Basic Question

[ZuniBee]

My wife loves Poland and has filled our house with polish pottery!

 

[Saltiena]

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no, i'm sorry, i was too young to think that that was important,i was (am) not very good aout that sorta thing, i know we visited krakow, and i think we were in warsaw for a breif time

where were you ?

 

[pipermark]

back to the topic

, young roos sometimes cant figure out which end is which. Once they got that down, they then have to get their balancing act together. Lastly, there is being rooster enough that all the hens will allow him to court them. Dominate hens dont like to mess with sloppy lovers, and the young roos have to get thier act down before you will get fertlized eggs from the entire flock

 

[Saltiena]

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oh yea, i forgot i guess we did get a "little" bit off topic

 

[SpottedCrow]

It's a Pollock thang!!!
I'm one too.

 

[Saltiena]

 

[Rafter 7 Paint Horses]

Me too!!!!

But back on the subject....most roosters will mate at about 6 months.
I agree with pipermark on the subject of a sloppy lover. The hens that know what is going on, don't tolerate youngsters clumbsy efforts.
But as far as knowing a time frame, I don't know for sure. I've had fertile eggs as soon as 5 days from a young pair, and as long as 3 weeks. I figure it depends on the roosters maturity.


Jean

 

[bigzio]

AccidentalFarm, Mother nature has a wonderful way of having everthing figured out. While a cockeral will start to mate about the start of lay, pullets won't set till the end of the clutch, when eggs are larger and able to hatch. It would be a bad idea to take eggs from a pullet and cockeral for the incubater. Waitng till the eggs increase in size, is the best formula.... good luck

bigzio

 

[Cheri]

Good question AF! You saved me from having to ask! But when do they start to crow?

 

[BirdBrain]

The book I read said 6-8 weeks but my little guy started at about 9 weeks.