FERTILITY

[Silver pied]

When introducing a different cock to a pen of hens how long will it take for the eggs that are played to be fertilized by the new
cock?

 

[Silver pied]

I should have done a better job of proof reading but the question is there.

 

[KsKingBee]

I have heard two weeks, more or less.

 

[barkerg]

When introducing a different cock to a pen of hens how long will it take for the eggs that are played to be fertilized by the new
cock?

It depends on the hens cycle, ie... if you have a hen laying right now with no rooster and she has laid 3ea eggs then chances are you will be to late for that clutch. Now, if they have not laid yet, then it depends on the aggressiveness of the rooster he will court her and once they trade it will be about 3-5 days and she should start laying a fertile clutch. These are not exact times but a rough draft of what to expect I hope it helps, good luck and keep us posted.

Gerald Barker

 

[Dany12]

Sperm of peacocks is less fertile than sperm of turkeys ... regular mating are needed!
The peahen lays every other day, the day she lays she use to refuse mating but the day she doesn't lay she look for mating.
But at the end .... only one spermatozoid for one egg!

 

[Birdrain92]

In my opinion what makes sense to me is that wild birds can hold enough live sperm to lay an entire clutch. So I can see peafowl having it 8-12 days maybe less or more. I'm sure though they are not breeding every time she's not laying.

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

Until he mates with them, some hens may not accept new males now, so no fertile eggs until they mate.

 

[Dany12]

They don't like ... white ... pied .... silver pied .... if they have the choice .... an IB with full of colored eyes !

 

[Garden Peas]

Tends not to be an issue when confined in pens.

Don't forget, peafowl are very social birds. So relationships do actually matter to them.

 

[Silver pied]

I am trying to determine.::..
When I switch males in a pen at what point can I depend on the eggs that are being laid have been fertilized by the new cock