Visiting rooster enough to produce chicks?

[mtripp]

We do not have a rooster but the one a few houses down has been visiting for 4 days now. I've seen him have his way with the chickens more than once. Just wondering if we could allow our broody hen to sit on a few eggs and get chicks now?? Or if 4 days isn't long enough to do the job?

 

[tcmstalcup]

Fertility is going to be low and unreliable-that's my guess. A little longer with a steady roo would be much better.

 

[JanO]

My guess is your "visiting" rooster has decided to take up residency if he doesn't have any girls at home. I'd give him at least a couple of weeks, if not more, to get the job done before I'd try to hatch any eggs. The odds of having fertile eggs would be much better.