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Can a bantam rooster fertilize another breed of hen?
Yes, it can be done but the bantam rooster may have trouble mounting the standard hen. Bantam roosters are gregarious and often present themselves as the "boss" bird. Many standard hens will assume the mating position close to the ground thus enabling the bantam rooster to mount the saddle area on the back of the hen. From this position the rooster must be large enough to touch cloaca to cloaca in order to deliver the sperm packet.
Can a rooster mate with goose?
Chickens are not bound by human moral issues. It is wise to freshen the gene pool every few years by replacing the rooster to ensure healthy offspring. Yes, allow the rooster to mate with his flock.
Do chickens have to mate to lay eggs?
Chickens do not need to mate in order to lay eggs. Hens will lay eggs regardless of whether or not they have mated with a rooster. However, if a hen does mate with a rooster, the eggs can be fertilized and potentially hatch into chicks.
How many chickens can one rooster keep fertilized?
A rooster can successfully fertilize eggs from multiple hens. On average, a single rooster can fertilize between 10 to 12 hens, but this can vary based on the breed and age of the rooster, as well as other environmental factors.
Do hens and roosters mate and how?
Yes Hens and roosters mate and its a good thing they do,otherwise the species would die out quickly. The rooster picks out a hen and does a "dance" for her. Stepping sideways,spreading his wings close to the ground and "sharpening" his beak in the dirt. The rooster approaches her from behind and grabs her neck feathers and she lowers herself almost to the ground in a squat position. The rooster stands on her back and touches his cloaca to her cloaca transferring a sperm sac. Roosters do not have a penis, both genders have a cloaca which is a dual purpose sexual and excrement organ often known as a "vent". Actual mating only takes seconds and when done the hen often shakes her feathers and preens, tiding up ruffled feathers while the rooster goes off to find another hen.
Can a bantam rooster fertilize another breed of hen?
Yes, it can be done but the bantam rooster may have trouble mounting the standard hen. Bantam roosters are gregarious and often present themselves as the "boss" bird. Many standard hens will assume the mating position close to the ground thus enabling the bantam rooster to mount the saddle area on the back of the hen. From this position the rooster must be large enough to touch cloaca to cloaca in order to deliver the sperm packet.
Will free range bantams and regular chickens mix?
mine do! my top rooster who owns the yard is a bantam and almost all of his hens are regular size.
What is a banty rooster?
Banty is short for Bantam. The old folks back in the day just always call Bantam Roosters, "banty" roosters. In addition this term is used to describe the behavior of some short men who may tend to walk with a swagger and adopt a somewhat exaggerated male posture. They are called banty roosters after the bantam rooster both because of their size and because their behavior can "out-rooster" the more standard sized rooster. Bantams are about 1/4 the size of what is considered a "regular" chicken. They are sometimes referred to as domestic game birds. Most people raise them as pets, unfortunately there are those who still raise and use them to fight. A Banty rooster will try with all his might to mate a standard hen. Whether he can actually make the connection to fertilize eggs is a whole nother question.
How do you get your rooster to mate with your hens?
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Will Bantam roosters try to mate with Rhode Island Red chickens?
YES. We didn't think it could happen so we let one little Bantam hen keep an egg because she wanted to lay on it. Then all of a sudden I am checking for more eggs and BOOM! We had a baby chick. We were shocked. We have two Rhode Island Reds and an Egyptian-looking chicken. We are pretty sure he got to the Egyptian-looking one because we always see him trying to get to the Rhode Island Reds, but with little success. Now our little Bantam rooster is actually a very large Bantam... his dad was less than half his size and he some how turned out huge so maybe this influenced his ability to get up there! Another view: They will certainly try, but most Bantam roosters are too small to 'make it'. If a bantam rooster is the only male in the flock the hens will often make adjustments for his size. The hens will flatten out or squat down fluffing their feathers after he does the signal dance. (the rooster dances side ways around the hen he has chosen to mate with) The rooster stands on the hens back and mating takes place.
Can a black tail jap rooster fertilize a rhode island red hen?
Yes, they are all part of the same species (Gallus gallus domesticus), so it is possible for them to mate and produce fertile offspring. One of the only reasons that wouldn't work is if the hen or the rooster is too small. If one is a bantam, it will be hard.
Will a bantom rooster mate with a red star hen?
yes any rooster will mate with any hen just give them time
Can a rooster mate with a guinea hen to produce offspring?
No, a rooster cannot mate with a guinea hen to produce offspring because they are different species and cannot interbreed.
Can a rooster mate with goose?
Chickens are not bound by human moral issues. It is wise to freshen the gene pool every few years by replacing the rooster to ensure healthy offspring. Yes, allow the rooster to mate with his flock.
Why does your rooster get in the hen box?
because they want to mate with hens
Why does a rooster jump on anothers back and hang on its comb?
He is trying to mate.
Is there a sexual feeling when a rooster and hen mate?
sure righty there is x
