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The rooster chooses a hen and approaches her in the yard. He will do a little side step dance, spreading his wings slightly and lowering his wings to touch the ground not unlike the position the hen must take for his mount.
He will do this dance moving closer and closer until he can get close enough to grasp her neck feathers in his beak from behind. At this point the hen will take a position as close to the ground as possible allowing the rooster who is still holding her feathers to mount her back. He will place both feet on the hens "saddle" which is the area just above her tail. Most hens in their prime will have bare patches in this area because of the roosters attentions.
The rooster, once he has gained his balance on the hens back will lower his vent or cloaca and the tail will lift slightly, the hen will lift her back end or cloaca at the same time and the cloaca will invert then both will touch. This is called the "cloacal kiss". A sperm sac will leave the rooster and enter the hens vent and then close up sending the sperm sac on it journey up the hens oviduct. Hen and rooster will not actually need to mate again for several days as there are enough sperm in each sperm packet to last for about 5 to 8 eggs. The rooster will dismount and the hen will shake, dust herself off and smooth ruffled feathers, then go about her daily hunt for food, while the rooster will immediately search for another hen and start the process all over.
well a rooster's perk fertility is from sexual maturity to around 2-3years of agebeyond that fertility declines but that wont stop them from trying
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Father rooster and mother hen weigh 10.6 kg together. Father rooster and baby chick weigh 8.5 kg together. Mother hen and baby chick weigh 6.1 kg together. How much do all 3 weigh together?
12.6 kg
What is a baby rooster called?
A chick.
What is the offspring of a rooster and a hen?
A rooster is a male chicken , A young rooster is a cockerel. A hen is a female chicken, A young hen is a pullet. A castrated Rooster is a Capon A baby chicken of either gender is a chick.
Can a chicken produce a chick without a rooster?
No, a chicken needs a rooster to fertilize the egg in order for it to develop into a chick. Without the rooster's contribution, the eggs laid by a hen will remain unfertilized and will not hatch into chicks.
Do you need a rooster to have a chick?
yes so the egg can get fertilized and a chick can develop (:
What are synonyms for chicken?
chick, rooster, hen
What is the young one of a Rooster?
a female chicken under the age of one year is called a pullet
What do you do if your chick turns out to be a rooster and roosters are not allowed?
Eat it.
You have a rooster that keeps attempting to mate with a duck?
My neighbors rooster jumped on their mallard and 3 weeks later the mallard had 1 chick and 2 ducklings. The chick is light and dark brown.
What is the formal male name of chick?
A male chicken is a rooster.
How do the rooster and hen pass on their characteristics to the chick?
By the DNA in the Genomes in the Genes in the Chromatin Network in the Nucleolus in the Nucleus of the Cell of the Rooster and the Hen.
Will an egg laid without a rooster present develop into a chick?
If a hen is in with NO rooster, and lays an egg, then that egg is infertile and cannot hatch.
