My eggs aren’t fertile

[jade eastwood]

I have a silkie rooster with 3 hens who I bought in a breeding quad. For about the first 6 months all eggs or most were fertile, the past 2-3 months none have been! Why is this? I have other roosters but I sold one and I’m selling the others and even they don’t seem to have any fertile eggs (they’re only young, about 10 months). Why do you think none are fertile? I’ve been incubating almost all the eggs I get from them and not a single one is developing. Any suggestions? I’m not sure of his exact age but he is probably getting close to 3 years old.

 

[chickengr]

I have a silkie rooster with 3 hens who I bought in a breeding quad. For about the first 6 months all eggs or most were fertile, the past 2-3 months none have been! Why is this? I have other roosters but I sold one and I’m selling the others and even they don’t seem to have any fertile eggs (they’re only young, about 10 months). Why do you think none are fertile? I’ve been incubating almost all the eggs I get from them and not a single one is developing. Any suggestions? I’m not sure of his exact age but he is probably getting close to 3 years old.

wait for cooler temperatures. at this time of the year silkies even don't mate. at least here where I live.

 

[Poodlemum]

Have you trimmed the bum fluff of everyone?

 

[nuthatched]

Have you cracked a fresh egg into a bowl and looked for a bullseye on the yolk? 3 is moving into to the decline age of roosters.

 

[jade eastwood]

wait for cooler temperatures. at this time of the year silkies even don't mate. at least here where I live.

Where I live it is winter right now

 

[jade eastwood]

Have you cracked a fresh egg into a bowl and looked for a bullseye on the yolk? 3 is moving into to the decline age of roosters.

I cracked one open today but all it has was a little red spot? Didn’t look like a blood spot. I’ll have to wait until I get fresh eggs because they aren’t laying a heap because I don’t have many thanks

 

[jade eastwood]

Have you trimmed the bum fluff of everyone?

Been meaning to do this keep forgetting. Do you have any tips on how too? I don’t want to do it wrong.

 

[Poodlemum]

Been meaning to do this keep forgetting. Do you have any tips on how too? I don’t want to do it wrong.

I’m honestly unsure, sorry!

 

[nuthatched]

I cracked one open today but all it has was a little red spot? Didn’t look like a blood spot. I’ll have to wait until I get fresh eggs because they aren’t laying a heap because I don’t have many thanks

Winter isn't a great time to hatch chicks, birds don't often mate in winter for that reason.
You're looking for a white dot, if it's a dot, it's infertile, a bullseye=fertile

 

[sourland]

Where I live it is winter right now

Shortened day light period can reduce hormone level and fertility in roosters as well as reduce egg laying in hens.