Chickens mating questions

[Magicalflowers]

If they are young the eggs are fertile believe me

Sorry just a quick question- what does that mean? As they get older will they mate less? Thanks!

 

[Skipper81]

No but will be less fertile as they age in a lot of cases I’m talking over 5 years old I noticed my eggs from older hen/rooster pairs turn out to not be fertile more than my youngsters

 

[Skipper81]

Most say one mating may fertilize 3 weeks worth of eggs.
I've found after about 2 weeks I didn't get many that were fertile. Then of course there's the idea that eggs over 10 days old don't have much chance to hatch.
Of course it would really depend on the individual chickens involved so you could round it to from 10 to 21 days worth.
Mother nature made it that way so if a hen is breeding she could then go off and lay a clutch then hatch them without having to run around to find the male and breed everyday.
I've done the rooster with hen one day out of every seven and had good results.

Great info

 

[Magicalflowers]

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So where exactly would you see the dots? On the top? In the middle? On the bottom? Also how big are they?

 

[Magicalflowers]

Here are some pictures of the four eggs I’ve gotten in the last 2 weeks: Any thoughts?

 

[aart]

So where exactly would you see the dots?

On the yolk, check them when you break them open to eat.

 

[Skipper81]

It will be easy to see on top but could be anywhere on top
If you have to look really hard It’s probably not fertile

 

[Magicalflowers]

I cracked it open and found a bullseye in it!! Yay!

 

[aart]

That's a great pic @Magicalflowers ...... @Skipper81 too.

 

[Skipper81]

Yay fertile eggs