How long with rooster until eggs are fertile? + agressive hen

[ChooksinChoppers]

My neighbor had a lone pet hen but he recently moved...she went broody under his porch out of reach and we finally got her out of there today (with her 10 eggs) moved her over here into a spare pen. She is still having a hissy fit if the rooster comes over to the fence (or any of the other free rangers) wings out every single feather puffed out..growling (even while she was stuffing herself) LOL she is very very intimidating! Buff Orp. Thinking about letting my roo in with her so when she goes broody again it will not be for nothing! How long until her eggs will be fertile?
Even though she was interacting with my chickens through the chain link I am not sure it is safe to let her out with mine as she is quite aggressive towards them.... she wouldn't fight with the roo would she? he is pretty young but doing a good job with the other hens...he really really really wants the new hen LOL

 

[junebuggena]

Eggs can be fertile the very next day. She is probably acting aggressive because she is broody. A good broody is aggressive and protects her eggs/babies. It's her job as a mother. Most broody hens only go broody once a year. It's not very common for them to be broody several times throughout the year, but it does happen occasionally.

 

[ChooksinChoppers]

Really! that soon? Having got to observe her all last year she went broody at least 3 times so far today, and I know she needs time to settle in, she hasnt gone back to sitting on the 3 fresher eggs I gave her in the dog crate she used to sleep in at mr next door's place....will see what tomorrow brings..thanks

 

[junebuggena]

To check to see if she is laying fertile eggs, crack one or two open and look for the 'bullseye.'

 

[donrae]

If she's broody, she won't be laying eggs. Even if he does mate her, she won't be laying for a while. A broody hen is usually very resistant to being mated in my experience.

I wouldn't worry about getting her together with your rooster right away. Put some of your hen's eggs (that should be fertile) under her if you want, and see if she settles back down to brood. If she does, great. If not, once she's proved she's not going to set then work on introducing her to your flock, hens and roosters.

 

[ChooksinChoppers]

That was my thought too donrae.....sigh..will just have to wait and see what happens. Really wanted to take advantage of her broodyness with eggs from the other neighbors but ended up putting those in the incubator. We have 2 chicken households here in our little 5 house/5 acre community and everyone is suddenly wanting eggs because of the bird flu and I am the only one that knows anything about chickens...still learning ..but now in a hurry LOL and I am trying to juggle non laying hens (because of the heat in florida) and broodies ( 1 other is already sitting on eggs day 10) a young anxious roo and this is getting way too complicated