My hens are never left with a cockeral or rooster as I own only hens (except from my chicks) and the eggs are definitely safe! :)
we eat the rooster because the hen might have eggs
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.
If the rooster was around a week before the eggs were laid then, yes, they can be hatched. But if there has never been a rooster around then, sorry, there can't be any chicks. You can buy already fertilized eggs for chickens to sit on and hatch even if you don't have a rooster.
Yes you can. They won't taste any different. Just make sure you collect the eggs EVERY day. If the hen sits on yhe eggs or you live where it is hot and humid the 90+ degrees the eggs may start to incubate. This can be a nasty surprise when you crack an egg for that dish of scrambled eggs in the morning--if you missed some days in egg collection
can you eat a rooster if he might have coccidia
It is not safe to eat unrefrigerated eggs because they can spoil and may contain harmful bacteria. It is important to store eggs in the refrigerator to keep them fresh and safe to eat.
Yes Pullets will start laying at about 5 months old. A rooster does not need to be involved at all. Eggs are produced without the help of a rooster. All the rooster does is fertilize the eggs and guard the flock. The chickens who produce the eggs you buy at the big supermarkets and grocery stores with live out their productive years without ever seeing a rooster. Yes Hens will lay without mating with a cockrel they will start to lay at about 5 months old. If a hen did lay after mating that egg may be fertile as that is all the Cockrel does. I just want to say Heyyy to my friends Suzie,Anna and Annaliese xxxxxx
no
Yes, wait . . . no, wait, wait, wait, how am I to know?
Do you mean, can a rooster lay an egg? The answer is no. Only hens can lay an egg. Do you mean, will a rooster incubate an egg till it hatches? The answer is no, only hens incubate the eggs. Occasionally a rooster that doesn't know any better will sleep in the nestbox but he is not there to incubate and could actually break and eat the egg instead. Do you mean, will a rooster chick hatch out of an egg? Yes, both roosters and hens come from eggs.
yes
Yes it is safe.