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mike_c

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3. it's a quickie

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Jun 5, 2025, 07:56 PM

Jun 5

Male jumps on the female's back, they wiggle their tails to align their cloacas (a single opening for digestive waste, urine, and reproduction), and the male transfers sperm to the female, usually taking only a few seconds. Fertilization is internal.

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Have you ever seen a bird mate. How do they do it? I know that some birds have mating dances but [View all] debm55 Jun 5 OP

i had chickens mopinko Jun 5 #1

Oh, is there something on a roosters tail feathers that makes the eggs fertile. Hens will release the eggs ,rooster or debm55 Jun 5 #2

birds only have 1 opening. the chloaca mopinko Jun 5 #6

Thank you mopinko.for the information. debm55 Jun 6 #16

But a hen will lay eggs roosters or not, what on the tail of the rooster makes the eggs fertile_____ debm55 Jun 5 #4

it's a quickie mike_c Jun 5 #3

Oh. debm55 Jun 5 #5

YES, have seen Osprey 'doing it.' elleng Jun 5 #7

I get a lot of Osprey here, you and I have talked about it. MuseRider Jun 5 #8

Thank you elleng. debm55 Jun 6 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author wyn borkins Jun 5 #9

To sleep. debm55 Jun 6 #14

Canadian geese use my pond like a cheap motel. Emile Jun 5 #10

HAHAHAHHAHAH, Thank you Emile for the post. That is new to me. debm55 Jun 6 #13

ive seen a male duck get on a drakes back and well u know. AllaN01Bear Jun 5 #11

OH wow, Thank you AllaN01Bear. I have near seen birds mate. debm55 Jun 6 #12

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