Fertileness Of Eggs

[CACKLEBERRYSHAWN]

Does the hen have to breed EACH time for EACH egg to be fertile
or only once for SEVERAL eggs at a time?

 

[Illia]

She can be successfully bred once, and the eggs will stay fertile for up to 3-5 weeks. Hens store the sperm and let it fertilize one egg at a time.

 

[CACKLEBERRYSHAWN]

Thank you Illia

 

[jaimslee4u]

Kind of interesting!

 

[Kickin' Chickin']

I have learned something new today -- thank you. This actually answered a question I hadn't even thought up yet!!

 

[coonriver]

So does anyone take the rooster out of the breeding pens after they breed or do you keep them in all the time?

 

[CCourson05]

Question: If I know one rooster fertilized a hen's eggs, but then I breed with another rooster, will the hen use the second rooster's sperm? Or what? I want to breed, then remove all rooster's until I get a hen's egg, but I am not sure whether the eggs will use the first rooster's sperm or not?

 

[Sumatra55]

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It just depends, If you for some reason need to know the the true sire, you will have to wait around 2 weeks before re-breeding to a new male.

 

[CCourson05]

This is so I can pure breed my hens and roos... Not just random mating...

 

[Illia]

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My system works that males and females each have their own separate large areas - Breeding is a process that takes anywhere from 30 seconds to 2 hours. So yes, you can remove the breeding pair and still have fertile eggs, you just have to make sure that there was a successful breeding.

(wouldn't want to go into details but I hope you know what I mean)