baby chicks

[mrcaterpillar]

I want to begin raising chickens for eggs but would also like to bring a rooster in to fertilize the hens when it is time so we can raise some baby chicks for the grandkids. My son says once the hens have been fertilized they will remain fertilized forever without a rooster present. Is this true?

 

[scarletgal]

No. When you ad a different rooster or move a hen I have always heard to wait 2 weeks before collecting to hatch with the new rooster. Same with antibiotics. Wait 2 weeks... so I think 2 weeks may seem like forever to some, but it's really only 14 days.

 

[justin24]

hens never stay fertilized that long they need a roo in there forever for that to happen