chicken stud service?

[ninny]

hmm could you do chicken stud service like you do with horses and dogs?

 

[AllChookUp]

I'd think the hard thing would be to stop the roosters from doing it...

 

[chiknwhisperer]

Hey that would be a great thing! But wouldn't you pssoibly pass on other ucky fowl diseases?

 

[herechickchick]

I think that could get pricey. Frozen straws from roosters would need to be extracted and frozen properly, probably by a vet then the hens would have to be inseminated by a vet I would assume? Interesting thought though.

 

[silkiechicken]

If your "renting out roosters" so to say... well that's one good way to pass diseases and stuff all over different flocks. If just doing sperm, I guess, but probably costs more than it's worth.

 

[mikarod]

You can't freeze poultry sperm.

Turkey farms must AI their birds for this reason. The sperm is taken from the toms, then IMMEDIATELY put into the females. Within 4 hours at MOST.

 

[ninny]

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Dang!!!!
that would have been a interesting project plus i like roosters better then hens so that would have been my reason to have lots.

now i need another

 

[herechickchick]

Learn something new everyday!

 

[balticbabe]

Are chickens really that sickly? I'd like to get my next batch of chicks the natural way by renting a roo. Of course I don't want sick hens either. I don't understand why chickens are more susceptible to diseases than other animals. If someone could certify their roo as disease free it would be a one shot deal. After visiting strange hens the chickie daddy might have who know what. Maybe rent out your roo right before butchering.

 

[mikarod]

The person could certify it...but the HEN could be subject to ANY number of diseases. Especially Herpes diseases (Marek's).