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Category Archives: Did you know

parts of a chicken

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Posted on 17th September 201617th September 2016 by Hollywater Hens

A chicken’s heart beats at 280-315 times per minute compared with a typical human’s at 60-80 beats per minute

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Posted on 20th August 201526th August 2015 by Hollywater Hens

Very fresh eggs have a cloudy white caused by CO2, which gradually escapes from the shell.

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Posted on 1st March 201511th March 2015 by Suzie Baldwin

A cockerel’s courtship dance, when they make chattering noises and drop food, is called ‘tidbitting’?

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Posted on 1st December 201411th March 2015 by Suzie Baldwin

Chickens are omnivores. They eat fruit, seeds, vegetation, insects and even mice and frogs

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Posted on 15th November 201411th March 2015 by Suzie Baldwin

Chicks listen to their mother while still in the shell, so they understand her sounds when they hatch

Hollywater Hens
Hollywater Road
Hollywater
Nr. Bordon
Hampshire
GU35 0AG
07810 660817 or 01428 751749
suzie@hollywaterhens.co.uk

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Monday to Thursday - Closed
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