Genetics - Artificial Insemination... How do you do it...

[rodriguezpoultry]

The Leghorn is production at best...he's tends to overshoot. His legs touch the ground and the Leghorn disappears underneath him. It just doesn't work unfortunately. The legs are just too long for him. He is successful with larger hens, but that Leghorn is just too small.

 

[stormylady]

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Well Im just learning all I can, Don't think that I will do it at least in the seeable future anyway, However if the time should come to need to do this I will know how(kinda). Besides it is very interesting to me.

 

[stormylady]

Ok one more question if you all don't mind, Say you have a hen that was previously breed to another Roo, How long do you have to keep her separated until she is no longer fertilized by the previous Roo, and you can be sure that the eggs you want to hatch are the Roo of your choices offspring? Thanks again, Sandy

 

[iluvmychicks]

Ok one more question if you all don't mind, Say you have a hen that was previously breed to another Roo, How long do you have to keep her separated until she is no longer fertilized by the previous Roo, and you can be sure that the eggs you want to hatch are the Roo of your choices offspring?

I'd personally go 10 days before I sat the "new roos" eggs. Some may suggest to go longer....


Edited to add: In Dustins defense I understand his point, this subject can be touchy. I've had many conversations about AI versus natural breeding. Their is a theory that using AI generation after generation they can lose the desire to naturally breed. Now don't blow my doors down....lol, it's just a theory I've personally heard from other breeders. Natural breeding is important to me, I want to make sure my males have that "desire" to produce on their own. Other's could care less. I do it when necessary, rest of the time they are in breeding pens doing the work. I feel other things can contribute to lack of desire to breed and that's when a line is inbred generation after generation, I think it breeds the life right out of a bird....literally, along with the "desire." It's natural for a male to want to breed a female so a bird that has no interest in his girls here won't be here long! Just my two cents


Shari​

 

[stormylady]

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I'd personally go 10 days before I sat the "new roos" eggs. Some may suggest to go longer....


Edited to add: In Dustins defense I understand his point, this subject can be touchy. I've had many conversations about AI versus natural breeding. Their is a theory that using AI generation after generation they can lose the desire to naturally breed. Now don't blow my doors down....lol, it's just a theory I've personally heard from other breeders. Natural breeding is important to me, I want to make sure my males have that "desire" to produce on their own. Other's could care less. I do it when necessary, rest of the time they are in breeding pens doing the work. I feel other things can contribute to lack of desire to breed and that's when a line is inbred generation after generation, I think it breeds the life right out of a bird....literally, along with the "desire." It's natural for a male to want to breed a female so a bird that has no interest in his girls here won't be here long! Just my two cents


Shari

Thankyou Shari,

 

[Airilith]

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We always went 10-14 days before introducing the new roo.

 

[jen5680]

This might seem like a strange question but once you collect the semen
how long will it stay good before you have to use it?

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

you have to use it right away

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

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In my case I wound up with, unplanned, two full grown cornish cross hens. Since Rustyswoman and I have been talking about breeding for a meat bird line, other than the commercially available; I thought it might be interesting to go the other direction and size these giants down to a more manageable bird.
However, we weren't sure we could find a roo that would mate successfully with a strangely shaped 20 lb hen (most kept falling off). We needed long legs and strong bones but lighter weight . . . we settled on Adam - a Black Copper Maran that Rusty's woman culled for coloring. Thankfully he has been able to fertilize one of the girls, although it still looks like we will have to try AI with Dorrie. Our goal among others is to wind up with offspring that CAN successfullly breed on their own.

 

[Keene's coop]

that was discusting!!!