I have a booted bantam (I think) cockerel who is about 13 weeks old and for a couple weeks now he's been trying to mate with the pullets he grew up with--who aren't interested. I also have a silkie hen who lets him try to mate when I let them out together, but he's not quite skilled enough to succeed when he's so much smaller than her. I do want to let the silkie lay eggs fertilized by him, but I must ask before I traumatize myself and two innocent birds with an attempt at artificial insemination, is he even fertile right now?
