Do mama hens regurgitate for their baby chicks?

No, chicks hatch ready to forage. The biological term for species born mobile and able to forage is precocial http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre... Hens will teach the chicks to drink water, and how to seek the best bugs, seeds, grit, etc. read more

Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by NottinghamChicks, Apr 26, 2011. read more

One of my favorite sights to see are hens teaching their chicks to "bug," the chicks will be all over the place, but with soft purr/cluck noises (and the "eye") mama teaches them to bug with their eyes and save their energy. read more

Baby chickens will stay close to the mother hen for warmth and protection, but the mother hen does not directly feed them. Many chicks hatch in an incubator and are raised without a hen present. These chicks will eat food provided for them and require little feeding assistance from their human caretakers. read more