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Ostriches live in herds let's take a look at some of the other ostriches that live in the herd. Usually a herd will have one dominant ostrich, a few hen ostriches,and chick ostriches. The main female hen will lay about six eggs in the nest. A ostrich herd will lay all of their eggs in one place or nest. Ostrich eggs will hatch after about 42 days. When the chicks hatch they will soon be able to run after. ostrich eggs are ten times the size as chicken eggs. Lastly, when baby ostriches are the size of full, grown chicken. To find more information you can read the book OSTRICHES By: Jeff Buckner
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