what age is a cockerel fertile?

[liz allen]

Hi all
at what age is a cockerel fertile?
my black orpington boys are 6 months and are really interrested in the older ladies.

Would any eggs be fertile?

 

[silky_3699]

mine stated getting interested when he was about 6 months old. maybe a bout another month or so!

 

[ceeceeholt]

Mine I think is a late bloomer, he just started doing the deed about 2 weeks ago and he is 8 months

of course, he doesn't crow either. Only heard him a few times and that was when a hawk was circling the run!

 

[sourland]

If they can do the 'deed', they are there already.