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Breeding brother and sister CHICKENs

post #1 of 6
8/28/12 at 9:30am
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The previous thread re: an OP wanting to know about breeding together her sibling pitbulls sparked an interest in me re: chickens--(didnt want to hijack that thread)...

 

Query all, doesnt this happen alot with chicks?-- For ex I have a set of 3 chicks and 1 is a Roo--  I obtained another 14 chicks (pullets) and they all flock together at this point-- I hope to have chicks next year out of this Flock-- so the Roo will most probably mate with his 2 sisters (the first 3 are closet to each other and do everything together) as well as the other 14 girls...

I could just try to pull out all the eggs from his 2 sisters as the lay (not sure how I would do that) but thought actually I would let nature take its course...

(The Roo and his sisters are 2nd generation breeders birds, the set of 14 are hatchery chicks and much smaller-- I was thinking the progeny of the 1st three would have the gene for size- they are Jersey Giants-- concentrated in them and they would be even bigger...)

 

I am just thinking this happens all the time when people get an order of chicks and keep the Roo....Would love to hear other peoples' experiences/feedback...
 

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post #2 of 6
8/29/12 at 12:13pm

It seems to me that, if you are not raising show chickens, interbreeding would not matter.  Any fatal genetic anomalies would work themselves out.

 

I have no knowledge of chicken flocks in the wild, but nature tends to take care of these things on its own.

 

Chris

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post #3 of 6
8/29/12 at 1:16pm
It doesn't matter...your chicks will be fine
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post #4 of 6
8/29/12 at 3:37pm

It's fine for several generations. If/when you run into problems, bring in new blood. The average backyard breeder hatching out a dozen or two chicks each year really isn't going to have many issues.

Rachel BB
 

Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

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Rachel BB
 

Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

"If I'd known the world was ending I'd have brought better books"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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post #5 of 6
8/31/12 at 10:43am
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Thanks guys, that is helpful...
 

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post #6 of 6
9/5/12 at 7:17pm
I'm so relieved to read this thread, I've just acquired a lovely light Sussex roo that is 1/2 brother to 2x of my hens. But I figure I'm not wanting any of them to be Rocket Scientists 😁and he is such a friendly boy.
I live in Tassie my chickens have a waterfront coop. I keep GLW , light & buff sussex, silkies , 8 horses, 18 goats, 6 cows,2 cats 2 dogs " luv them all" and now the proud mamma of coronation sussex.
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I live in Tassie my chickens have a waterfront coop. I keep GLW , light & buff sussex, silkies , 8 horses, 18 goats, 6 cows,2 cats 2 dogs " luv them all" and now the proud mamma of coronation sussex.
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