???How Long Do I Seperate Before Setting Eggs To Incubate???

[The Wolf Queen]

Sooo. I was thinking and I THINK I heard somewhere that if you keep roos together with no females for them to fight over they will live together withought an issue. Is this true? (Hopefull smile)

 

[monarc23]

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yeppers as long as they arent seeing girlies to spat over

Bachelor boys

 

[The Wolf Queen]

So if they see girls through the fence or hear them will they fight? Thanks for the help everyone and I know I'm asking really amature questions LOL so please be patient.

 

[dancingbear]

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Only if you want to keep setting eggs all spring and all summer, otherwise, just 4 weeks plus however long you're collecting eggs for hatching.

I sometimes separate roos for one reason or another, usually they're on death row waiting to go to freezer camp, and I separate them because they're harassing the hens to death.

I don't have any way to keep them from seeing the hens through the wire, but after the first few days they usually stop fighting. they figure out they ain't gonna get the girls anyway. Right now I have 3 young dark Cornish cockerels in a pen alone, because I just got them, and I have too many roos running loose as it is. And new babies all over, adding more males right now, might get some of the chicks killed in the cross-fire. So, they will remain penned until some of the other males are gone. Anyway, they were fighting the first 2 days, but they don't seem to be doing that now.

 

[The Wolf Queen]

dancingbear wrote: I don't have any way to keep them from seeing the hens through the wire, but after the first few days they usually stop fighting. they figure out they ain't gonna get the girls anyway.

Thanks I could use some good news

. Ive had a long horrible day.​

 

[giasmom]

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Thanks I could use some good news

. Ive had a long horrible day.

Well, I'm sorry it seems I was correct. At least you did get a bit of good news. Hope all goes well .

 

[The Wolf Queen]

Thanks gmom. Now I don't have to worry about that. As a matter of fact that better cuz a few a the hens will get a chance to grow their feathers back and hopefully never lose them that way again.
Now my new question is for when I pair a roo with certain hens how many days will it take for their eggs to become fertile again???

 

[giasmom]

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I would let the roo do his thing for atleast a week, then check for fertility. This is just my opinion & what I would do. I don't know a specific time limit to tell you. I guess it would depend on how mature the roo is, how soon he gets his groove on with her, & such. Maybe someone else will pop in to give you a more acurite answer.

 

[The Wolf Queen]

LOL I think theyll get right to it. They are experienced LOL.

 

[The Wolf Queen]

So does anyone know how long it will take me for fertile eggs again?