I got the rooster - now what?

[finally flying]

I got my brown hens a brown rooster (who is currently in quarantine). Now what do I do? I want to produce my own chicks so that I don't have to buy new every couple of years. I sell some eggs, and don't want to sell fertilized eggs. Is it as simple as just let the chickens do their own match making and don't sell the eggs from under broody hens? Or is there something more I should be doing?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Every egg should be assumed to be fertile once the male is introduced. However without being sat on, you can't tell the difference between a fertile and infertile egg

 

[nuthatched]

If you have a rooster, all (or almost) the eggs will be fertile. However fertile only means that life is possible, it takes a day or so of incubation for cell division and a chick to start.

 

[bobbi-j]

Collect your eggs daily, and there should be no problems

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

You can sell fertilised eggs as eating eggs, most eggs you buy from shops are fertilised eggs (just usually been too long since they were laid to hatch them). Perfectly safe and normal. So long as the eggs are stored in a chilled place and do not get hot they will not start the incubation process.