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11-05-2008, 06:20 PM
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cock birds
hello again can you help me please i have just found out one of my chickens is a cock bird i think the birds are bantams so two questions really do cock batams crow morning and night and will i still be able to eat the eggs that the hens will hopefully start laying[they are only seven weeks old] all help is much appreciated
     
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11-05-2008, 06:52 PM
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Once mature cocks will crow from dawn to dusk, they are classed as a noise nusance and if you are in a built up area you may need to either re-home or cull - sorry! You might try going back to the supplier and asking to swap it for a hen.....
As to the eggs - yes you can eat fertile eggs, but should do so fairly soon after they are laid - sounds horrid but you don't want to crack an egg and have something 'other' fall into the pan!
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11-05-2008, 08:36 PM
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11-05-2008, 08:43 PM
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I understood that on occasion the egg could develop and some people do find the bloodspot unsettling, however, thanks for correcting me - I'll try to remember!
Terry
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Last edited by TPeers : 11-05-2008 at 08:43 PM.
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11-05-2008, 09:22 PM
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We used to have a cockerel running with our hens, the only time we didn't eat the eggs was if they were found under a hen that had started to sit. I understood that the eggs had to be kept warm for a while before the embryo chick started to develop.
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