how to breed chicken??

[audiomilk]

Are you asking how many coops are needed for breeding?

 

[ddiaz922]

Ok, I realize this is a semi-old thread, but what if you only have hens, and want to use a friend's roo? Do you take the hens to the roo or bring the roo to the hens?

 

[feedman77]

Ok, I realize this is a semi-old thread, but what if you only have hens, and want to use a friend's roo? Do you take the hens to the roo or bring the roo to the hens?

it won't matter to the roo. I would bring the roo to the hens. That way the hens are in their own surroundings.

 

[coltcogburn00]

It would be easyeir to move the rooster in with the hen

 

[ddiaz922]

The problem is that I live in a neighborhood and I don't think they would appreciate a rooster. How would I know that she's fertile and would it just be that one egg that's fertile or will she be fertile for a while?

 

[Jedwards]

Hens' eggs can remain fertile for about 3-4 weeks because they store sperm. You can tell if an egg is fertile by cracking it open and you will see something like this:

 

[Cowgirl101]

I am new at this and I was wondering if you could breed chickens using artificial insemination on my hens. I have 3 hens and no roos. I have been wanting to hatch for a while.

 

[Titanpaul726]

Yes! You can use artificial insemination for your hens. Not sure on the cost though. It would likely be cheaper to borrow a rooster for a week or two.

 

[donrae]

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I am new at this and I was wondering if you could breed chickens using artificial insemination on my hens. I have 3 hens and no roos. I have been wanting to hatch for a while.

Much easier would be to source fertile eggs and hatch those. A wanted ad on CL can produce a lot of responses with local fertile eggs.

If you can't have roosters, you'll need a plan for the cockerels you hatch out. Hoping for Pullets is great, but on average half will be male.

 

[Cowgirl101]

Also, if I get fertile eggs, can I let my hens hatch them instead of using an incubator? if so, how do I do that?