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A rooster is an adult. When a male chicken or cockerill is mature he will be a rooster. Therefore roosters are fertile. Cockerills are not- like little boys.
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Does a rooster sit on the egg to fertilize?
No. The rooster has relations with the hen and she lays fertilized eggs
Can a rooster fertilize an egg by overshadowing a hen?
A rooster can only fertilize a hen by having sexual contact, in the form of a "cloacal kiss". The sperm must be sprayed into the hen's vent by the rooster's papilla, which is located on the back wall of the cloaca.
Why do you need a rooster if all you want is eggs?
You don't, the rooster is only to fertilize the eggs. Also, someone might want a rooster to wake them up in the morning.
When do you sell a rooster becasuse he is to old to fertilize an egg?
Many people say that a rooster if fertile up until his death. The only thing you can do is periodically test the eggs laid by the hens he has mounted to check for fertility.
Is a chicken asexual or sexual?
They are sexual since a rooster is needed to fertilize the eggs.
Is it normal that a hen lay eggs even without the contact of a rooster?
Yes, if they have a nest, they will lay eggs (as long as they aren't too young or old) ...if there's a rooster, he can fertilize those eggs and that is where little chicks come from...if there isn't a rooster around, that's where your omelets come from ;p
Does a chicken need a rooster to fertilize each and every egg or does the chicken only need the rooster to fertilize her so she can lay a clutch of eggs so it'll produce baby chicks?
The rooster does not need to fertilize the hen everyday. The rooster deposits a sperm cluster or sperm sac when mating.The sperm live inside the female reproductive system and each time an ovulation occurs (every 24-26 hours in good egg producers) the egg can become fertile. This process continues and matings at 7 - 10 day intervals are necessary to maintain fertility. The rooster does not need to fertilize the hen everyday.
Why hens sit on their eggs if they dont have rooster to fertilize?
Because it is a natural instinct for them to go broody
When chickens mate do the rooster give off sperm?
Yes, he must in order to fertilize eggs.
What other ways that eggs with shells can be hatched?
the answer is you have to have a rooster with your chicken to fertilize the egg or nothing can hatch
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.
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.
