Introducing a rooster to commercial laying hens

[Laurel09]

Hello everyone.

I have two roosters in my backyard flock and I also have 10 Rhodes island commercial layer hens.

My question is, if I introduced the two roosters into my commercial layers coup, will they lay fertile eggs that I can incubate and hatch successfully.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Yes, the hens'll lay fertile eggs. But I'd only use one rooster for ten hens, especially in a confined space.

Welcome to BYC.

 

[Shadrach]

Hello Laurael09.
Welcome to BYC.
Are the hens rescue hens?

 

[sealer39]

If your coops will allow, you could pick your best rooster and best hens and keep them together for a while. Are they both RR roosters?

 

[Laurel09]

Yes, the hens'll lay fertile eggs. But I'd only use one rooster for ten hens, especially in a confined space.

Welcome to BYC.

Okay thanks for the advice and the warm welcome

 

[Laurel09]

If your coops will allow, you could pick your best rooster and best hens and keep them together for a while. Are they both RR roosters?

I don't really know what breed my roosters are I'm not an expert yet but this is the picture of the rooster

 

[Laurel09]

Hello Laurael09.
Welcome to BYC.
Are the hens rescue hens?

No they are not rescue hens

 

[sylviethecochin]

I don't really know what breed my roosters are I'm not an expert yet but this is the picture of the roosterView attachment 1878508

He could be a New Hampshire.

 

[aart]

10 Rhodes island commercial layer hens.

No they are not rescue hens

I thought the same by you calling them commercial layers.