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No, a hen cannot lay a fertilized egg without exposure to a rooster.
However, a hen can lay fertilized eggs up to a week after the male is taken out of the flock.
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∙ 11y agoA rooster is not required for hens to lay eggs. A rooster is only required to fertilize the eggs, i.e. if chicks are desired, or raising chickens is the objective.
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Can rhode island chickens lay eggs without a rooster?
Yes All chickens will lay eggs without the need for a rooster. All a rooster does is fetilize the eggs, it does not induce the hen to lay an egg, she will do this anyway.
Is a rooster needed for a hen to lay eggs?
No.
Do you need a cockerel if you have hen or will they still lay eggs?
The hen will lay eggs either way, she will lay more if you have a rooster and the eggs will be fetilized
Do Hen Lay Eggs have Rooster Sound?
Yes.
Do you need a hen for a chicken to lay eggs?
Hens are chickens.Hens are female chickens and lay eggs.Roosters are male chickens and do not lay eggs.So your answer is YES, you need a hen to lay eggs.
Does a chicken egg have to be fertilized by a male chicken to make a chick?
They lay eggs daily, but if you want chicks you have to have a male to fertilize the eggs.
Can a hen produce eggs without sex?
Absolutely yes. A hen does not need a rooster to produce eggs, she only produces fertile eggs when a rooster is involved. Many farm flocks do not have a rooster among the flock and egg production does not suffer in the slightest. A rooster job is to protect the flock and mate with the hens to produce offspring but the hens will continue to lay eggs with or without him.
How long after being with a rooster do a hen start laying?
Hens lay eggs without a rooster. It is only when the rooster fertilises the female's eggs that he will affect the egg production. (After fertilisation the hen will lay a clutch of fertile eggs which she will hatch.)
If you buy a pet Hen will it lay eggs?
Sure! The only reason to have a rooster is to have chicks but any hen past 7 months will lay eggs!
Can a hen lay eggs without a rooster and are they safe to eat?
My hens are never left with a cockeral or rooster as I own only hens (except from my chicks) and the eggs are definitely safe! :)
Does a banty roaster lay eggs?
A rooster is male. No, males of any species do not lay eggs. A banty hen lays the eggs.
Does chicken lay eggs without rooster?
NoAnd it's called "Laying" not "Laying on"Cockerels don't lay eggs, so improve your question by saying "Is there a breed of hen that does not lay eggs.I think he/she was asking if there is a breed of chicken that doesn't go broody, and the answer to that is yes alot of chickens have been bred not to go broody (ex.leghorn)
