Breeding ????

[Zwalker16]

Here are my lavenders

 

[Zwalker16]

Any pics of ur flock?
Yea for breeding u will nearly see them doing it the rooster usually drops one wing and circles the hens and when shes intrested she will let him get on top of her

Yes^^^

 

[HuffleClaw]

They aren’t dogs. The rooster will breed the hen whenever he sees fit.

 

[RustyBucketFarmGirl]

Yes they are beautiful! I may end up hatching and selling depending on demand but for now trying to learn and grow

I have gotten way more curious about the same thing. Since i have a fully mixed flock my concerns are that they would be barnyard mutts. At this point for us we are gathering information and d eloping a plan so that some where in the future i experience a season of breeding. Good luck! I will be watching the thread and taking notes!

 

[Mrs. K]

You really need to recognize which hen is laying which egg. A rooster will cover the flock, but you only hatch the ones you like.

As you cook, keep a pad on the counter, and record you eggs as either fertilized or not. Generally speaking in the early spring, most of the eggs will be fertilized. When you get above 90% fertilized you can set the eggs the following week with confidence.

Search on here for pictures of fertilized eggs.

Even though they are fertilzed, they are not like mammalian eggs, which begin to develop immediately. Bird eggs are in a state of suspension. They just sit there. This allows a bird to lay an egg, return to the flock, lay an egg.... and so on until the nest looks right to her. Then she sets. When the eggs have been kept at about 100 degrees for 24 hours, then the embryo begins to develop.

If you are using an incubator - you can gather the eggs that you want, and the count that you want. It is important whether under a hen or incubator, to start the eggs at the same time. This allows all the eggs to hatch at the same time, or near to the same time.

As stated above, if you have multiple roosters - you need to separate them for over a month as the sperm is collected and released as needed, so technically the egg produce right after mating, has already made a shell and is unaffected by that mating.

Breeds are man made things, roosters will cover all hens presented regardless of type or color.

Mrs K

 

[Zwalker16]

You really need to recognize which hen is laying which egg. A rooster will cover the flock, but you only hatch the ones you like.

As you cook, keep a pad on the counter, and record you eggs as either fertilized or not. Generally speaking in the early spring, most of the eggs will be fertilized. When you get above 90% fertilized you can set the eggs the following week with confidence.

Search on here for pictures of fertilized eggs.

Even though they are fertilzed, they are not like mammalian eggs, which begin to develop immediately. Bird eggs are in a state of suspension. They just sit there. This allows a bird to lay an egg, return to the flock, lay an egg.... and so on until the nest looks right to her. Then she sets. When the eggs have been kept at about 100 degrees for 24 hours, then the embryo begins to develop.

If you are using an incubator - you can gather the eggs that you want, and the count that you want. It is important whether under a hen or incubator, to start the eggs at the same time. This allows all the eggs to hatch at the same time, or near to the same time.

As stated above, if you have multiple roosters - you need to separate them for over a month as the sperm is collected and released as needed, so technically the egg produce right after mating, has already made a shell and is unaffected by that mating.

Breeds are man made things, roosters will cover all hens presented regardless of type or color.

Mrs K

Great information!!! Thanks