Question!?

[albird101]

Once a rooster mates with a hen, does the hen make a nest and lay eggs,!? Or what happens!? I'm clueless..

 

[gryeyes]

I am a little befuddled with your question.

Hens do not need roosters to lay eggs.

If you don't provide hens a place to lay, they will lay their eggs any old where. Some are more savvy than others, and choose a hidden spot, but there's no nest building going on.

Most hens just lay eggs and go about their business with never a thought for motherhood. Just lay and leave, lay and leave, lay and leave.

Hens can go broody - that is, NOT leave the nest for 21 days - whether there has been a rooster with 'em or not. Chickens aren't always very smart.

I hope this helps provide a clue or two.

 

[drumstick diva]

Hens aren't like wild birds (sparrows, robins, cardinals etc.) because they can lay eggs almost daily without a rooster. But for fertile eggs that can be hatched then ,you need a rooster.

I had no idea about fertile and non fertile eggs either when I started with BYC.

 

[CedarAcres]

You got some great info from the last two posters! Welcome to BYC!

 

[Happy Chooks]

I am a little befuddled with your question.

Hens do not need roosters to lay eggs.

If you don't provide hens a place to lay, they will lay their eggs any old where. Some are more savvy than others, and choose a hidden spot, but there's no nest building going on.

Most hens just lay eggs and go about their business with never a thought for motherhood. Just lay and leave, lay and leave, lay and leave.

Hens can go broody - that is, NOT leave the nest for 21 days - whether there has been a rooster with 'em or not. Chickens aren't always very smart.

I hope this helps provide a clue or two.

Yup.

Hens aren't like wild birds (sparrows, robins, cardinals etc.) because they can lay eggs almost daily without a rooster. But for fertile eggs that can be hatched then ,you need a rooster.

I had no idea about fertile and non fertile eggs either when I started with BYC.

And yup.


And when a rooster does mate a hen, she can store the sperm for 3 weeks.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!