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The eggs have to be fertilized before being laid in order to "grow" a chick.
No most hens eggs for the human food chain are infertile
all eggs are screened for fertility (blood spot in egg if fertile)
any fertile eggs are removed before packaging.
Most battery eggs are infertile,
there is more chance of a fertile egg from free range chickens.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agoNo. In fact, most eggs do not have the potential of hatching at all as the hen needs to be mated with a rooster. Many hens are housed in areas where no male birds are present. Without fertilization, no embryo will grow.
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Do all owls lay eggs?
Yes, they do. Most owl's eggs are white and almost sphere-shaped. The size of the egg does, of course, depend on the size and species of the owl that laid it.
How many eggs on average do the female burrowing owls lay and how long do they take to hatch?
7-10 eggs at one time and 2-4 weeks to hatchThe femal usually lays 8 to 13 eggs at one to two day intervals. It will take 28 days for them to hatch. She doesnt sit on them until all eggs are laid
How many days will it take a mommy muscovy duck to hatch her eggs?
The hen's egg is fertilized in the formation process. They "save" the semen from roosters and their body's mechanisms deposit it into the yolk as it is created. If a rooster has mated with a hen anytime in the prior 7-10 days, the egg will be fertile as it is laid.
How many duck eggs survive out of a batch?
Normally nearly all the duck eggs will hatch, although occasionally one or two eggs in the clutch will never hatch. Of course, in the wild, some eggs are eaten or broken by predators, but those that survive will should hatch, if they have been cared for properly.
Do tadpoles lay 2 eggs a day?
Tadpoles do not lay eggs at all. Tadpoles are the young frogs or toads that hatch from eggs.
What reproduces by laying eggs that hatch outside the female's body?
All eggs that are laid hatch outside the body
Why don't all bird eggs hatch at the same time?
Bird eggs are laid at different times, so they usually hatch first laid first hatch and so on. This is more common among raptors. For other birds, embryos develop when the egg is incubated, and birds will delay incubation until all eggs are laid so that all the chicks will hatch at the same time.
How close are water moccison moms to their babies?
Not close at all. Once the female has laid the eggs, she's gone, leaving the eggs to hatch on their own.
Do all mammals hatch eggs?
No,only monotremes hatch eggs.
Do all bad eggs hatch into missingno?
Bad eggs don't hatch into missingno
Do all owls lay eggs?
Yes, they do. Most owl's eggs are white and almost sphere-shaped. The size of the egg does, of course, depend on the size and species of the owl that laid it.
How many eggs on average do the female burrowing owls lay and how long do they take to hatch?
7-10 eggs at one time and 2-4 weeks to hatchThe femal usually lays 8 to 13 eggs at one to two day intervals. It will take 28 days for them to hatch. She doesnt sit on them until all eggs are laid
How many eggs on the average do the female Burrowing owl lay and how long do they take to hatch?
7-10 eggs at one time and 2-4 weeks to hatchThe femal usually lays 8 to 13 eggs at one to two day intervals. It will take 28 days for them to hatch. She doesnt sit on them until all eggs are laid
How does the polar allosaurus have babies?
The "polar Allosaurus" is called Cryolophosaurus. Like all dinosaurs, Cryolophosaurus would have laid hard shelled eggs, and the babies would hatch after the eggs incubated for a period of time in the nest.
Should Robin eggs in a nest hatch all at the same time?
An Internet search found that female robins lay one egg per day and that they often hatch one per day in the same order they were laid.
Why won't all the love birds eggs hatch?
Sometimes all the eggs hatch, sometimes just a few do and some are duds, and sometimes all of them are duds
How long after ducks mating are the eggs laid?
Most ducks will stay on the nest and incubate their eggs for 27 days. They will not start incubating until the last egg has been laid, usually laying one egg per day.
