rooster age

[ladyride]

I am startinga flock from chicks raising buff orpingtons & blue orpingtons. I have 1 rooster but golly gee whiz don't have a clue how old a roo has to be before he is active so to speak for reproduction ? can someone help me out. thanks

 

[sonew123]

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is he crowing? thats a of your peace is ending soon! haha depends on the type of bird too. My BO roo was mating but I never saw him. he was 1 yrs old before I figured out my eggs had been fertile for a LONG time...18-20 ks I would say but thats just a guess as all birds are different...

 

[MareeZoCool]

I would imagine a rooster would be fertile once he's been crowing a few months, at the minimum.