NY chicken lover!!!!

[rancher hicks]

But at what point does the switch happen? I thought a roo can fertilize up to a month after mating? So roo A could still fertilize an egg in her 3 weeks after being separated. Am I wrong on this?
Funny Lynzi... you picked my favorite picture as your avatar. Love it!

As with a woman , the only eggs that get fertilized would be those in her uterous, right? I can't say how many eggs are in a hens uterous or whatever they call it cuz I don't know. I don't know how many eggs a rooster can fertilize at one time.

I've read that it takes a couple of weeks after removing a hen from the rooster that her eggs will no longer be fertile.

According to the info I just read for the kids to study for the State Poultry Days the semen can live in a hen for up to four weeks. Good luck with the hatching. This was posted by another BYC member.

So does the sperm get mixed ? If two roosters mate with a hen? or do the dominant sperm kill the weaker sperm? I'm sure how fertile a rooster is has plays into this somewhere. or Drake since we are talking ducks.

 

[rancher hicks]

Also Camillius Elbridge Weedsport ..It is also nice as you can rest your sore feet after walking all day .

You are right it could happen
When does it happen ? too many variables ...Probably somewhere between the 2 - 4 weeks
The way I understood fertilization is this :
A hen stores the sperm in her body for 3 - 4 weeks ...I believe both A & B could fertilze the egg after the 1st week . As both sperm could be in her body still .

Plus they drop you right at the gate , so no walking from or to the car with crabby kids.

 

[miquwid]

Jlaw when my silkies first started laying their eggs were ridiculously small but they got bigger.

Lynzi how are the ducks and the pond?

So with all this talk about fertilizer eggs how, when do makes reach maturity?

 

[Lynzi777]

But at what point does the switch happen?  I thought a roo can fertilize up to a month after mating?  So roo A could still fertilize an egg in her 3 weeks after being separated.  Am I wrong on this? 
Funny Lynzi... you picked my favorite picture as your avatar.  Love it! 

This is what I was getting at. But if Rancher is saying an egg can't be re-fertilized, then I'm assuming if a hen is fertilized by roo A then her eggs wouldn't be fertilized by Roo B, even if he were to mate with her the next few days, until the end of those 4 wks....correct? That rooster A would have to be removed from the picture for at least 4 wks before you can be sure that Roo B would be the rightful parent to that offspring.

 

[Lynzi777]

Jlaw when my silkies first started laying their eggs were ridiculously small but they got bigger.

Lynzi how are the ducks and the pond?

So with all this talk about fertilizer eggs how, when do makes reach maturity?

They're loving it however the KCs are the only ones who have been in it. The runners got out yesterday but I don't think the Khakis " brought" them over to it. The runners are doing a good job of sticking with the KCs and I didn't see them over there at all yesterday. I'm sure they'll head that way today when I let them out. I'll try to record it but I really hate how my videos are turning out on YouTube. Maybe I'll just take pics instead....

 

[Breella]

I was right about Mab, My Easter Egger. She laid my first green egg! Yay!

 

[Lynzi777]

I was right about Mab, My Easter Egger. She laid my first green egg! Yay!

Thats a beautiful variety of eggs Breella!

 

[marquisella]

Quote: This is how it goes...sperm can live in a hen up to 6 weeks. Yes, I've had it happen...

The male deposits sperm in, whatever its called, I don't remember its name right now.. Its like a "well". The sperm used to fertilize eggs is drawn off from the top of the "well". So, it is possible that the 2nd roo that bred the hen, would have his sperm drawn off before the previous roos sperm. That is why, most people say, if a hen was bred by an unwanted roo, put her in right a way with the correct roo, and hopefully, the 2nd roos sperm will be used and not the 1st roos sperm. Of course, waiting 3 weeks is the minimum wait time so the 2nd roos sperm is built up.

But, it is possible that they could mix somewhat, and then its anyone's guess which sperm will fertilize the next eggs.

Clear as mud, right?

 

[Sally8]

That brings me to a question that I have. A while ago I had chicks hatch that I'm sure were of an EE roo. The hen hadn't been with the EE in over a month. Only a couple times did I see her with the BCM. So, could she have gone through the sperm from the BCM and she dip into some of the EE's sperm was still alive and well and able to fertilize an egg even though it was well over a month? After reading Marquisella's comment, I'm more confident that it happened that way. I had sold the EE roo and it was not on the property for well over a month before I even collected eggs.

 

[rancher hicks]

I was right about Mab, My Easter Egger. She laid my first green egg! Yay!