how old rooster to mate

[chicken42626]

I have to 2 hens and 1 rooster I got my rooster in April last year is he ready to make my flock bigger and how can you tell a egg have a chick inside

 

[JadedPhoenix]

Is your roo old enough to mate, most definately. How can you tell if there is a chick inside? Have you had a hen that refused to leave the nest for 21 days? If so, you likely have a chick. If not, you don't. Eggs have to be incubated for a chick to start growing. It doesn't just spontaneously start on it's own.

 

[cavemanrich]

Go to this thread and there are plenty of answers.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/950475/how-long-till-fertile-eggs
Hope this helps. AND WISHING YOU BEST

 

[chicken42626]

i use to have 3 hens one passed away due to health and my rooster I think mate her she would not lay a egg would he mate the other to hens