Breeding Question?

[Teresaann24]

Can a rooster fertilize eggs if he is young but crowing?

I'm not quite sure how old this young roo is. I was thinking 5 months old? He is crowing and one of my girls started laying and I put him in with her today he pretends to try and breed her but I dont think he knows what he is doing.

Will it take him long to figure it out?

With him being so young how long should I wait to see if he is producing fertlized eggs with my hen?

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Won't take him long at all to figure out what to do...just be patient. Cracking a few eggs in a dish and looking for fertility will let you know that he knows what he is doing.

 

[JesusSavedMe]

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How do you do that?

 

[moduckman]

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How do you do that?

With the cracked egg in a bowl, look for a small bit of white on the edge of the yolk. That's fertilized.

 

[JesusSavedMe]

didnt mean to post this sorry

 

[therealsilkiechick]

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How do you do that?

With the cracked egg in a bowl, look for a small bit of white on the edge of the yolk. That's fertilized.

the white dot should be on all eggs u need to look for rings around the dot, that definately means it is fertile.

it will look like a bullseye.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008

This thread will help you to know what your looking for when you crack an egg in a dish or plate to look at it.

 

[deerman]

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How do you do that?

With the cracked egg in a bowl, look for a small bit of white on the edge of the yolk. That's fertilized.

Sorry, but that white is the Chalaza, one on each end of the yolk. It hold the yolk in the center of the egg. Yes look for thr bulls eye.

 

[Teresaann24]

I checked one of my eggs today from my hen who began laying again. She has not been with a roo for about 3 months and her eggs looks fertile? Is this possible?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

No