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Not at all. Chickens do not need to mate to lay eggs, but they must mate in order for these eggs to be fertile, i.e. able to hatch into chicks.
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∙ 13y agono, they only have to mate if you plan on hatching the eggs.
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Do chickens mate internal or external?
Eggs are fertilized inside the hen by the rooster. Hens will lay eggs whether they are fertilized or not.
What is the correct pronoun for - the chickens lay lots of eggs?
What is the pronoun for the chickens lay lots of eggs
What are the operations of a chickens body?
Chickens lay eggs.
Why dont chickens lay as much eggs in wet weather?
Chickens will lay more eggs when it is warm and sunny. You can put a light where the nests are to innfluence the chickens to lay more eggs.
Do all chickens need to mate to produce eggs?
No, they do not have to breed to lay eggs. If you don't get it, think of it this way: an egg is laid by a hen roughly every 25 hrs (it is a bit like a period, i suppose). The only difference breeding (mating) would make is whether the egg is fertilised (IE. If it would become a chick)
How Do chickens lay infertile eggs?
As long as there is no rooster around to mate with the hens, you will not receive fertile eggs.
Do chickens mate internal or external?
Eggs are fertilized inside the hen by the rooster. Hens will lay eggs whether they are fertilized or not.
Can peahens lay eggs without a mate?
She may lay, but nesting and incubating isn't good. Also keeping peahens in a cage like that for chickens isn't good for the birds. Pens yes, cages no!
What is the correct pronoun for - the chickens lay lots of eggs?
What is the pronoun for the chickens lay lots of eggs
Why don't meat king chickens lay eggs?
Simple logic: Meat queen chickens lay eggs; meat king chickens lay meat queen chickens.
Do chickens lay watermelons?
no they lay eggs THEY DON'T!! but some chickens lay eggs that turn into chicks over time
Do all chickens lay eggs?
The females from all breeds of chickens lay eggs. Some hens stop laying when they are old, but there are no breeds or varieties of chickens in which the females do not lay eggs. Roosters, as the male of the species, never lay eggs.
Do hermit crabs lay eggs or do they have to mate?
i think they get jiggy with a mate and lay eggs.
Do boy hens lay eggs am trying to say do boy hens lay eggs all year?
Hens are mom chickens and roosters are dad chickens. Only mom chickens, hens, lay eggs. They lay eggs all year.
What are the operations of a chickens body?
Chickens lay eggs.
Why dont chickens lay as much eggs in wet weather?
Chickens will lay more eggs when it is warm and sunny. You can put a light where the nests are to innfluence the chickens to lay more eggs.
Do all chickens need to mate to produce eggs?
No, they do not have to breed to lay eggs. If you don't get it, think of it this way: an egg is laid by a hen roughly every 25 hrs (it is a bit like a period, i suppose). The only difference breeding (mating) would make is whether the egg is fertilised (IE. If it would become a chick)
