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Do you need a cockerel if you have hen or will they still lay eggs?
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∙ 12y ago
The hen will lay eggs either way, she will lay more if you have a rooster and the eggs will be fetilized
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What is the difference between a cock and a hen Linnet?
A hen is female and a cockerel is a young male.
Can male guinea fowl mare with a chicken hen?
Yes, you need a male chicken (cock or cockerel) to have chicks with your female chickens (hen). However, you do not need a cockerel to produce eggs, as a hen will produce these nearly every day!
How do chickens eggs get fertilized?
Chickens lay eggs all the time, but these are not usually fertilised. When a cockerel mates with a hen, the eggs become fertilised and then, if the hen sits on them or if they are incubated, chicks will hatch.
What is faminine of cockerel?
Feminine for cockerel is hen.
Why only when a hen is with a cockerel it lay egg?
without a mate , it has no need to reproduce.
What is a father hen?
cockerel
What is father hen?
cockerel
What is the femenine word for cockerel?
Hen.
What is the feminine name for cockerel?
Hen
Is cockerel a masculine word?
How do you eat cockerel? There really is not much difference between a cockerel and a hen when used for cooking. The male.
What is a mother of fowl called?
A father fowl is called a rooster or a cockerel.
How do hens reproduce?
They lay eggs after mating with a cockerel (eggs need to be fertilized). Then she will lay her eggs in a suitable place, sit on them to keep them warm turning them from time to time until they hatch. Unless it isn't a bird - hen is a female in lots of animals, such as fish. Similarly, cockerel only applies to chickens. That's true, I like your answer. That's why my original answer was so brief as it is the only thing they all have in common - eggs.
