Breeding question

[Wendy72]

Hey, perhaps someone can answer this question for me. I have a rooster that I am planning to rehome. After speaking with a woman who is interested in taking my rooster, I found out that she got her chicks from the same breeder I got my chicks from. She wants to breed my rooster to her hens. My chicks were hatched in June, her chicks hatched in July. Both of those hatches are from the same parents. My question is... are they still considered siblings because they're from the same parents, even though they are from different hatches and can she breed them without any major defects etc? Thanks!!

 

[Boise-girls]

Genetically, it would be similar to a human having three sets of triplets, quadruplets, etc., I would think. Still all siblings.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Genetically they're siblings but with birds you can line breed for a few generations without issue. Past that it'd be best to introduce some new and unrelated blood into the gene pool.