I have a question about egglaying

[Animal-lover339]

So i have a hen shes a mutt breed shes pretty small so i had her for like 2 weeks in a large cage i had with a rooster i had exchanged so he didnt mate with her but before i let them loose i had moved a tree from a hurricane a year ago and she went down there and layed three eggs at once is that possible? Also can a chickem hold an egg then lay it? Another question as well does a rooster have preferences with hens cuz he will only mate with my orange hens and nor with my barred ones why is this?

 

[BuffOrps32]

So i have a hen shes a mutt breed shes pretty small so i had her for like 2 weeks in a large cage i had with a rooster i had exchanged so he didnt mate with her but before i let them loose i had moved a tree from a hurricane a year ago and she went down there and layed three eggs at once is that possible? Also can a chickem hold an egg then lay it? Another question as well does a rooster have preferences with hens cuz he will only mate with my orange hens and nor with my barred ones why is this?

She may have been holding eggs due to fear. Yes, Roosters have hen preferences.

 

[Animal-lover339]

She may have been holding eggs due to fear. Yes, Roosters have hen preferences.

Wow awesome never knew a hen could actually do that amazing they are more amazing than i thought ,well good to know

 

[Cadence A Waller]

I am also curious about the answer to your last question. I don't know if this is normal or not but my rooster also seems to prefer to mate certain hens.

 

[Animal-lover339]

I am also curious about the answer to your last question. I don't know if this is normal or not but my rooster also seems to prefer to mate certain hens.

Exactly the same to me he likes light colored hens the dark ones hell try but once in a while but the other everyday i swear i thought he was like racist my cousin let me use an all white hen of his he mated with her 6 times a day it was strange .Someone replied saying they do have hen preferences but idk

 

[Cadence A Waller]

Exactly the same to me he likes light colored hens the dark ones hell try but once in a while but the other everyday i swear i thought he was like racist my cousin let me use an all white hen of his he mated with her 6 times a day it was strange .Someone replied saying they do have hen preferences but idk

My Orpington rooster prefers my silky hens to my Orpington hens. He is so funny!

 

[aart]

Can they hold an egg?....probably, but not for too long and definitely not 3 at the same time.

 

[MissChick@dee]

A hen can hold a egg for a bit. Let’s say to wait for her turn in the “favorite” egg box. Or until they get back to the run. I’m thinking that she found a spot where there were eggs already... a favorite spot by the tree.
Roosters will have favorite hens usually they are more tolerant of his advances especially if he’s a young Cockerel.