HALLOWEEN Hatch-a-Long 2016 w/ Hosts, Mike, Sally & BantyChooks

[junebuggena]

Day 20 for my broody, no action yet from her three eggs. Day 3 for the incubator. 11 clearly developing eggs out of 27. I'll recheck to be sure on Day 5. Fall fertility issues with the main rooster. The cockerel isn't doing much better.

 

[Mylied]

Day 20 for my broody, no action yet from her three eggs. Day 3 for the incubator. 11 clearly developing eggs out of 27. I'll recheck to be sure on Day 5. Fall fertility issues with the main rooster. The cockerel isn't doing much better.

Ok. Let me be dumb for a minute. What's the difference between a rooster and a cockerel? Does their fertility go down in the fall?

 

[lpatelski]

Ok. Let me be dumb for a minute. What's the difference between a rooster and a cockerel? Does their fertility go down in the fall?

Okay, I've always called a young Rooster a cockerel. It seems maybe there are differences between Countries for what a Cock bird is called. Yes, some Roosters' fertility may go down as the daylight hours go down. Not a questionable question at'tal.

 

[junebuggena]

Ok. Let me be dumb for a minute. What's the difference between a rooster and a cockerel? Does their fertility go down in the fall?

I refer to the mature, adult males as roosters and the younger ones that are still trying to find their place in the flock as cockerels. Younger boys are usually more virile, but they have to gather up the courage to establish themselves. That takes time, and my younger guy is only about 6 months old.
The adult rooster is gradually molting, and the days are much shorter now. Both of those are factors in a rooster's fertility, just the same as how it affects a hens ability to lay eggs.

 

[Mylied]

Okay, I've always called a young Rooster a cockerel. It seems maybe there are differences between Countries for what a Cock bird is called. Yes, some Roosters' fertility may go down as the daylight hours go down. Not a questionable question at'tal.

I refer to the mature, adult males as roosters and the younger ones that are still trying to find their place in the flock as cockerels. Younger boys are usually more virile, but they have to gather up the courage to establish themselves. That takes time, and my younger guy is only about 6 months old.
The adult rooster is gradually molting, and the days are much shorter now. Both of those are factors in a rooster's fertility, just the same as how it affects a hens ability to lay eggs.

Thank you! This is my first time keeping a rooster (besides a little bantam I had), so I'm still learning how they work. I think my guy is 7 or 8 months old. He doesn't have any competition for his 13 ladies.

 

[BullChick]

I toldmy husband I won the auction, and all he said was "how big of a house does a goose need?"

LOL!

Ok. Let me be dumb for a minute. What's the difference between a rooster and a cockerel? Does their fertility go down in the fall?

A pullet and cockerel are anything below 12 months.

 

[Mylied]

So one of my little eggs pipped a little bit ago. It's rocking around and peeping a bit. The other three aren't doing anything and I don't see pips on them. They were rocking last night and some today. Should I be worried they've stopped rocking without a pip? I know there's nothing much I can do with the one trying to hatch, I just want to know if it's something to be concerned about.

 

[junebuggena]

So one of my little eggs pipped a little bit ago. It's rocking around and peeping a bit. The other three aren't doing anything and I don't see pips on them. They were rocking last night and some today. Should I be worried they've stopped rocking without a pip? I know there's nothing much I can do with the one trying to hatch, I just want to know if it's something to be concerned about.

It might be something to worry about, or it could be just fine. All I know is, you can't really help unless there is a pip. And if you try to help too soon, or you help too much, you can do more harm than good. It's not an easy task to break into a shell. And if a chick can't even manage to pip, there is usually something seriously wrong with it. Even most malpositioned chicks can manage a pip, in the wrong spot.
The rocking can start days before hatch. The lack of rocking now doesn't signal a red flag. It just means you need to be patient and wait. There really isn't much that can be done. So you just have to wait.

 

[BullChick]

So one of my little eggs pipped a little bit ago. It's rocking around and peeping a bit. The other three aren't doing anything and I don't see pips on them. They were rocking last night and some today. Should I be worried they've stopped rocking without a pip? I know there's nothing much I can do with the one trying to hatch, I just want to know if it's something to be concerned about.

It's okay. They are probably sleeping. Maybe they are doing last posts from the egg. Getting in those last few selfies!

 

[Saris]

Dun Dun Duuuuunnnnnnn!!!!