Chicken and egg???!!!?

Question

ok so my friend and i disagree on something. He says that you can have baby chicks with out a rooster involved. but i say thats impossible and the egg will just turn into one that we eat! what is the real answer and give it depth so i can tell him the truth! thanks!!!

Answer 1

Hens can lay eggs that are unfertilized.  But no matter how long they sit on the egg, it cannot grow into a chick.

Now, most places put a rooster in the vicinity so that the hens are fooled a bit into laying more eggs but, for the most part, the egg factories won't allow a hen near a rooster.

Answer 2

Having baby chicks without a rooster is like a woman having a baby with no father.  An egg is something a chicken makes. You can eat it whether a rooster was involved or not.