how long are eggs fertile for?

[farmerbrownsdaughter]

Here's the thing, I cant have a rooster due to close nieghboors but have access to one, so if I leave my hens with him for a week or so, how long will the eggs be fertile for? Is it even worth it?

 

[Bedste]

yes it is worth it....... 30 days

 

[Akane]

It wouldn't take a week. Within a few days he'll probably cover all of them. They should produce fertile eggs for at least a week, probably 2weeks, possibly 3 weeks. Since you are best off setting eggs within 1 week of collecting it's not really an issue unless you want to sell fertile eggs or set multiple hatches. Otherwise you'd only need to mate your hens out for a few days every month to keep your incubator running constantly.