-
Mating
After the mating season in March, the female manufactures the nest and lays eggs -
Egg Laying
Once the act is completed the female puts two to three eggs -
Incubation Period
the female hatches them for fourteen to nineteen days -
Raising Chickens
The young emerge from the eggs almost free of feathers and with closed eyes. They depend completely on their mother to eat and live -
Plumage
The first feathers come out on the eighth day -
They leave the nest
Three to four weeks the young leave their nest to fend for themselves
