What is a clutch of chicken eggs?

Poultry lay eggs in clutches. A clutch is a group of eggs laid by a hen on consecutive days. After laying a clutch, a hen has a rest period of about a day or more and then lays another clutch. Clutch sizes are species- and breed-specific.Click to see full answer. Considering this, how many eggs are in a clutch? 12 eggs Similarly, how many eggs does a hen lay before she sits on them? If a broody hen lays one egg per day, at the end of 14 days she would end up with 14 eggs, all perfectly able to hatch, if they are fertilized. When she begins to incubate them, the embryos start to form, and on the 21st day they hatch. Furthermore, what does a clutch of eggs mean? A clutch of eggs is the group of eggs produced by birds, amphibians, or reptiles, often at a single time, particularly those laid in a nest. In birds, destruction of a clutch by predators (or removal by humans, for example the California condor breeding program) results in double-clutching.Why do chickens want a clutch?Many have had the instinct to brood [sit on their eggs to hatch them] bred out of them over generations. When a hen that has broody instincts lays an egg, she is forming a ‘clutch’ of eggs. She does nothing to care for these eggs other than hide them in a secure place until she is ready to sit on them.