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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.
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Can a chicken produce a chick without a rooster?
No, a chicken needs a rooster to fertilize the egg in order for it to develop into a chick. Without the rooster's contribution, the eggs laid by a hen will remain unfertilized and will not hatch into chicks.
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.
Does a chicken egg have to be fertilized by a male chicken to make a chick?
They lay eggs daily, but if you want chicks you have to have a male to fertilize the eggs.
What are the chicks like from a banty hen and full size rooster?
Hello, The difference is that a chicken is a female hen and lays egg's and rooster is a male therefore he will fertilize the eggs. The the difference between normal chickens and bantam chickens is that they are much smaller nearly half the size of a average chicken. Hope this Helps,
What is parent chicken?
A parent chicken is commonly a female chicken known as a hen that has hatched chicks. The parent chicken will protect the young chicks at all times.
What if your chicken is color brown and your rooster is color white what could be the color of the chicks?
yellow
Why do you need a rooster if all you want is eggs?
Roosters are needed for fertilizing eggs to produce baby chicks. If you only want eggs for consumption and do not want fertilized eggs, then you do not necessarily need a rooster in your flock. Hens will lay eggs regardless of the presence of a rooster.
What breed of chicken wherein the rooster takes part in brooding and rearing of chicks?
A rooster will never brood the eggs, but he will defend his chicks. Although my rooster one time did brood when we first got him he stopped the next day, he only did it because the hen was already sitting on the eggs.
With Rhode Island Red hens do you need a Rhode Island Red rooster to produce RIR chicks or will any kind of rooster do?
yes and no. i you want to produce pure bred RIR you must get a RIR Rooster. If you don't care if they are purebred you can get any breed of rooster. ..prinsesrau answer.... hens can have part rir chicks if there rir or if the rooster is. yes it depends if u weant pure rir if that is the case hen and rooster need to be rir
What are old chickens called?
Old chickens are called hens or stewing hens. These are chickens that no longer produce eggs. Their muscles are tough and need to be stewed a long time to become a delicious treat. They make good chicken soup.
Is a chicken a sexual reproduction?
Yes, chickens reproduce sexually. Male chickens, known as roosters, fertilize the eggs laid by female chickens, known as hens. The fertilized eggs develop into new chicks through the process of sexual reproduction.
What is a young chicken called?
A young chicken is called a chick, a pullet (young hen), or a cockerel (young rooster).
