hi everyone,
I am going to raise chickens for FFA this year. I know I am jumping the gun and I'm not ordering from Murray Mcmurray til feburary, but I still have some breeding questions.
So if I have a multibreed coop, how do I know who's egg is who's? And if I keep more than one roo, who's the daddy? How do you keep that straight? and how do I know if the eggs are fertilized (without cracking it open)? Should I just artificially inseminate instead so I can keep it under control? I don't want to breed mutts!
p.s. I have had chickens all my life, but this is my first time breeding/raising them myself.
I am going to raise chickens for FFA this year. I know I am jumping the gun and I'm not ordering from Murray Mcmurray til feburary, but I still have some breeding questions.
So if I have a multibreed coop, how do I know who's egg is who's? And if I keep more than one roo, who's the daddy? How do you keep that straight? and how do I know if the eggs are fertilized (without cracking it open)? Should I just artificially inseminate instead so I can keep it under control? I don't want to breed mutts!
p.s. I have had chickens all my life, but this is my first time breeding/raising them myself.