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[ChickLover98]

Is this the right place to post this? What is inbreeding and how bad is it? I'm worried about letting "daddy" eventually have babies with his daughters! Help?

 

[pslane]

IMO, Daddys breeding with daughters is okay as long as you don't continue doing it over and over down the line. Same with brothers and sisters. I may let that happen once but don't keep it up. Bad genes can be passed along and strengthen that way.

 

[ChickLover98]

Ok. Thats gonna be difficult to control. The lil ones are probably not going into the big coop for a week or so anyway.

 

[ND]

Honestly, it's rarely much of a problem. You may run into significant problems if you NEVER replace your rooster and you have him breeding 4th, 5th, 6th, etc generations.
Many people will replace the roo around the 2 or 3 year mark... so they introduce new bloodlines and prevent those stagnant problems.

Just plan for a new rooster in 2 years or so... one that is not related to anything on your property. It'll be fine.