what GENDER is my chicken?

[hdowden]

wait for at least a month then start checking eggs

 

[jed2012]

but i dont have an incubator or broody hen.

 

[jed2012]

and it only takes 3 weeks for an egg to hatch from fertilization

 

[hdowden]

you will either have to buy an incubator or wait for a broody as you will need one or the other to incubate. if you want to sell fertile eggs the fertility will need to be checked by incubation after finding the bulls-eye to make sure the eggs are absolutely fertile

 

[jed2012]

can anyone help a bit more?

 

[jed2012]

any signs i can look for in a rooster to tell if he's fertile?

 

[hdowden]

besides incubating the only other thing is looking for the bulls eye there is no other way to tell

 

[jed2012]

ok

 

[jed2012]

thx anyway

 

[hdowden]

you cant just look at him and see that he's fertile, just like with people and other animals, there is more at work than just looks