Ok. Let me be dumb for a minute. What's the difference between a rooster and a cockerel? Does their fertility go down in the fall?
Okay, I've always called a young Rooster a cockerel. It seems maybe there are differences between Countries for what a Cock bird is called. Yes, some Roosters' fertility may go down as the daylight hours go down. Not a questionable question at'tal.
I refer to the mature, adult males as roosters and the younger ones that are still trying to find their place in the flock as cockerels. Younger boys are usually more virile, but they have to gather up the courage to establish themselves. That takes time, and my younger guy is only about 6 months old.
It might be something to worry about, or it could be just fine. All I know is, you can't really help unless there is a pip. And if you try to help too soon, or you help too much, you can do more harm than good. It's not an easy task to break into a shell. And if a chick can't even manage to pip, there is usually something seriously wrong with it. Even most malpositioned chicks can manage a pip, in the wrong spot.
It's okay. They are probably sleeping. Maybe they are doing last posts from the egg. Getting in those last few selfies!
