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There are many reason this could happen. The cockerel may be too young to mate yet or the hen may be too young or too old. They may not yet have established who is the "boss bird" or dominant, especially if either one has just been introduced to the flock.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 16y agoThank you, my hens are laying fine now again.
But it wasn't that way just a few weeks ago.
See, when a hen ( talking about free ranging girls here) reach one year of age, as soon as the day light length shortens in the fall, around here end of September through beginning of October their body stops producing eggs and the hens begin to molt. Molting is when they shed all their old dirty feathers for a coat of shiny new feathers.
Because feathers are made of protein the birds need to stop laying the eggs or the stress would likely kill it.
In the spring, when the daylight starts to lengthen, around here it is almost exactly to the day March 20th. The hens begin to lay eggs again.
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∙ 15y agoThere could be many reasons they are not laying.
They may have been bothered by a predator recently Even a rat getting into the hen house can throw them off for a day or two.
You may have changed the food recently,or left a light on at night.
If you got them all at the same time they may be getting older and slowing down. Even a drastic temperature change can stop egg production. Moulting can also slow and stop production.
If you got them recently they may be too young.
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∙ 13y agoThere are many reasons, but the most common is that they probably just aren't ready. Give them time: some breeds take months longer than others to start.
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∙ 14y agoHave patience, there is nothing you can do to entice the cockerel to mount a hen. It will happen when they decide.
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I have a hen and 2 roosters a white rooster mated it one week and the red one is mating it now The hen started laying eggs when the eggs are hatched chicks belong to which rooster white or red?
It could be from either or both. The rooster deposits a sperm packet into the hen when mating and this slowly releases sperm as needed. One mating with an individual hen can last as long as ten days before needing to be replaced. Sperm from a second rooster would also be present. So, the hen could be producing fertile eggs from both roosters
What is opposite gender for a rooster?
Hen. A rooster is a chicken of the male gender, so the opposite (in gender) is the female, or hen.
How many chickens can one rooster keep fertilized?
Yes, one rooster is plenty for that many hens as the rooster does not need to mate with each hen daily for the hen to lay fertilized eggs. One mating will suffice for as long as 10 days. Roosters deposit a sperm packet into the hen which attaches into the hens oviduct near the ovaries and releases sperm as needed.
Do you have to separate the rooster from the hen for gestaion?
If you are taking about the hen sitting on eggs then it will make things easy for you and the hen. you will have a better outcome if you move the hen or take the rooster out.
What is a female rooster called?
Hen or pullet
I have a hen and 2 roosters a white rooster mated it one week and the red one is mating it now The hen started laying eggs when the eggs are hatched chicks belong to which rooster white or red?
It could be from either or both. The rooster deposits a sperm packet into the hen when mating and this slowly releases sperm as needed. One mating with an individual hen can last as long as ten days before needing to be replaced. Sperm from a second rooster would also be present. So, the hen could be producing fertile eggs from both roosters
You have a hen 2 rooster first white rooster mated it from the past one week red one is mating it hen started laying eggs tell me wen the eggs are hatched chicks belong to which rooster white or red?
They belong to white
Is a fryer a rooster or a hen?
their is no such thing as a hen rooster, a hen is rooster is a male chicken, and a hen is a female chicken.
Is a fryer a hen or rooster?
their is no such thing as a hen rooster, a hen is rooster is a male chicken, and a hen is a female chicken.
When a rooster pulls out hen fathers can you treat it?
There is nothing to technically "treat" unless the rooster has wounded the hen during mating. If this occurs, the wound can be sprayed with Red Kote daily to prevent infection and help it to heal, or you can cleanse the area and pack with neosporin. As far as the missing feathers, to prevent any further damage, you can purchase a "hen saddle" which is a piece of cloth shaped for a hen's back to prevent damage from the rooster's spurs and claws during mating.
How long will a hen stay fertilized after the rooster is gone if the hen is laying an egg every day?
The hen will continue to lay fertilized eggs for up to 10 days after the last mating.
Is a rooster and a hen the same?
A rooster is the male and the hen is the female .
How hen differs from rooster?
The rooster is the male, the hen is the female.
Do the hens squawk and scream during mating with rooster?
Yes, they can put up a bit of a protest. The rooster can be quite insistent and the hen can sometime voice her protest very loudly.
What is opposite gender for a rooster?
Hen. A rooster is a chicken of the male gender, so the opposite (in gender) is the female, or hen.
Can a rooster sense when a hen is about to lay an egg?
Most likely, but the rooster really would not care if the hen is laying an egg other than she will not be receptive to mating just prior to nesting that day. Hens can get very moody when it is time to go to the nesting box to lay the daily egg and other than mating, the rooster will not bother her.
Why is your rhode island red hen losing feathers on her head?
They are molting. losing feathers and replacing them with new ones. it happends to all chickens.
