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Hmmm, I don't know. Do men mate with women to produce children?
A somewhat less sarcastic answer
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.
What else can I help you with?
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.
Will a silkie rooster fertalize an isa brown hens eggs?
Yes, cross fertilization between breeds happens all the time. They are all still chickens and if the rooster can manage to properly mount the hen then breeding will take place. Small banty roosters often have an easy time of mounting the larger hens and the mating will produce offspring. It sometimes does not work the other way around. When the rooster is too big for the hen she will not allow the male to mount.
Do eggs from a hen that was with a rooster have cholesterol?
yea they do
Is a rooster needed for a hen to lay eggs?
No.
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.
