I feel naive asking but...how is it done?

[lil_chick]

whatever they do, they do it after the egg is hatched because I've Borrowed (not really) eggs from a donor with no rooster around, popped them under mine and after a few weeks... a family is born!

 

[rancher hicks]

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If you are interested in breeding for certain characteristics it's very important to know. If you are interested in buying eggs from a certain rooster, important to know... There are many reasons to know this information. If you just want regular ol' chickens not important. But if you are a serious breeder, 4H breeder, or even a casual breeder working towards a certain type, again might be important you know this information.

Excuse me? And just what has "how" they do it got to do with anything? Do certain breeds do it different? I suppose if your trying to cross a bantam and a Jersey Giant there might be mechanical problems or casualties.
I currently have a bantam friz and he seems to do fine with the big girls. Course he does need a latter but he manages.
I had some "show girls" but I couldn't sleep what with the loud music and honking cars.

 

[threehorses]

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I had the same problems with ducks. You can hear them laughing at their own jokes ALL night. Really a wicked laugh. And we just thought it was quacking.

I swear, one night I'm going to go out there and find them having a poker party - I just know it!

 

[Judy]

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No. The testes are midway up the back of a chicken. Check out the caponizing procedure and you will see where.

 

[Judy]

Mrs. Glassman :

I'm glad the OP asked this....

You don't know how many times I've leaned my head way down trying to figure out what was going on down there. I knew they were mating, of course.....

That's interesting. I sit around in my coop in a lawn chair, and the procedure is quite obvious, right there in front of me, whenever they happen to be facing away just right. I suppose some breeds have fuzzier butts than others....​

 

[Judy]

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I have to say that I was so used to chickens and parrots.. that the first time I saw a duck's phallus, I was shocked and a bit shaken for about a week. I thought something was wrong with him at first as it looked a bit like spiraled intestine.

Learn from my (once) ignorance.

Looking back on it, it's pretty funny.

Glad you warned me. If I ever get ducks, now I won't have to panic.

 

[Judy]

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Well, this is very interesting, too. I knew about the 3-4 weeks but certainly did not know about the competition.

 

[Judy]

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Ummm, no, read through here again.

 

[Kezzie]

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I hate to break it to you, but the donor hen was gettin' some...

 

[insiderart]

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Some people prefer to believe in the stork. Others prefer to get their biological facts straight. There is nothing wrong with asking questions. To each his own.