigate.
When we were researching we ran into the question “When do chickens eggs hatch?”.
Some believe that first things first—chicken eggs should hatch in 21 days, though some may hatch a day or two early and some a day or two late after the incubation period began. A “day” is counted as a full 24 hours, so day one would be the first 24 hours after setting the egg. Day two the next 24 hours, etc.
When do chickens start laying eggs?
Technically chickens do not need nesting boxes. This is more for your convenience than theirs. Once your chickens are 16 weeks old you should start to transition them from their higher protein feed to a traditional 16% layer feed. Your chicks are soon going to be using a large amount of calcium daily.
The hen will squat in the nesting box frequently. Hens may start becoming very territorial, especially over her nesting box. The comb on the hen will become bigger and redder in color. Hens tend to become louder and make sound often.
, and sweetsugar2242. I am asking this because I thought it was 21 days., and sumi. Chicken eggs normally take 21 days to hatch, whether you incubate them artificially (incubator) or set them under a hen. A couple extra ideas to take a look at are rooster rampage, sweetsugar2242, christianj04, sunshinehs, americanmom, sweetsugar2242, and chicken woman26christianj04.
Can chickens lay eggs without a rooster?
Thanks to their unique reproductive process, chickens can lay eggs without a rooster. Their eggs will be nutritious and edible but will never transform into baby chicks without a rooster. While a rooster is not essential to egg production, but they do offer some valuable protection for hens.