Chicken question...?

Question

i'm sorry i placed this on the birds section but i can't find a section suitable for this.

please answer.

my question are:

♦how long,after a hen has been mated with a male,until it lays eggs?

♦how long till it hatches?

tnx in advance

Answer 1

Fertilization of a chicken egg is pretty much one mating = one fertilized egg very soon after.  Roosters will mate as frequently with as many hens as they can to ensure that there are lots of fertilized eggs for the girls to try to brood.

The fertilized eggs sit in a dormant state for up to 10 days until the hen has collected a clutch large enough to brood.  As chickens lay only one egg a day, some hens will collect eggs from other hens and brood them all together.  The incubation process for chickens is 21 days.

If your hen has already matured enough to lay eggs (which a mature bird will do, regardless of whether you have a rooster fertilizing them or not), then she's old enough to breed quite obviously.  However, if your hen is not laying, she may be too old (over 5 years) or too young (under 6 months).  

Answer 2

it takes 10-11 days after mating for a hen to lay a fertile egg, from then on most of eggs will be fertile

from when the hen starts sitting on the egg it takes 21 days, give or take a day or two

Answer 3

A hen will start laying eggs at about 6 months of age, depending on breed.  Once she starts laying she will continue laying an egg about every other day.  As long as she has a rooster around and you've seem him mating with the hens, you can assume that the eggs are fertile.  

Once her eggs are laid, regardless of whether you incubate them or the hen, they will hatch 19-21 days from start of incubation.  

Answer 4

A mature hen will lay an egg daily or up to 300 eggs per year as long as it's nest is empty. No matter if it had mated with a male or not.

When after a hen mates with a rooster, it lays one egg per day until the clutch is complete. A full clutch is usually about 12 eggs.

The fertilized eggs then will need 21 days of incubation before they hatch.