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Thank you, my hens are laying fine now again.
But it wasn't that way just a few weeks ago.
See, when a hen ( talking about free ranging girls here) reach one year of age, as soon as the day light length shortens in the fall, around here end of September through beginning of October their body stops producing eggs and the hens begin to molt. Molting is when they shed all their old dirty feathers for a coat of shiny new feathers.
Because feathers are made of protein the birds need to stop laying the eggs or the stress would likely kill it.
In the spring, when the daylight starts to lengthen, around here it is almost exactly to the day March 20th. The hens begin to lay eggs again.
What else can I help you with?
How do chickens get fertile?
Chickens become fertile through the process of mating. A rooster will transfer sperm to a hen by mating with her, which then fertilizes the eggs as they are being developed in the hen's reproductive system.
What is a hen's husband called?
A henwife is a woman that looks after poultry.
I have a hen and 2 roosters a white rooster mated it one week and the red one is mating it now The hen started laying eggs when the eggs are hatched chicks belong to which rooster white or red?
It could be from either or both. The rooster deposits a sperm packet into the hen when mating and this slowly releases sperm as needed. One mating with an individual hen can last as long as ten days before needing to be replaced. Sperm from a second rooster would also be present. So, the hen could be producing fertile eggs from both roosters
How are chicks made?
Chicks are typically produced through the fertilization of a hen's egg by a rooster. During mating, the rooster transfers sperm into the hen's reproductive tract, which then fertilizes the egg. The fertilized egg is then laid by the hen and incubated until the chick hatches.
What is opposite gender for a rooster?
Hen. A rooster is a chicken of the male gender, so the opposite (in gender) is the female, or hen.
How do chickens get fertile?
Chickens become fertile through the process of mating. A rooster will transfer sperm to a hen by mating with her, which then fertilizes the eggs as they are being developed in the hen's reproductive system.
What is a hen's husband called?
A henwife is a woman that looks after poultry.
Is a fryer a rooster or a hen?
their is no such thing as a hen rooster, a hen is rooster is a male chicken, and a hen is a female chicken.
Is a fryer a hen or rooster?
their is no such thing as a hen rooster, a hen is rooster is a male chicken, and a hen is a female chicken.
You have a hen 2 rooster first white rooster mated it from the past one week red one is mating it hen started laying eggs tell me wen the eggs are hatched chicks belong to which rooster white or red?
They belong to white
When a rooster pulls out hen fathers can you treat it?
There is nothing to technically "treat" unless the rooster has wounded the hen during mating. If this occurs, the wound can be sprayed with Red Kote daily to prevent infection and help it to heal, or you can cleanse the area and pack with neosporin. As far as the missing feathers, to prevent any further damage, you can purchase a "hen saddle" which is a piece of cloth shaped for a hen's back to prevent damage from the rooster's spurs and claws during mating.
How long will a hen stay fertilized after the rooster is gone if the hen is laying an egg every day?
The hen will continue to lay fertilized eggs for up to 10 days after the last mating.
I have a hen and 2 roosters a white rooster mated it one week and the red one is mating it now The hen started laying eggs when the eggs are hatched chicks belong to which rooster white or red?
It could be from either or both. The rooster deposits a sperm packet into the hen when mating and this slowly releases sperm as needed. One mating with an individual hen can last as long as ten days before needing to be replaced. Sperm from a second rooster would also be present. So, the hen could be producing fertile eggs from both roosters
How are chicks made?
Chicks are typically produced through the fertilization of a hen's egg by a rooster. During mating, the rooster transfers sperm into the hen's reproductive tract, which then fertilizes the egg. The fertilized egg is then laid by the hen and incubated until the chick hatches.
Is a rooster and a hen the same?
A rooster is the male and the hen is the female .
How hen differs from rooster?
The rooster is the male, the hen is the female.
What is opposite gender for a rooster?
Hen. A rooster is a chicken of the male gender, so the opposite (in gender) is the female, or hen.
