My year old rooster is not doing his job. None of my eggs are fertilized. It’s been this way for 6 months. I got a new rooster and he hasn’t been any more effective . What am I doing wrong?
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The hens are anywhere from 1 year to 4. Their eggs are pale yellow and before this rooster, I had another one that was really mean and he did his job. The eggs were noticeable more orange and had the bullseye. I could not keep that rooster! He drew blood . The one I replaced him with was not doing his job … it is obvious. But the new rooster must still be rather young. Maybe I just need to chill out and wait and see before getting too worked up about itHow old are the hens? What breed are they? Have you tried hatching out any of the eggs, or are you basing this solely off of lack of a bullseye on the egg?
Have the females accepted the new male?
Seems highly unlikely that both males are infertile
The hens are anywhere from 1 year to 4. Their eggs are pale yellow and before this rooster, I had another one that was really mean and he did his job. The eggs were noticeable more orange and had the bullseye. I could not keep that rooster! He drew blood . The one I replaced him with was not doing his job … it is obvious. But the new rooster must still be rather young. Maybe I just need to chill out and wait and see before getting too worked up about it
the roo is about 11 months. I am not sure of his breed but I am sure that he has some Easter Egger in him. He is tall, his feathers are dark greenish/black and red and his comb is not floppy. It looks short and bumpy.Colour of the yolk is not so much a indicator of fertility. How old is your current male? What's his breed?
Colour of the yolk is not so much a indicator of fertility. How old is your current male? What's his breed?