Is it possible for a rooster to be sterile?

[chickenchickenbulkbulk]

I have hatched out 3 clutches this spring. Not 1 chick has been a Buff..the rooster is over a year and I have him 6 hens...I have seen him with them. I had them in there own coop for breeding purposes. The sad thing is I bought 2 and decided to keep the biggest one and gave the other one away. I believe I kept the wrong one. Is this common in roosters? DJ Any one have a fertile BO they want to sell?

 

[shortcake1806]

Yes, roosters can definately be sterile. I have a friend who just incubated 4 dozen of her eggs and not one developed. The easiest way to tell is crack and egg and look for the bullseye.

 

[The Wolf Queen]

Is there more the one roo together? If there is the other roo could be preventing him from breeding them. That happens alot with my 2 roos (Black Cochin and a BO, both are banties) although I usually have between 1 and 4 light chicks.

 

[Bailey1234]

Have you tried trimmimg the feathers away from the reproductive organs on him? Sometimes there is a little too much fluff to get the job done. If this is a really well behaved roo that you want to keep it would be worth a try anyway.

 

[chickenchickenbulkbulk]

I will check to see if he has too much fluff. I really like this rooster, he is beautiful. I hope that is all, but I will check for the bulls eye..Forgot about that. He is the only rooster in the coop with his hens. I have tried to incubate probably 50 plus eggs of the BO and not one baby. If he is sterile..it is a shame. I had even sold some thinking they were sterile. I will have to find out if they hatched if not I will have to make good on them. That makes me feel bad, but I had no idea. He is over a year old. He looked like he was with the hens.

Thanks for the advice. DJ