Breeding advice! Can you help?

[erijn5]

I have several breeds that I am going to selling this yr and next. I have just now got them laying and separated into their own separate pens....How long do I have to wait to make sure that the eggs will be purebred....I don't want to have anymore mutts! Thanks!

 

[DawnSuiter]

As long as the new rooster is mating the hens, the general BYC Consensus is 3 weeks. I figure myself waiting another extra week or two is worth it for extra insurance, so to speak.

 

[erijn5]

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Thanks I heard it could be up to a month!

 

[DawnSuiter]

Well.. I read somewhere that a hen was said to have fertile eggs for 12 weeks after being fertilized and removed from her rooster. The study, as I recall, theorized that it was because she was NOT mated by a new rooster during that time, as they put her in isolation just FOR this test.

 

[erijn5]

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hmmmmmm........

this could not be good!