24 Week old Chickens

[Painted Calls]

I'm so sorry the rooster/cockerel is not obvious. Have you had these girls since they started laying? Have any of them come to you already laying?

 

[Lhoward42]

I'm so sorry the rooster/cockerel is not obvious. Have you had these girls since they started laying? Have any of them come to you already laying?

We’ve had all these since 3 days old since April!! This is bizarre

 

[Painted Calls]

We’ve had all these since 3 days old since April!! This is bizarre

Well that was my last attempt to explain fertile looking eggs without an obvious cockerel. I got nothin'.

I guess you just need to be very sneaky and watch in the mornings to see who crows.

 

[Lhoward42]

This one has feathers missing from the top, and has a very closed hole. There are 5 that have smaller holes than others. There are three that have the most rooster type features and small/ closed holes.

 

[Lhoward42]

This one

 

[JadeFarms]

That one could be it, he has feathers missing right where saddle feathers should be. Maybe they were pecked out.

 

[Jenwisp]

That one could be it, he has feathers missing right where saddle feathers should be. Maybe they were pecked out.

Maybe he pulled his feathers out to blend in and keep you guessing haha!

 

[Lhoward42]

That one could be it, he has feathers missing right where saddle feathers should be. Maybe they were pecked out.

Do hens peck bad or is a better possibility there are 3 roosters. The three I’m suspecting are walking around pecking at the hens, have closed holes.

 

[Jenwisp]

Do you have enough free time to try to catch them "in the act" of fertilizing? My 24 week old cockerel likes to dance/pounce right after they are let out of the coop in the morning.. and then randomly during the day. So maybe a good time to catch it is in the AM?

 

[Hidrainja4]

My young rooster was practicing crowing when an older hen walked up to him and grabbed his wing and pulled out a feather. He didn't crow for the rest of the day. Maybe you have the same situation. Especially if he is not crowing a lot.