Posted May 27, 200718 yr It's not quite a crucial question I have here, it's more of a ponder to break an argument I'm having! My mother says that the eggs have to be fertilized all the time. As in... First egg was fertilized, comes out... Then they have to mate again to fertilize the second one and then again for the third... etc etc etc. And I disagree with that. I always thought myself that they just had to mate once, then a few days later she was starting to lay eggs and didn't have to mate again because all the eggs were fertilized. So... Who's wrong?? :sad:
May 27, 200718 yr well... :sad: If all is good and well in the hen you're right. A whole clutch of eggs can be fertilized in one mating. The hen has 'tunnels' that can store sperm until the next egg is ready to be made. However these can become blocked which means at one mating only one egg is fertilized. Budgie will mate daily anyway.
May 27, 200718 yr Michelle, as Nerwen has shown, you are both right. They could all be fertilised in one go, or the next could be fertilised with further mating, as they mate every day anyway. Feathers.
May 27, 200718 yr Author Thanks for the information. (And yea... these two sure mate everyday...) Darn! Looks like I can't go "See see? I knew it!" Oh well.
May 27, 200718 yr Darn! Looks like I can't go "See see? I knew it!" Oh well Don't you just HATE that Feathers.
May 27, 200718 yr There is abreeder in my club,runs 1 cock to 3 hens.He has no trouble with fertilty.The cock is changed breeding boxes each night.
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