how many hens for a rooster

[Kevin DC]

Hi

How many hens can a snowflake rooster handle?
I have 5 hens but only one rooster...

Thanks!

 

[lightchick]

5 hens for one rooster is perfect.

 

[Kevin DC]

So he could fertilize all hens?

 

[HappyChickenLover]

Game like birds can handle more then that, but the more there is many of times they will keep hitting same girls over and not get them all

 

[SeptemberQuail]

Yes, he'll be able to fertilize all the hen's eggs. Five females is great.
I've read somewhere that chicken hen's can stay fertile for up to 2 weeks once the roo did his job, so I'd presume the same/similar rule would apply for quail.
Sometimes males will have their favourites and will go for other females more often than others, but that shouldn't be a problem.

 

[dc3085]

Fertility in japanese quail lasts 7-14 days. A rooster can easily keep 7 hens fertile.