No, Chickens are birds and do not produce milk to nurse their young. It may look like it sometimes when she has all her babies underneath her but chickens lack breast tissue, milk glands and nipples to feed young like mammals do.

Do mother chickens feed their babies?

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.

Is feeding chicken chicken illegal?

Is It Illegal to Feed a Chicken Chicken? Yes, in many places, including the United States, you cannot legally feed a chicken. This is because it is illegal to feed an animal any meat that is from the same animal.