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The Farm Sustainability Dashboard has been designed to improve industry best practice and meet evolving community expectations. It has been created for business owners and is appropriate for farms of all sizes.
Your Questions
> How are chicken eggs fertilised?
It’s a common misconception that a hen is incapable of laying eggs without a rooster around. The only reason to have roosters included among a flock of hens would be to produce fertilised eggs as part of breeding programs. This process happens in specialist hatcheries, not on egg farms.
