Fertile eggs after roo is introduced to flock

[kscottjoyce]

Hello,
Just wondering how long it takes to have fertile eggs after a rooster is added to a flock. I am guessing 2 days but I am not sure.
Thank you for any info!

 

[Ridgerunner]

It takes about 25 hours for an egg to make its way through a hen's internal egg laying factory. It can be fertilized only during the first 15 minutes of that journey.

If a mating occurs on a Monday, Monday's egg is not fertile. It started its internal journey on Sunday. Tuesday's egg might or might not be fertile. It depends on what time the mating occurred and what time the egg started its journey. Wednesday's egg will almost certainly be fertile.

That was the easy part. Now the hard part. That timetable is only after a mating. A rooster does not necessarily mate with every hen every day. You are on your own for that part.

Good luck!

 

[kscottjoyce]

Thanks for all the info, helps a lot!