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Rooster fertile or not!

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At what age does a cockerel become fertile?  My guys are almost 4 months old and they are chasing the hens around, is this too young or the expected age for fertility???

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they're fertile when they're doing the deed..... it will take them a while to get the moves down.... they're on schedule.... if your hens are older they may play hard to get until the roos mature a bit more... if they're the same age it will be a month or 2 until the girls are ready........

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My hens are all a little over a year old.
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What breed are your birds? 

My Buff Orps are fertile and he's not yet 4 months old.  His hen is a year old. 

Good Luck! 
 

I wish I may... I wish I might-- for all the chicks I hatch to be girls tonight! 

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I wish I may... I wish I might-- for all the chicks I hatch to be girls tonight! 

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