can a drake fertilize a chicken

Subject: can a drake fertilize a chicken

Date: Fri Sep 16 10:17:43 2005
Posted by Diana Tabor
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Area of science: Zoology
ID: 1126891063.Zo

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I have 4 drakes and several chickens, all hens. The drakes are approx 6 months 
old. I purchases them at the same time I bought 6 other chickens to add to my 
hen house. My question is, can a male duck fertilize a hen's egg?  I am 
getting a lot of fertilized eggs and none of the chickens I purchases are 
roosters (at least not to my knowledge).

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