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Originally Posted by TPeers  Once mature cocks will crow from dawn to dusk, they are classed as a noise nusance and if you are in a built up area you may need to either re-home or cull - sorry! You might try going back to the supplier and asking to swap it for a hen.....
As to the eggs - yes you can eat fertile eggs, but should do so fairly soon after they are laid - sounds horrid but you don't want to crack an egg and have something 'other' fall into the pan! |
There is no more chance of "something other" coming out of a fertile egg than an infertile one. The sperm on an egg is an all but invisible dot on the yolk and this doesn't develop unless the egg is brooded under a hen (or in an incubator). I run several cocks with my hens and never have any problems.