How does rooster sperming work?

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CrazyChickensEverwhere

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Ok. I have been wondering this for a while.

Example say if I have a White rock hen, a polish rooster, and a EE rooster.

Ok if the Polish rooster mounted the White rock hen. Then a hour later the EE mounted her, Who is likely to have the chick to be theres?


And another one say is my EE mounted my White rock, 20 mins later I put her in with the polish and he mates her, How long do I have to wait to know for sure that its the polishes genes in the egg?
 
If both roosters mated with your hen, either one could fertilize the eggs. A hen can retain the rooster's sperm for several weeks (some say 3 weeks, some say 4) so you would have to keep the hen away from the unwanted "father roo" for about a month before you could be sure his sperm is not used.
 
Thanks for the replys!
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I guess my EE has to go lol. But I have to wait and see.
 

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