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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.
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 long until a turle gives birth after mating?
They don't give birth ... they lay eggs. They lay those eggs about a month after sex, then it takes about 3 months to hatch. Since the turtle is cold blooded, those times are temperature dependent.
How do tarantulas raise their young?
Tarantulas raise their young by protecting the eggs before they are born. They weave a web to hide them. The mother then carries them around and feeds them until they are ready to eat solid foods.
Chicken, or egg first?
Eggs come from chickens and chickens come from eggs: that’s the basis of this ancient riddle. But eggs – which are just female sex cells – evolved more than a billion years ago, whereas chickens have been around for just 10,000 years. So the riddle is easily solved…or is it?
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
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.
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
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.
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.
How do you make alligator?
Two alligators have sex. The girl alligator then lays eggs, and they hatch out little baby alligators. You can't be a part of making an alligator unless you are an alligator.
Can you tell the sex of a chicken by the position in the nest when chicken is sitting?
No. UPDATE: Yes, in way you can actually tell, because roosters don't lay eggs and therefore don't sit on nests. So when your chicken starts laying eggs, you know its a "girl" (girl chicken= a chicken or hen, boy chicken = a rooster or cock) Roosters also crow and their combs and tail are most of the time (depends on the breed) bigger.
Is sex better than fried chicken?
Depends on the chicken and who your having sex with
