Roo fertilabliy

[Easter eggers]

How long do roosters stay fertile or are best fertile?

 

[sourland]

Fertility will vary from breed to breed, strain to strain within the breeds, and rooster to rooster within the strain. Generally inbred roosters lose fertility earlier than outcrossed individuals. I had a friend with seriously inbred WC black Polish. His roosters were generally sterile by the time that they were 3 or 4 years old. Healthy roosters should retain fertility far longer than that.

 

[Pinky]

My wlh rooster is in the 6-7 year age range and is still breeding with the hens. I don't know if eggs fertilized by him could still hatch though