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Does a hen have to mate before she can lay an egg?

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Why only when a hen is with a cockerel it lay egg?

without a mate , it has no need to reproduce.


What can lay a egg?

A hen,a duck


When is the chicken going to lay an egg?

Usually, a hen will lay an egg six months after it has hatched.


My hen laid her life's 1st egg yesterdayAgain when she will lay her 2nd egg?

It all depends on the hen herself.


How many steps does it take to get an egg?

1. The male bird, for example a cock has to mate with a fertile female bird, for example a hen. 2. The sperms of the cock fertilize the egg. Note: There is no requirement for there to be a male for a female hen to lay eggs. There does need to be a male if the egg is to be fertile. 3. The egg grows within the hen. 4. The shell forms over the egg. 5. The hen then sits to lay the egg. 6. The egg comes out of the hens vagina. 7. You get to the hens hideout and hold the warm egg. You got the egg! That is 7 steps. You can further elaborate them to get more steps.


Is a rooster necessary for the hen o lay an egg?

no


When will goldfish will lay egg?

when you get it a mate.


How does a hen lay eggs with the egg shell together?

by lap dancing renzmtrovela: because the egg white and egg yolk is made before the egg shell it puts the egg shell around it


Where did the egg come from?

The hen, or the reptile. both lay eggs.


How long does a hen ''rest'' before her body starts making another one egg?

A hen mates with a male and create a sperm which causes the hen to lay an egg. This process might take about 1-2 months. A hen does NOT need a male to lay eggs.... A hen is born with all the eggs she will ever lay. She only needs the male to fertilize the egg or eggs. When they mate they do not create the sperm. The male carries it already, he deposits it.


How many eggs will a first time hen lay?

an egg a day


How does a chicken egg get fertilized?

The male chicken or rooster chooses a hen from the flock and does a mating dance or display for her. This lets her know she has been chosen to mate with the male. He will do little sidesteps and circles around her, then dip his wings. He sometimes drags his wings on the ground. At a certain point in this dance he grabs her by the feathers at the back of her neck. The hen will flatten out or squat down to the ground and the rooster steps up onto her back while still holding onto the feathers of her neck for balance. The hen lifts her tail slightly to offer access to her cloaca and the rooster touches his cloaca to hers. There is no penetration of sexual organs as happens with mammals since a birds anatomy is different. A Sperm packet is transferred to the hen via this contact. This is all over in 15 to 30 seconds and the rooster goes on to find another hen to mate with.