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Hmmm, I don't know. Do men mate with women to produce children?
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Yes, roosters are the only way a Hen can produce a fertile egg. The eggs you buy in stores are not fertilized. A flock of chickens with no rooster will still lay eggs and some of the hens may sit on the eggs but nothing will hatch.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo. The roosters attentions do not increase the volume of egg production. The roosters job is to fertilize the egg and protect the flock. Most eggs you purchase are produced by hens that have never actually seen a rooster yet they lay an egg per day for up to two years.
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∙ 8y agoTypically, they do not.
Hens lay better when there is as little stress as possible, long periods of light in the day, and they are given a nutritious diet. Roosters - especially those with poor temperaments - can cause a lot of stress to hens.
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∙ 15y agoRoosters are male. It's the hens that lay the eggs.
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∙ 6y agoThe hen breed determines the type of egg it will lay (white, brown, multi, etc. A hen will lay eggs without a rooster, you only need a rooster if you want to have baby chicks.
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∙ 12y agoWell I think it is kind of obvious but the rooster does "it" with the hen and the hen lays the egg.
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Do you need a rooster to make a egg?
You do not need a rooster for a hen to lay eggs. A well feed, happy hen of appropriate age will lay about one egg a day. If a rooster is around the eggs will be fertilized and you get more chickens, if not you get yummy eggs to eat.
What breed of chickens lay the biggest brown eggs?
A Hen, I think LOL
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.
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
When a hen lays her eggs do you need to remove the rooster from the pen?
Ofcourse not.
How do you get non-fertile chicken eggs from the chicken?
To get non-fertile eggs you need to keep the hen and rooster separated, or get rid of your rooster all together.
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 eggs from a hen that was with a rooster have cholesterol?
yea they do
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.
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.
Do roosters need to be separated from the hen and her eggs when hatched?
No. A rooster can stay with the hen and her young at all times. It is best not to introduce a new hen with young to your flock.
