Can a rooster mate only one hen?

[chickens really]

I guess you have 3 Hens?
He might over breed them..Probably will..

 

[keesmom]

Yes, a cockerel/rooster can easily mate 3 hens. He will mate as many as he can catch.

If your hens go broody they will have chicks. However before you let them hatch have a plan for those chicks. Pullets are easy enough, but you will have to do something with the excess cockerels.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Can he also mate with 3 hens and will the hens have chicks?

I guess what you're asking is if the eggs will be fertile. He'll easily fertilize the eggs from 3 hens and many more.
One mating of one rooster and one hen will provide fertile eggs from that same hen for 2 or 3 weeks before another mating is necessary.

 

[junebuggena]

Can he also mate with 3 hens and will the hens have chicks?

They will lay fertile eggs, but that doesn't mean the hens will go broody and hatch them. That's up to the hormones of the individual hens. Whether the rooster is around and breeding them has nothing to do with it. Some breeds are very broody, other breeds have had it mostly bred out. Some individuals of broody-prone breeds will never sit on eggs, and some individuals that are reputed to never be broody at all will, in fact try to mother anything and everything. It's up to the individual hens. If you want chicks on your schedule, get an incubator.

 

[sbhkma]

It sounds to me like you need to do some reading and education on chickens and breeding/raising chicks. What you are asking is pretty basic info and, no disrespect intended, but if you don't understand the basic info, you really owe it to yourself and your birds to gain that understanding. Also be aware that if you only have 3 hens, the odds are likely that your rooster will not only mate with all 3 but will over-breed them and can cause injury. There is a plethora of excellent information on this forum from some very knowledgeable chicken breeders. Enjoy reading!

 

[Girly White Silkie]

Yes if you have a broody breed of hens. Or an incubator...
It all depends on the hen. I have some that i have had over 3 years and never once gone broody. I have one thats only hatched once and i have bantams that have had 3-4 hatches a year.. so the answer is yes if the eggs are fertile and your hens go broody.
He CAN mate the 3 hens but just watch him because he may over mate them and may hurt them or maybe kill them if he is an aggressive mater.
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Will the 3 hens go broody and the chicks will hatch in their nests?

 

[Girly White Silkie]

They will lay fertile eggs, but that doesn't mean the hens will go broody and hatch them. That's up to the hormones of the individual hens. Whether the rooster is around and breeding them has nothing to do with it. Some breeds are very broody, other breeds have had it mostly bred out. Some individuals of broody-prone breeds will never sit on eggs, and some individuals that are reputed to never be broody at all will, in fact try to mother anything and everything. It's up to the individual hens. If you want chicks on your schedule, get an incubator.

Thanks, but is their any cheap incubators?

 

[Girly White Silkie]

It sounds to me like you need to do some reading and education on chickens and breeding/raising chicks. What you are asking is pretty basic info and, no disrespect intended, but if you don't understand the basic info, you really owe it to yourself and your birds to gain that understanding. Also be aware that if you only have 3 hens, the odds are likely that your rooster will not only mate with all 3 but will over-breed them and can cause injury. There is a plethora of excellent information on this forum from some very knowledgeable chicken breeders. Enjoy reading!

Thanks, I just want to raise chicks!

 

[Girly White Silkie]

I guess you have 3 Hens?
He might over breed them..Probably will..

Thanks!

 

[Girly White Silkie]

Yes, a cockerel/rooster can easily mate 3 hens. He will mate as many as he can catch.

If your hens go broody they will have chicks. However before you let them hatch have a plan for those chicks. Pullets are easy enough, but you will have to do something with the excess cockerels.

Thanks!