Question about what can fertilize what?

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LilPatchOHeaven

LilPatchOHeaven

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Hey y'all. I have a question, I am new to breeding chickens, so I was wondering if an English Orpington rooster can fertilize a gold or black sex link hen's egg? I have an English Orpington rooster and Gold Sex Link hens and Black Sex Link Hens.
 
The answer is yes, you could have any rooster with your flock and he will fertilize the hens eggs. I have a mixed breed roo and a flock consisting of 7 different breeds and all my eggs are fertile.
 
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Chicken Girl1 said:
The answer is yes, you could have any rooster with your flock and he will fertilize the hens eggs. I have a mixed breed roo and a flock consisting of 7 different breeds and all my eggs are fertile.
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Agreed; just be aware that the chicks from your sex link hens will not be sex-linked and you will not be able to tell their gender by color when they hatch.
 
Also a rooster does not technically fertilize the egg. The rooster fertilizes the hen, the sperm is stored, then the embryo is fertilized as it passes through the ovaduc and the shell is formed around the embryo.
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