2006-10-28 19:49:25 · 13 answers · asked by mum3wantmore 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
yes i have a rooster
2006-10-28 19:55:00 · update #1
she either got to them to late or didn't sit on them long enough at a time or the rooster just didn't get her yet!
2006-10-28 20:25:23 · answer #1 · answered by Katie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to put the hen with a rooster and he will fertilize the eggs. Then the hen will lay them and if she "goes broody" (ie: sits on the eggs), then you will have little chicks hatch. If the eggs don't hatch, then your rooster may not be fertile. You can make a simple egg candler. This will light up the inside of the egg and if you see a dark blotch, then your egg is fertile. If you see a big blotch, then there was a chick inside and something went wrong (maybe the hen got off the eggs for too long). Here is a link to a smiple egg candler: http://www.ehow.com/how_6304_make-egg-candler.html
2006-10-28 21:14:13 · answer #2 · answered by poppyseed0054 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes, it is not then hens fault, if you do have a rooster sometimes it is sometimes it isn't fertalized. I had this hen brood on her next for a month, yet nothing happened because we got rid of the rooseter. Ha, sometimes a hen even lays on another hens eggs. SO if you have a rooster try again, if not, well, order your fertalized eggs online and then have your hens sit on them.
2006-10-29 01:55:31 · answer #3 · answered by brn2bebritish657 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question only logical answer is that _even if the hen sat on those eggs for 46 days they still wouldn't hatch. put the rooster to work--big guy!!
2006-10-28 22:49:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do u mean hen as in chicken or as in a normal bird. If U Werent Talking About Chickens Then Some Birds Take Weeks To Hatch Their Eggs
2006-10-28 19:56:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
may not have been fertilized...the egg is only half the chick equation. The rooster's got some crowing to do before they are layed or else you ONLY have eggs. Not future chickens! That's why you don't count your chickens before they hatch!
2006-10-28 19:54:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe your Hen didn't start sitting on them until it was to late. I know Hens can leave there eggs unattended before sitting on them and them turning into wee chicks. I'm not sure how long this window of grace is. trying searching it in Google or something.
2006-10-28 19:54:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you introduce her to a rooster first? They may not be fertilized.
2006-10-28 19:52:54 · answer #8 · answered by Timothy C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eggs are laid on different dates and do not all hatch at once..let her set until it's apparent there are none hatching, at least another 7-10 days ps. you can tell if they are fertile by picking them up...a fertile egg with a chick inside is lighter and looks different and if you hold it up in the light, you can see shadows
2006-10-28 23:06:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you have a rooster.. cuz if you don't have a rooster then they won't be fertile so they won't hatch
2006-10-29 02:28:55 · answer #10 · answered by Katey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋