12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[ronott1]

I agree and don't mist turkey or chicken eggs. I do mist waterfowl with good results since my ducks would swim and wet the eggs every day and get better results when I do mist. I know that not everyone does this and that's cool too. When I don't, my hatch rates struggle as my personal environment is too dry, leading to the ducklings having a hard time getting out. Since it is her first time hatching ducks, I wanted to open the conversation as well as encourage her. No criticism meant either way.

I use the cool down cycle on my brinsea incubator. It does help!

 

[AgnesGray]

I use the cool down cycle on my brinsea incubator. It does help!

If I'm only doing ducks, I raise the lid for a bit before I mist them. It's nice that brinsea incorporated that feature.

 

[ronott1]

As weird as it sounds the hen can actually choose what sperm fertilizes the egg so typically whichever rooster is dominant will father the chicks in a flock even when there are multiple roosters but this is not 100% of the time. There can be interesting dynamics in multi-rooster flocks. Sometimes a dominant rooster or sometimes each roo will have "his" hens. Not sure how to answer your question but it takes about 24-26 hours to produce an egg so the egg she laid that day would still likely be from the first rooster and the egg the next day could be from either.

I am sorry to say, since I like you a lot! but the hen choosing sperm is a myth.

The sperm all goes into a storage gland and a hen cannot eject it. Fertilization with multiple cock birds is a flock will be randomly decided--like it is wit cats

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

I am sorry to say, since I like you a lot! but the hen choosing sperm is a myth.

The sperm all goes into a storage gland and a hen cannot eject it. Fertilization with multiple cock birds is a flock will be randomly decided--like it is wit cats

I heard (from people on BYC) that a hen can 'spit' out the sperm if she doesn't like the rooster

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I am sorry to say, since I like you a lot! but the hen choosing sperm is a myth.

The sperm all goes into a storage gland and a hen cannot eject it. Fertilization with multiple cock birds is a flock will be randomly decided--like it is wit cats

NO WAY! I never even questioned it being a myth! I don't even remember my source to look into it further... lol I will have to research again.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I am sorry to say, since I like you a lot! but the hen choosing sperm is a myth.

The sperm all goes into a storage gland and a hen cannot eject it. Fertilization with multiple cock birds is a flock will be randomly decided--like it is wit cats

So this isn't true?

Spoiler: Source website

Source: https://www.livescience.com/15828-c...eir own battle,desirable, low-status roosters.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

This is why I like to stick to reputable sources that link the data. lol, Sorry BYC to however many times I may have repeated that information throughout the wide world of threads. Ugh.

 

[sekeyslaks]

I’m planning to take it easy from the threads till after tomorrow we have tor con 7 for my area tomorrow. I can’t wait to candle my eggs on Saturday to see how many cuties I’ll be raising this year!

 

[Cynthia12]

Might be a bit away for a while. Husband fell today. His Alzheimer's and prostate cancer is causing problems in his legs. I'll be back with some news on eggs set.

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

..while we're waiting and watching and candling... Anyone suggest some Easter names!? I'd love to name my chicks something Easter-y