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From:http://msucares.com/poultry/management/poultry_best_breed.html The egg laying breeds of birds have ancestries that trace them to the Mediterranean Class of chickens as classified by the American Standard of Perfection. They have been genetically selected for high egg productivity, but usually have small bodies that make them undesirable as meat producers. The small bodies benefit these breeds because very few nutrients are wasted for producing great body mass. Instead, they direct more of their dietary nutrients into the egg production. The egg producing breeds are further divided into birds that produce white shelled eggs or brown shelled eggs. The best white shell egg breeds are descended from the Leghorn breed with several different feather color patterns to select from. The best brown shell egg production breeds are developed from Rhode Island Red stock. Regardless of which shell color breed selected, there are many modern varieties from which to choose.
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Does it hurt a hen to lay an egg?
No, it does not hurt a hen to lay an egg.
What is a fertilized hen egg?
A fertilized hen egg is an egg that has been fertilized by a rooster. This means that there is a possibility that the egg contains a developing embryo. If the fertilized eggs are not collected and incubated, they will not hatch and will be indistinguishable from unfertilized eggs when cracked open for consumption.
How do chickens combine eggs to make a baby chick?
Chickens combine eggs to make a baby chick through a process called fertilization. When a rooster mates with a hen, the rooster's sperm fertilizes the hen's egg, which then develops into a baby chick inside the egg.
Does a cold hen egg mean its dead?
Not necessarily. A cold egg simply means that it has been chilled, which is common during transportation and storage. To check if an egg is safe to eat, you can perform a floating test: place the egg in a bowl of water, if it sinks and lies flat, it's fresh; if it stands upright or floats, it's best to discard it.
Why human egg is smaller than hens egg?
Human eggs are smaller than hen's eggs because they have different functions. Human eggs are designed for fertilization and subsequent implantation in the uterus, while hen's eggs are meant to provide nutrients for a developing chick. Therefore, the size difference is due to their respective biological purposes.
What a hen does for an egg to hatch is called?
The hen LAYS on the egg
Who cam first hen or its egg?
The hen goes first because the hen lays the egg.
Who lays the egg The chicken or the hen?
The hen lays the egg. The term "hen" refers to a female chicken, and it is the female that is responsible for laying eggs.
What happens to the embryo when the hen lays the egg?
When a hen lays a fertilized egg, there is no embryo inside. Embryo's only start to form once they are incubated.
What lays a little solid brown egg its about the size of a Robin egg but solid brown?
A Pheonix hen lays little brown eggs. Mine does.
Are maran bantams good egg layers?
My bantam hen lays 1 egg everyother day.
How long is the incubation period after a pea hen lays her egg?
21 days
If a hen lays an egg without sitting on it when will it hatch?
Depends if the egg has been fertilized by the cock, and the temperature of the enviroment.
Will an egg laid without a rooster present develop into a chick?
If a hen is in with NO rooster, and lays an egg, then that egg is infertile and cannot hatch.
Why don't we see a chick in our eggs?
A hen only lays an egg with a chick inside if the egg has been fertilized by a rooster, otherwise it lays eggs without chicks.
What happens when a hen lays an egg but does not take care of it what does that mean?
the egg gt problem and the chicken forever cannot lay eggs
Does a rooster sit on the egg to fertilize?
No. The rooster has relations with the hen and she lays fertilized eggs
