SufficientSelf's Chicken Thread!!!

[Cindlady2]

I have a question about breeding. We rehomed a mix roo last week, so our pretty white EE is again the only roo in the run with the EE girls. How long should I wait until I collect eggs for the incubator, just to be sure they're his and not the other guy's babies? I think I read 3 weeks, but I'm not sure.

It only takes 24 to 26 hours to make an egg. So no matter if your hen lays once a day or once a week. Any eggs after a day should be his.

Cheerio... how's your hen?

Congrats on the sales!

 

[BarredBuff]

Mama Chicken, it takes 4 to 6 weeks for the semen of the older rooster to pass through in the laying cycle.

 

[The Mama Chicken]

Mama Chicken, it takes 4 to 6 weeks for the semen of the older rooster to pass through in the laying cycle.

Thanks, I knew it was a while, but didn't realize how long. No new babies until the end of May then.

 

[Wannabefree]

Yeah you'll have a high percentage of the new roos offspring by the 3rd week, but will be completely 100% his by the middle of the 5th week.

 

[BarredBuff]

All of my chicks from the 3/23 hatch are in a cage in the coop, and will be integrated this week sometime. Also have 50+ eggs in the bator, and saving up duck eggs to set a week from today...

 

[Cindlady2]

Mama Chicken, it takes 4 to 6 weeks for the semen of the older rooster to pass through in the laying cycle.

Ya' learn something new every day! I live next door to a BREEDER and he neglected (or I forgot) that little IMPORTANT detail!!

 

[BarredBuff]

Just bought 8 Turkey Eggs, new adventure is coming! Now must figure out how to balance the hatches out....

 

[BarredBuff]

Just candled my eggs....



Most if not all in the Hovabator look like they aren't developing at all.......the LG looks entirely different. More like they are supposed too.......my 50$ on chicken eggs look to be wasted. They and the BO eggs all look to not be developing right..... :/

 

[Cindlady2]

What day did you candle at?

 

[BarredBuff]

What day did you candle at?

I think I was asleep when I posted that, I recandled a day later and they looked back on track...