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I had to go back and look to see the 'face', LOL. Yes, it's the nose on the face, that round spot with the circle around it. If it was INfertile, there would only be a white spot with no circle.

Even the Barred Rocks have that bred out of them. Some will sit, but very few these days. Hatcheries have bred for egg production rather than broodiness. Red spots have nothing to do with fertility. A white ring around the white spot on the egg indicates fertility. This is a fertile egg from my...

Priss is right; some roosters are slow starters. My Hawkeye was one of them, but he had never seen my girls or been with any other hens before he was about 11 months old. Since your boy has already been with your girls, hopefully, it wouldn't be that long. Hey, Priss, where did you get your BR...

If you mean before the eggs are fertile and ready to incubate, probably a week or two, since the rooster already knows the hens. If you mean before the hens sit on the eggs, they may never do it. RIRs are not known for being especially broody types.