After a roo has mated with a hen just once she will continue to lay fertilized eggs for at least 2 weeks and can be as long as a month due to a special pouch in her reproductive tract that will store the semen. As time goes by the amount becomes less and less so after 2 weeks not necessarily all eggs can be incubated to produce a living chick though.
So no need to worry about little Roo wearing himself out taking care of all 17 of our girls every day.
I am still trying to get some photos to turn out that show our little guys development inside the egg. I will try again tonight.
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