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If a rooster needs to fertilize each and every egg for the hen to lay chicks then is it likely that a clutch of chicks will be of various ages?
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∙ 14y ago
Yes. This is why a clutch of eggs don't all hatch at the same time.
Each egg needs to be fertilized however the rooster does not need to mate with the hen each time. The rooster deposits a sperm packet into the hen and this can last for up to ten days. Most hens will pull a clutch together from her own laid eggs and steal eggs from other chickens nesting in the area. She will not actually brood or sit on the eggs until she has enough to comfortably hatch and care for, each hen is different. If all goes well, even though the clutch may take 7 to 10 days to gather, they will all hatch 21 days later within 24 hours of each other because the chicks will not form until heat and humidity in the nest, under the hen reach optimum conditions.
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Does a chicken need a rooster to fertilize each and every egg or does the chicken only need the rooster to fertilize her so she can lay a clutch of eggs so it'll produce baby chicks?
The rooster does not need to fertilize the hen everyday. The rooster deposits a sperm cluster or sperm sac when mating.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. The rooster does not need to fertilize the hen everyday.
Chicks live in a group called this?
A group of chicks are called clutch or chattering.
How long after being with a rooster do a hen start laying?
Hens lay eggs without a rooster. It is only when the rooster fertilises the female's eggs that he will affect the egg production. (After fertilisation the hen will lay a clutch of fertile eggs which she will hatch.)
What do you call a group chicks?
A group of chicks are called clutch or chattering.
What collective noun can be used for a............of chicks?
The collective noun is a clutch of chicks.
Do you have to remove a rooster from the coop when the baby chicks hatch?
After the rooster has mated with a hen the sperm packet is good for about 10 days. Unlike most creatures the birds do not need fertilizing each time, for each egg. The sperm is stored in the cloaca of the hen for up to 10 days and then needs replenishing. If the rooster has died or otherwise left the flock his progeny may go on for a few more days as the hens eggs will still be fertile until the sperm packet is depleted.
What are other names for small chickens?
If you want to get a small kind of rooster, you can get the polish rooster. The only thing you'll have to watch out for them is to cut their head dress. ( after a while it grows over their eyes.)
What do you call a group of baby chicks?
A flock chickens, a brood of hens, and a clutch or peep of chicks.
What is plural form of chick?
The plural form of "chick" is "chicks". A group of chicks is called a "clutch" or "chattering".
What do you could the group of the chicks?
flock brood or clutch
What is the collectives noun for chicks?
The collective nouns are:a clutch of chicksa peep of chicksa chattering of chicks
What is the collection noun for chicks?
The collective nouns are:a clutch of chicksa peep of chicksa chattering of chicks
