you could AI...I have seen fertility issues in birds that have been cut vs. Plucked because the feathers poke the boys when they try to breed.
I no longer have to pluck my large orps :)
unfortunately that is the norm with your more rare colors of English Orpington. Did you cut the feathers around the vent or pluck? My chocolate cuckoo boy...took him till he was over a year old to figure out how to breed :he
word to the wise. Check those spot checks. I have 3. All 3 will give different temperature readings from each other. I have one that is off, from the factory, by 2°F. :/
It says my sportsman incubator is 103. Every thing hatches on time a nd develops along fine. Many 100% hatches from...