Fertilized eggs?

[Wyatt_payne9]

My hen was mated by the rooster a few days before she even started laying eggs, can these eggs be fertilized, since hens can hold the roosters sperm for a while before laying a fertilized egg, also the rooster got killed soon after

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Yes, but it's not wise to hatch out pullet eggs before they finish working out glitches, which can take longer than the sperm lives in the pullet

 

[Wyatt_payne9]

Yes, but it's not wise to hatch out pullet eggs before they finish working out glitches, which can take longer than the sperm lives in the pullet

What would happen?

 

[rosemarythyme]

Main reason is pullet eggs are usually too small to allow for good chick growth and development.

 

[aart]

Pullet eggs can be hatched, but may not have good success.
The chicks will be small, but catch up eventually

 

[Wyatt_payne9]

Main reason is pullet eggs are usually too small to allow for good chick growth and development.

I’m still gonna try since the rooster that she was mated by was killed