Shocking Facts About Chicken Egg Fertility You Never Knew!

Although it is possible to have both an active rooster and a hen, the hen may still lay eggs that are infertile even if the rooster is present:......CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>>>

I’m sure you’re wondering how it works, and here is the explanation for that question.

Chickens do not engage in courting or romance as other birds do since they do not have spouses. Other birds do. A rooster will just impose his presence on the hen. When a rooster and a hen mate, the rooster’s injected sperm is kept in multiple sperm storage tubules (SSTs) that are located in the area where the hen’s uterus connects to the vagina. These tubules are positioned in the area where the uterus joins the vagina. However, this is only going to take place if the hen is comfortable around the rooster. If she does not, she can eject the sperm to prevent the hatching of his eggs. Therefore, a hen can continue laying eggs that are not viable even though she mates with a rooster daily.

Even if the hen is comfortable with the rooster, there is still a possibility that not all of the eggs will be fertile:

If an egg is generated on the same day as the mating, it will not be viable since the sperm is only released a short time after an egg has been laid, and the development of each egg takes roughly 25 hours.

Depending on the circumstances, an egg that is deposited the next day may or may not be viable. If an egg is deposited on day three, there is a very good chance that it will be viable.

As you can see from the above, even if a hen and a rooster have successfully produced an egg together, the first two or three eggs that the hen lays may not be viable.

It is not necessary to have a rooster present every day for the hen to be able to produce viable eggs:

The amount of sperm that can be stored in the SSTs, which are capable of storing sperm from several matings and multiple roosters, determines how long the hen will continue to produce viable eggs and how long she will continue to deposit eggs at all.

Hens who produce eggs at a slower rate than their more productive counterparts often maintain their fertility for a shorter period. The period of fertility that results from a single mating is typically between 10 and 14 days.

After a hen has mated with a rooster, it is feasible that even if you remove the rooster from the picture for the following two weeks, you will still be able to collect viable eggs from the hen. This window of opportunity lasts for two weeks.

If a rooster has mated with a hen for the first time, there is no guarantee that all of the hen’s eggs will be fertile:

If a hen has been fertilized, her fertile period will typically last between 7 and 10 days following the mating. It takes that amount of time for the sperm to travel to the oviduct, which is the location where eggs are produced. Therefore, it is conceivable for your hen to continue laying eggs for the following ten days after it has been mated, even if the eggs will not be viable. It is for this reason that it is recommended that chickens that are starting to lay eggs for the first time consume the eggs for the first two to three weeks rather than attempting to hatch them. This is because it is more likely that the eggs will be fertile.

Not all roosters have viable sperm:

This is a really unfortunate one. In chickens, just as there are sterile men among people, there are certain male roosters that cannot produce eggs.

Why? Who is to say? There may be anything wrong with his DNA that’s causing this issue. Once more, this is extremely similar to the human situation. There isn’t always a pattern or an explanation for what happens.

Please note that the purpose of this essay is to educate readers on the concept of infertility so that they may comprehend why they might hear folks who give hatchery services say that their eggs were not viable. We are aware that some individuals are perplexed as to why it is said that the eggs are not viable even though they have the appropriate amount of hens and roosters who are also active in the issue.

Even though the material on this page was assembled from a wide variety of sources that we consider to be reliable, it should only be used for general purposes. We continue to encourage farmers to seek the assistance of specialists for matters that are specifically related to their flocks.