2006-08-13 20:06:51 · 4 answers · asked by Nolo R 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
95 to 99% of the eggs Americans eat are not fertilized.
Many people wonder how and why eggs develop into chicks. You might wonder why eggs from the supermarket don't grow and hatch when incubated. The male chicken or rooster makes the difference.
The rooster must be present for an egg to be fertilized. Most eggs that you buy at the supermarket are from hens that are raised without a rooster being present. Roosters are not necessary at egg farms where eggs are produced for consumption. Eggs for incubation are grown at special farms called breeder farms where roosters are present with the hens.
2006-08-13 20:09:51 · answer #1 · answered by JRatliff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Commercial eggs, no. Chickens are kept in cage batteries with no access to a rooster.
If you went down to a farm where chickens were allowed to have a rooster in with them, any eggs you buy would most likely be fertilized.
2006-08-13 20:11:40 · answer #2 · answered by Seikilos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope; there'd be a chicken embryo inside instead of just the yolk.
2006-08-13 20:08:30 · answer #3 · answered by Aemilia753 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not yet, but give me time.
2006-08-13 20:08:53 · answer #4 · answered by chemicalimbalance000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋