How to put a chicken on eggs - tips from experienced poultry farmers
It's no secret that domestic chickens are in better health, so many try to breed their own poultry. In most cases, hens are responsible mothers, and they themselves take care of the replenishment of the offspring. But sometimes it happens that poultry farmers have to figure out how to put the chicken on the eggs. A bird from an incubator or young chickens very often do not "plan" to incubate at all. Or they first sit down and then throw the clutch. To prevent this from happening, you should carefully consider the choice of a future hen, because really not all chickens are good quips. But if you adhere to certain rules, then everything will go well, and in a month you will already have chickens running.
First rule: choose a responsible hen
Whether a chicken is a good hen depends largely on its breeds... So, Hisex, Hai Lan, crosses and most modern hybrids almost never sit on eggs. But caring mothers come from the Kuchinsky Jubilee, Brahma, Cochinhin, Velzumer. But nevertheless, the best brood hens will be outbred chickens - the desire for procreation is inherent in them by nature.
It is best to lay eggs under the chicken in the spring, then over the summer the chickens will have time to grow up and get stronger by the cold.
If a chicken is preparing to sit on eggs, it can be immediately recognized among others by the following signs:
- she eats less;
- spends more time on the nest, not wanting to leave it;
- begins to cackle and fluff feathers;
- plucking feathers and placing them under him.
The second rule: we organize a nest in a secluded place
Even the most responsible chicken will leave the clutch if there is too much:
- noisy;
- light;
- closely.
Try to arrange the nest in a quiet place, in the far corner of the chicken coop. Place a box of straw there and fence it off with something, for example, slate. An old doghouse will do as well: the chicken will be calm in it, and there will be less light. If there will be several clutches, do not place them side by side. Hens will interfere with each other and may even fight.
The third rule: we put eggs fresh and in a certain amount
Eggs for lining under the quail should be fresh, with a dense shell. Eggs that are more than 6 days old cannot be taken from the refrigerator. Do not use small or large eggs, but rather medium sized eggs. Small ones may lack an embryo, and large ones often have two yolks.
The number of eggs should always be odd, depending on the size of the chicken. A large chicken can cover 15 - 17 pieces. Place no more than 11 eggs under small hens.
How to put a chicken on eggs
There are two ways to get your own hen:
- Deception. In this case, you will have to hope that at least one chicken living in the hen house will wake up the maternal instinct.Place a couple of any eggs in the prepared nest, not necessarily fresh. These will be tricks, which, if successful, you will exchange for good eggs. Now it remains to observe whether anyone will sit on them. As soon as you saw that the chicken has sat down and has been sitting for a couple of days, ruffling its feathers, you can rest assured that this is a quail. Catch the moment when they get up to eat, and discreetly replace the snag. It can be placed behind, but in the evening and carefully, so as not to scare away.
- Violently. The algorithm of actions is the same, only you need to put the chicken in the nest yourself and close it there for a couple of days. Young individuals are not suitable for this, take an old bird. When it starts to gurgle, replace the eggs. The nest can be opened, now the hen will not leave until the chickens hatch.