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Eggs don´t lay eggs. Some animals do lay unfertilized eggs though, many insect species are capable of it. Unfertilized eggs will become males most of the time, so if there are only females and eggs don´t get fertilized, males will enter the population automatically and the genetic diversity will go up once more.
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∙ 15y agoYes, my geese do. They have laid many unfertilized eggs and sometimes will even try to set. I usually throw out their eggs, as a rotten goose egg makes a lot more bad smells than a rotten chicken egg! When there is no male to fertilize, or the male that IS there is sterile, yes.
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∙ 14y agoYes,Lizards do lay unfertilized eggs as if that they made it abort.
lizards do this accidentally,sometimes,when the mate insists to make love
even if it was pregnant. blah..blah..blah....
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∙ 16y agoNo unless you have a rooster in the flock then you don't need to worry about the eggs being fertile. Also, you cannot tell if the egg has been fertilized when you crack it into a fry pan unless the hen has been sitting on it for a few days. Commercial eggs certainly do not get fertilized. farm fresh eggs can but most farm eggs are collected daily and stored in cold conditions stopping the cycle . If you are worried about the white spot next to the yolk...that is called the Chalazae and is a protein that holds the yolk to the center of the albumen. Farm fresh eggs will have a more noticeable Chalazae because the older the egg the less likely you will see it.
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∙ 14y agoNo. Hens do not have to mate to lay eggs. Egg laying is a product of the hen's menstrual cycle. If the egg is not fertilized, it will still be produced, but it will not hatch.
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∙ 13y agoYes they do - that's how we get the eggs we use ourselves - they are unfertilised eggs.
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∙ 11y agoYes. If you have a cockerel then it will be able to fertilise the hens eggs, then you will get chicks. If you do not then your hens will lay eggs that can be eaten
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∙ 8y agoIf hens are not covered by a rooster, all the eggs laid will be unfertilized. Hens lay regardless of circumstance.
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Why does your hen lay pointy eggs?
almost all chicken lay pointy eggs.
How many dozens hen eggs would fill in an ostrich egg?
Accorsing to the staff trainers at my company... an ostrich egg is the equivalent to 18 chicken eggs.
I have a plant that looks like it has eggs on it. Is it an Easter egg plant?
It probably is! The eggs start out white, looking just like hen eggs, then they turn yellow, then a golden orange. You can see it here: http://www.parkseed.com/gardening/PD/1884/
Why would a mallard duck be laying eggs in various places around a pond and allowing them to fall into the water?
Answer:I disagree -chickens will and do kick out eggs that are bad or infertile. As for your question, ducks do that when they first start laying. They can go through a clutch or two before becoming broody then they will make a nest for them. You could try incubating them though, if its her first round they may not be fertile.. Is there a drake around by the way? Ducks are harder for predators because they can see in the dark--chcikens are blind in the dark. Also ducks usually move to the water and make a racket in the water when a predator is around which in turn scares it off. To the poster below I hope all your ducks will be safe... The mink will be back every night now... I've been dealing with predators for 8 years and you get rid of one and another comes around! Mink are real good diggers :( I hope all is well for you... Answer:Duck Hen Lays Eggs All Over the Place...There could be a predator nearby and she might be laying a false trail for the predator while she has her nest elsewhere. We recently had this problem when a mink was discovered in our workshed...he/she had already killed half of our chicken flock but ducks are very savvy and they have strange sleeping habits so it's harder for the mink to sneak up on them. They are also more aggressive (the ducks.) We just had some ducklings hatch about a week or two ago and as far as we can tell the mink hasn't gone anywhere near our duck pen. We did pen the ducklings up in a smaller area with their mom until they get bigger so we don't lose any of them to the mink. So, I'm thinking you might have a predator around somewhere. I'm assuming you have a drake or two and that these eggs are fertilized? Ducks are really smart birds; the hens will remove eggs that aren't fertilized and carry them away from their nests to keep their nests clean and pest free. Chickens won't do that. They might break an egg in their nests or have unfertilized eggs but they just leave them and then they have a problem with flies and if you're in a southern state, fire ants.Good luck with your duck(s). They are a joy to have around (and they make good "watchdogs" as well.)
Is a swamp hen a carnivore?
A swamp hen eats reeds. It clambers through the reeds, eating the tender shoots and vegetable-like matter. They have been known to eat eggs, ducklings, small fish and invertebrates such as snails. They have even been known to attack large eels, however there is no consensus amongst ornithologists if they actually eat eel.
Does hen lays unfertilized eggs?
no
Do hen lays unfertilized eggs?
Most chicken eggs produced for consumption are unfertilized. Eggs found in the grocery stores are typically produced by chickens that never come in contact with a rooster.In backyard flocks, however, there is usually a rooster present with the hens and he ensures that the eggs are fertilized by mating the hens regularly. Eggs from hens who have been mated in the past week are fertilized chicken eggs. They can be eaten or incubated and hatched into chicks.Yes, hens can and do lay unfertilized eggs. In fact, most grocery store eggs come from hens that have not been mated by a rooster and therefore are unfertilized.Yes, a hen that has not mated with a rooster in the past ten days will lay only unfertilized eggs. A hen that has never been with a rooster will only lay unfertilized eggs.A rooster must mate a hen for her to lay eggs, and after she is first mated it will still take about a week for her eggs to be fertilized, as it takes about that long for the rooster's sperm to travel to the hen's ovaries where her eggs are fertilized before the shell covers them and before they are laid.
Does a rooster sit on the egg to fertilize?
No. The rooster has relations with the hen and she lays fertilized eggs
How does a chicken know its egg has been fertilized?
The broody hen does not know that her eggs are fertilized. Broody hens will sit on an unfertilized egg for months if allowed. They will even sit on golf balls. Most farms remove any eggs that have not hatched after 30 days if the hen insists on remaining on the eggs.
Why don't we see a chick in our eggs?
A hen only lays an egg with a chick inside if the egg has been fertilized by a rooster, otherwise it lays eggs without chicks.
Do people eat unfertilized hen eggs?
That is mostly how they are eaten...unfertilized
How is a fertilized egg produced?
To make unfertelized eggs the chickens are kept separate from the rooster because they don't need to have intercourse to produce eggs. The same applies to humans, women don't need to participate in intercourse to have a period. (P.S. humans release eggs too)
How do eagles have babies?
Courtship and mating take place in flight. Once the hen is fertilized she lays a clutch of eggs (two or more) and incubates the eggs.
Can hens lay fertilized eggs before they have ever laid an unfertilized eggs?
I think it would be very unusual and rare, because a hen's first egg is usually deformed and small.
Will a hen duck sit on a nest with eggs that are not fertilized?
A duck will sometimes sit on unfertilized eggs. Usually, after a while the duck will come to realize that the eggs are not going to hatch and she will give up and move on.
What is the difference betwen the nutritional value of fertilised and unfertilised eggs?
There is no difference. All eggs that go to your store are fertilized anyway, there's no way that a hen could or would lay an unfertilized egg.
What is the difference between a fertilized macaw egg and an unfertilized egg?
If the Egg is unfertilized It Means that the particular animal that has the egg has not reproduced with the opposite sex meaning that there is no developing Embryo(un developed baby) inside. If the animal had had reproduced with ther opposite sex the opposite would have happened and slowly it would have developed into an adult.
