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Did I read somewhere once that a molting rooster was temporarily sterile ?
Did I read somewhere once that a molting rooster was temporarily sterile ?
@QueenMisha I've never heard of this but it definitely is interesting!Yes, you probably did. Fertility is usually down during a hard molt, not to mention that the quill-ridden birds are just miserable and don't want to be touched a lot, so mating would not be all that pleasant for them.
When it comes time to collect from Norman I would highly recommend seeing if you can get your hands on a microscope. You don't need to do a official sperm count, just look at a portion of his sperm and see if it is active to make sure he isn't shooting blanks. AI should yield the results you're looking for if Norman is indeed fertile, they sell a few supplements that help increase the fertility of roosters that may be worth a try. These are the only other things I can think of to increase your odds, for the most part it sounds like you're on the right track already.