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I am not sure how true this is, but there is an old wives' tale that says something about roosters coming from the pointier eggs and hens from rounder ones.

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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.


If you change the temerture of the egg will it change the sex of a chicken when it hatches?

No, the temperature at which an egg is incubated does not determine the sex of a chicken. The sex of a chicken is determined by its genetics, with males having ZZ chromosomes and females having ZW chromosomes. Temperature can affect egg development and hatch rate, but not the sex of the chick.


How does a chicken fertilize there aggs?

For this you have to have a male chicken called a cock and he will fertilise the egg by having sex with the hen


Can incubating chickens at a certain temparatue determine sex?

yes and no. The temperature will not change what sex the chick will be, that was determined when the egg was fertilized, however during incubation if the temperature fluctuates to much either up or down the baby female chick eggs which are more sensitive to temp changes might die in the shell, leaving more resilient male chicks to hatch.


What is the difference between internal and external fertilisation in animals?

Internal fertilization is like animals having sex....the egg is fertilized on the inside. External is when the egg is fertilized on the outside (like when frogs lay eggs and they need to be fertilized before they can hatch).

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Why does the eggs we buy from shops doesn't hatch into eggs?

Because the Hen who laid the egg didn't have sex (no abuse, just the answer to the question) with a Rooster before she laid the egg, so it was not fertilised


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.


What temperature to hatch more hens than roosters?

The temperature of an egg, will not have any bearing on whether it produces a hen or rooster. The sex of the chicken is determined before the a is laid.


If you change the temerture of the egg will it change the sex of a chicken when it hatches?

No, the temperature at which an egg is incubated does not determine the sex of a chicken. The sex of a chicken is determined by its genetics, with males having ZZ chromosomes and females having ZW chromosomes. Temperature can affect egg development and hatch rate, but not the sex of the chick.


How do birds get chicks?

Male and female have sex. Female lays egg(s). Eggs hatch = Chicks


Do girl goldfish have the eggs before or after sex?

after


How does a chicken fertilize there aggs?

For this you have to have a male chicken called a cock and he will fertilise the egg by having sex with the hen


Can incubating chickens at a certain temparatue determine sex?

yes and no. The temperature will not change what sex the chick will be, that was determined when the egg was fertilized, however during incubation if the temperature fluctuates to much either up or down the baby female chick eggs which are more sensitive to temp changes might die in the shell, leaving more resilient male chicks to hatch.


Can you control the sex of the chick before the eggs hatch?

No but egg producers would sure like to figure out how. Gender is determined when the germinal disc is formed high in the ovaries of the hen. There is some indication that a hatch will produce a higher male ratio when slightly warmer conditions exist during incubation. It is also known that the hatch suffers more dead loss.


Do king crab lay eggs?

No males of any kind produce eggs. "Egg" is the name of the female sex cell (gamete). Some male animals will help care for eggs so that they will hatch and be healthy, but no males make or lay eggs.


What is the difference between internal and external fertilisation in animals?

Internal fertilization is like animals having sex....the egg is fertilized on the inside. External is when the egg is fertilized on the outside (like when frogs lay eggs and they need to be fertilized before they can hatch).


How a bird reproducts?

Birds have sex and then the female lays (usually) several eggs. The parents may take turns incubating the eggs until they hatch. The young are taken care of until old enough to fly on their own. Then they fly away, have sex, and start their own families.