How do roosters fertilize a hens eggs?

The Classroom @ The Coop: Incubation/Raising Chicks: How do roosters fertilize a hens eggs?
By Anonymous on Friday, May 3, 2002 - 07:56 pm:

I know it sounds stupid, but how does it fertilize the egg. They are not like humans are they?

By Susie (Susied) on Friday, May 3, 2002 - 08:18 pm:

They mate. The sperm travels through the hen and eggs fertilize as they pass through that area.

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