Where is the egg fertilized in chickens?

Answer 1

The rooster will pick a hen out of the flock. He will approach her and do a side step dance with his wing tips touching the ground. He does this a few times as he approaches close enough to grab her neck feathers with his beak. Once he has hold of her she will squat down as close to the ground as possible and the rooster will climb onto her back while still holding on to her neck feathers. The rooster positions himself on the hens saddle area, which is in the center of the back just above the tail. The hen will lift her tail and invert her cloaca at the same time the rooster will lower his tail area. Both birds cloaca will touch, called the "cloacal kiss" At this point the rooster will release a sperm sac which will enter the hens cloaca and travel up the oviduct . The rooster will dismount and go look for another hen while the hen will dust herself off and straighten ruffled feathers.

Answer 2

There is no penetration of the female reproductive tract at the time of mating because the rooster has no penis. Instead the female inverts the cloaca (site of the common junction of the reproductive and digestive systems) this comes into contact with the male's inverted cloaca and receives the sperm. The cloaca is drawn back into the hen's body with the sperm. They then begin the journey up the length of the reproductive system. The sperm live inside the female reproductive system and each time an ovulation occurs (every 24-26 hours in good egg producers) the egg can become fertile. This process continues and matings at 7 - 10 day intervals are necessary to maintain fertility. After fertilization occurs the egg albumen, shell membranes, and shell are added to complete the egg formation process. The chicken usually lays the egg about 24 hours after ovulation.

Answer 3

For the chicken industry, large egg production flocks produce viable eggs for the hatcheries. These farms have both hens and roosters.

Huge hatcheries incubate these eggs to produce the enormous numbers of chickens needed for both the egg and meat industries.

Smaller hatcheries produce breed specific fertilized eggs for hatching and sales to local farms. Many family farms keep a rooster with the hens and collect viable eggs to incubate and refresh stock lost to predators, illness and age.

Answer 4

In the Infundibulum. The Infundibulum is a funnel-shaped structure at the top of the hens oviduct that captures a mature ovum shortly after ovulation. While in the infundibulum, the egg is fertilized if sperm is present and before the first layer of albumen is deposited.

Answer 5

A rooster mates with the hen. They have intercourse. The rooster's penis enters the hen's vagina and deposits sperm. Just like humans, the sperm fertilizes the egg.