How Do You Hatch Out Chicken Eggs With A Setting Hen?
Raising barnyard chickens means that eventually a hen will want to set and hatch out eggs. Using a hen as a natural incubator is good way to get new stock and can be a great way to teach children some of life’s lessons. Hatching out chicken eggs isn’t for the faint of heart and definitely will require lots of time and planning. Get ready for the natural incubator process and make plans. If the hen house where the hen will incubate the eggs is unheated, it is important to wait till the weather warms before hatching eggs. Baby chicks and hatching eggs cannot take any cold or very much excessive heat, so plan to do this at the right time of the year. Wait till nighttime temps stay above the mid 60’s and before daily highs stay in the upper 90’s. The cold is more dangerous than the heat, but waiting too late in the season may mean the chicks won’t be old enough to ride out the next winter unless they are in a heated hen house. It is also necessary to wait till a hen decides to set or go br
