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Do you mean, can a rooster lay an egg?
The answer is no. Only hens can lay an egg.
Do you mean, will a rooster incubate an egg till it hatches?
The answer is no, only hens incubate the eggs. Occasionally a rooster that doesn't know any better will sleep in the nestbox but he is not there to incubate and could actually break and eat the egg instead.
Do you mean, will a rooster chick hatch out of an egg? Yes, both roosters and hens come from eggs.
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What roll do a rooster play in a chicken laying eggs?
A rooster can't lay an egg, and if it could chickens can't fly so they wouldn't be able to get on top of a house.
Who lays the egg The chicken or the hen?
A hen IS a chicken. The female chicken as opposed to a rooster (male).The answer to your question is A hen chicken is used for laying eggs.
Will it hurt for a rooster to eat layin pellets?
No The laying mash or pellets are fine for the rooster. There really is no way to stop the rooster from eating the same things you feed the hens other than keeping them separated. My hens are fed laying crumble all year long and the roosters thrive on it.
Does a chicken need a rooster to fertilize each and every egg or does the chicken only need the rooster to lay eggs?
a chicken need a rooster to fertilize it's sex cell whatever it is A chicken can lay an egg without a rooster but the egg can never be hatched. If the egg is fertilized then the egg is able to hatch.
What does it mean when you get a black egg yolk?
It means the baby is about born or the baby died during the escape of the egg
Why does rooster kill your egg laying hens?
because its a chubnub.
Can hens that are feed only with laying egg production lay fertilized egg?
No. they can if they have a rooster though
Can rooster lay a egg?
A rooster is male. Egg-laying is strictly a female capability.
What roll do a rooster play in a chicken laying eggs?
A rooster can't lay an egg, and if it could chickens can't fly so they wouldn't be able to get on top of a house.
Can you breed from the eggs?
If the chicken laying the egg has been fertilised by a rooster then it is possible to get a chick out of the egg if the chicken goes "broody", alas it sits on the egg(s) for days.
If an egg hatches only when the hen mates with a rooster otherwise the laid eggs never hatch. What is the purpose of hen laying eggs regularly if it is not meant to hatch?
The act of laying the egg is natures way of ensuring that IF the hen is mated she can produce chicks. In the wild a hen may not have a rooster available at all times but will be capable of reproduction on the chance meeting of a rooster.
Why can hens lay eggs without a rooster?
Because a hens egg is like the egg your ovaries release...the hen laying the egg is like the ovary releasing the egg into your uterus. The only way the egg can mature is if it is fertilized by a rooster, as the only way you can get pregnant is if it is fertilized by male sperm. Make sense?
Can hens lay eggs without a rooster?
Because a hens egg is like the egg your ovaries release...the hen laying the egg is like the ovary releasing the egg into your uterus. The only way the egg can mature is if it is fertilized by a rooster, as the only way you can get pregnant is if it is fertilized by male sperm. Make sense?
Do you a have a rooster to have laying hens?
no. they will lay without a rooster
Who lays the egg The chicken or the hen?
A hen IS a chicken. The female chicken as opposed to a rooster (male).The answer to your question is A hen chicken is used for laying eggs.
Is it OK for a rooster to be in a laying box with the hen?
Yes, it's normal. Your Rooster is just protecting your hen while she's laying.
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.
