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chickens only lay one egg at a time. each egg will stay in the hen for the same timeweather they are fertile or not. after being laid the hen then may sit on her eggs in hope their are fertile and if they do not hatch she will go away and lay again, what a tiring life. then they sit on their eggs, as they do not always it is called being cluckey. some breeds like Isa browns do not go cluckey. when cluckey they will protect their nest witch all their might and they cluck allot
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How does a chicken have its young?
Chickens lay eggs and wait for them to hatch after they have grown from fetus into a chick.
Is it possible to hatch a chick from a rubber chicken?
No, rubber chickens are not able to lay eggs.
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.
Can all eggs that a chicken lays develop into a chick?
NO. Unless the chicken has mated with a rooster, she will lay non viable eggs. An egg will be produced by the chicken even when no rooster is available. Eggs that come from a grocery store are not fertile and therefore can never produce a chick.
What do hens lay?
Hens lay eggs which is the way the chicken guarantees the next generation of her breed or flock family. The egg is self-contained. It has everything the chick will need until the chick has finished drying after hatching.
Do pheasant need to be mated with to lay eggs?
Yes. Any Animal Needs To Be Mated with, to either give birth or lay eggs.... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Improvement: other then the chicken which doesn't need a male to lay eggs
Can cornish chicken lay eggs for breeding?
Any breed of chicken can lay eggs for breeding if they are fertilised.
What type of chicken do the males lay eggs?
No rooster can lay eggs.
Do farmers kill and eat pregnant chickens?
No because if you sell the pregnant chicken that would be more money for the person you sell it to, and if you keep the pregnant chicken and wait until it hatches the egg, you get more money.
Why does chicken lay their own eggs?
They lay eggs to reproduce, even if there is no male.
Why chicken lay eggs?
they lay eggs because they have no where to put them not like guys [humans] they have eggs
Does every chicken lay eggs?
no not every chicken does.
