Fertile Eggs

[enggass]

Ok. Silly question for those who know, but for those who don't...
When a rooster "" a hen, does that result in one fertile egg? or does the hen lay fertile eggs for a certain duration?

 

[cashdl]

The hen is fertile for 10 days or more has been my experience. I had seperated a blue hen from a BBR roo and was still getting fertile eggs from her 2 weeks later.

Lanae

 

[whogroomer]

how do you tell the difference in a fertile egg and a non fertile egg?

I am new to chickens, and have 6. Mine should start to lay soon, and one of my "hens" turned out to be a "roo".

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008
here you go!

 

[whogroomer]

thanks