Ranch Simulator Chicken Breeding Guide | How to Breed Chickens
Chicken breeding in Ranch Simulator is one of the first systems you interact with, but it has some quiet rules that matter long term. If you handle eggs correctly, you can grow your flock without wasting money or tools.
This guide focuses only on chicken breeding, egg timing, and growth.
How Chicken Breeding Works In Ranch Simulator
Chicken breeding happens when a rooster and a hen are kept close together. A rooster can fertilize one hen per day.
Fertilized eggs are laid at a specific time and can hatch into chicks if left alone. No extra interaction is needed once the egg is laid.
Egg Laying Times And Types
Egg timing controls everything with chickens.
Fertilized eggs are laid every day at 10:00.
Unfertilized eggs are laid every day at 16:00.
Picking up fertilized eggs may cause the hen or rooster to chase and attack you briefly. This is normal and very annoying early on.
How Long Eggs Take To Hatch
Fertilized eggs do not hatch instantly.
Eggs take about 3 days to hatch into chicks. During this time, they should be left alone if you want new chickens.
If you pick them up or sell them, breeding stops right there.
Chick Growth And Adulthood
After hatching, chicks grow over time.
Chicks take about 4 days to reach adulthood. Once fully grown, their sex is decided and visible.
At this point, they can start contributing to breeding or egg production.
Identifying Fertilized Eggs Without Tools
An ovoscope can be purchased from the General Store to check eggs, but it is not required.
If you separate eggs by time, you can identify them naturally.
Eggs collected at 10:00 are fertilized
Eggs collected at 16:00 are unfertilized
This saves money and avoids extra steps.
Managing Chicken Population
Chickens reproduce slower than pigs, but population can still grow if ignored.
Keeping multiple roosters near many hens increases fertilized egg output. Selling or storing unfertilized eggs helps control numbers while still making money.
Final Blurb
Chicken breeding in Ranch Simulator is simple once you respect egg timing. Watch the clock, protect fertilized eggs, and let chicks grow naturally. Done right, chickens become a steady long term resource with very little effort.
FAQ
How do chickens breed in Ranch Simulator
Chickens breed when a rooster and hen are kept close together and fertilized eggs are laid at 10:00.
How long do chicken eggs take to hatch
Fertilized eggs take about 3 days to hatch into chicks.
How long until chicks become adults
Chicks take about 4 days to reach adulthood.
Do you need an ovoscope for chicken breeding
No. You can identify fertilized eggs by collecting eggs laid at 10:00 and unfertilized eggs at 16:00.
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