How long until I get a decent amount of fertle eggs?

[Nikki28]

I have 10 month old hens that have been laying since March and a 16 week old Buff Orpington cockerel that has been mating with them as much as he can for about a week or so. I would like to try hatching the eggs eventually and we will be buying an incubator soon. How old should he be before it would be worth it to try hatching.

I know most animals have lower fertility when they are young. Or is this not the case with cockerels?

Thanks and I soon hope to see this

 

[redhen]

Never!

 

[Nikki28]

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Oh I'm sorry this is thread is only for amazingly cool people. You must be lost.

 

[Nikki28]

Anyone have any input on this?

 

[redhen]

Only me...

 

[redhen]

Anyone respond yet?...

 

[redhen]

 

[Nikki28]

So I'm still not sure if it's a good thing or not that I can always count on you to respond

Edited to add a neato smiley
It took about 20 mins to load the page to get it ...so I guess I really have nothing better to do right now.
It's bad when the person who started the thread is the one that goes off topic...

Hey RedHen you have fertile eggs maybe you should send me some so that I don't have to worry about this.

 

[catlover8976]

Well the best way is just to wait untill you get a broody but otherwise you can take a chance and take some eggs freshly layed and put them in an incubator. The chance of getting chicks will be less but you could get lucky! On the second week candle them to see if their is a chick forming inside, if not then dispose of the egg.

 

[Mahonri]

I candle on day 10 and day 18.... and dispose of quitters on those days.