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? asked in PetsBirds · 3 years ago

Is there ANYWAY POSSIBLE that you can fertilize a freshly laid infertile chicken egg?

This may sound stupid, but I'm just really curious. This has been bugging me for a while now.

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  • 3 years ago
    Favourite answer

    Theoretically, yes.You would have to puncture the shell and inject sperm from the rooster, then seal up the puncture. It's much easier to do it the old fashioned way - - and a lot more fun for the rooster.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    no. it has to be pre layed fertilized

  • 3 years ago

    The shell forms AFTER fertilization inside the bird's body. So no.

  • 3 years ago

    How do people not know how to Google questions like this?

    "However, what is not very well known is that hens can lay eggs with or without the presence of a rooster. For the eggs to be fertilized, the hen and rooster must mate first, and this process must occur prior to the formation of the egg. ... You can tell fertilized chicken eggs apart from unfertilized ones by candling eggs."

  • 3 years ago

    No. They have to be fertilized while the egg is still inside the hen.

  • 3 years ago

    No.

    Fertilization of the egg takes place before the shell hardens.

    Hours before it is laid.

  • God
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    No, it has to be fertilized before it is laid.

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