My rooster is not mating

[Chicken_lady2202]

Have you checked your hens eggs for fertility? Your rooster is most likely mating with them when you're not around.

No, I've cracked them and checked. They didn't have the fertile blastoderm

 

[HappyDuckie]

No, I've cracked them and checked. They didn't have the fertile blastoderm

Are you sure he is a rooster? I'm not sure why else he wouldn't be mating. Unless he is sterile.

 

[nuthatched]

Get a different rooster if fertile eggs is your goal.
Are you sure it's a boy?

 

[nuthatched]

Are you sure he is a rooster? I'm not sure why else he wouldn't be mating. Unless he is sterile.

Even if he was sterile, you'd think he'd still try. I dunno

 

[HappyDuckie]

Even if he was sterile, you'd think he'd still try. I dunno

Yeah, he most likely has. I doubt the OP watches him 24/7, which is really the only way to know.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

What kind of rooster is he? Is he smaller than your hens? Does he have excess feathers? My cochin rooster had a hard time passing sperm through his excessive fluff. I vary rarely saw fertile eggs from him. Fertility also declines after 2 years. I'm sure a sterile rooster isn't impossible either.

 

[Chicken_lady2202]

Are you sure he is a rooster? I'm not sure why else he wouldn't be mating. Unless he is sterile.

Yes he crows

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Yes he crows

Can you post pictures of him? Sometimes hens can crow if there is no rooster around.

 

[Chicken_lady2202]

Yeah, he most likely has. I doubt the OP watches him 24/7, which is really the only way to know.

guys, I have even put a camera in the coop. I just didn't see him mate. He does all the rooster dance all the time . I doubt he even knows how to mate

 

[EmmaRainboe]

guys, I have even put a camera in the coop. I just didn't see him mate. He does all the rooster dance all the time . I doubt he even knows how to mate

Hmmm that is really odd, I didn't realize he also did the rooster dance.