Can Chicken Hatch Turkey Eggs?

My broody hens usually hatched 12 eggs at a time, but it depends on the size of the eggs. Just give them as many as they can cover comfortably. Is the cochin large fowl or bantam? It depends on the size of the eggs and the size of the hen. A bantam cannot cover as many eggs as a large fowl hen can.

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Beside this,Can a bantam hen be a Mama hen?

You choose… Hatching out your own eggs under a broody bantam hen is so rewarding. The little hens are so business like and determined, and all have their own little personality. If you’re already bemused by Bantams, you’ll want to let one of your hens go broody and become a mama.

People also ask,Can You hatch quail from a bantam hen?

This means you can hatch other poultry, even ducks or quail under a Bantam hen. The only problem you might encounter is the sheer size difference between eggs, so a clutch of regular chicken or duck eggs might only total three – but a clutch of quail eggs could be as many as ten or twelve.

Correspondingly,What happens if my hen doesn’t hatch her chicks?

Your hen probably won’t go broody so she won’t hatch them and she won’t care for the chicks. You will have to provide them heat probably all winter long because it’s only going to get colder and they won’t feather fast enough.

How many eggs can a bantam hen lay?

Chickens and eggs come in different sizes. A bantam may be able to cover and hatch a dozen or more of her own eggs but only three or maybe six of a full sized hen’s eggs. A full sized hen can possibly handle 18 or more bantam eggs. If the hen can comfortably cover all the eggs, she can hatch them. If she cannot cover them, then she has too many.