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Started by TRKYHTR, April 14, 2011, 10:09:20 PM
Quote from: cannonball on April 14, 2011, 10:14:29 PMGreat pic! Hope they all hatch
Quote from: MC on April 15, 2011, 09:53:59 AMI have always wondered how much the hen actually sits on the nest. As I understand it, she will return each day to lay an egg and will sit on the nest for a period of time. Then she will fly up to roost in the evening, return to the nest the next day. I also have always wondered what she does once the poults hatch in terms of whether she stays with them at night or leaves them until they are old enough to fly up with her.As much time as I have spent chasing them around, I have never quite closed the loop on how the hen does her nesting.
Quote from: TRKYHTR on April 15, 2011, 10:01:58 AMQuote from: MC on April 15, 2011, 09:53:59 AMI have always wondered how much the hen actually sits on the nest. As I understand it, she will return each day to lay an egg and will sit on the nest for a period of time. Then she will fly up to roost in the evening, return to the nest the next day. I also have always wondered what she does once the poults hatch in terms of whether she stays with them at night or leaves them until they are old enough to fly up with her.As much time as I have spent chasing them around, I have never quite closed the loop on how the hen does her nesting.You are correct that she will lay an egg every day or every other day but she wont set on the nest until her clutch is layed. Then when she starts setting in the nest she is on there 24/7. She does not roost because she has to set on the nest to keep the eggs warm. After 24 hours of 99.5 degrees the eggs start to incubate. Once that happens she will stay on the eggs for 28 days until they hatch. She will only get off the nest for a short period to eat and drink a little and then back on the nest before the eggs cool down. She does not roost during this period. Once the poults hatch the hen stays with them on the ground for about 10 days until the poults can fly a little and then they will start roosting together.TRKYHTR