I've had hens with beards. They are noisier than my Tom. The snod of a tom gets longer than the females and a young tom struts in the typical tom turkey way that everyone knows; not like what your picture shows.
Perhaps I misunderstood the question. Eggs collected 4 weeks after changing roosters would be fertilized by the new roo. Before four weeks, it's questionable which roo is the father.
It depends on the breed. I have had bantams fertilize eggs as young as four months. Larger breeds may take six months or longer. Look at your roo. If he looks mature, he likely is fertile.
I find this site to be extremely difficult to use with my cell phone. It would be far better if you would email me at:
[email protected]
I am the person you pm'd.
The post, above, was meant to be posted on Friday. I just now see that it did not do as I wanted. I will be so glad when I get a new computer instead of using my cell phone.
A few of the ducks have just started to lay. When I have enough to sell I will post or you can email me. I do not come on to the group often as my computer crashed and it is frustrating to navigate the group with my cell phone.
Please email me and let me know how many eggs you would be...