Roo stud service.........

[sandypaws]

yes but it could be a "short term" LEASE instead of stud service...
i have several Xtra roosters you could borrow for as long as you needed... then give him back.. you just need to come GET them.. hahahahaha
i think it is a great idea.. gat a few fertile eggs from your girls, them give the rooster back..
couldnt the rooster be quarentined and the origianl farm, away from all other birds?? update all shots,, then every thing should be OK

 

[EweSheep]

I do bring in my roo from a friends farm every fall and he returns back to farm in the late spring before neighbors get their windows open.

She would quarantine the roo away from her flock for a month in her horse barn in a large cage or rabbit hutch and then takes the roo to me half way in town. Then I would quarantine the roo away from my girls for a week or a month depending how long she quarantined him.

Never had a problem since then but its a hassle at times when specific roos are so rare and needed to use some hatching eggs.

 

[mjdtexan]

#1California Chick :

I think that this is why so many people INCUBATE AND HATCH their chicks!!!! NO ROOS REQUIRED!!!!

Cindy

I didnt know that one could hatch an egg without a roo being involved in some way. Thats new to me. I gonna have to study on that one.

Mike D​

 

[dixiechick]

I have a friend who I know has clean birds and as soon as my girl starts laying, she's gonna pay a visit...even if she doesn't have to "visit" him in person...the eyedropper with deliver the goods!

I wouldn't risk her health with "just anyone." Both mine and my friends flock are NPIP certified and disease free...so I feel confident with her flock....guess it's just a personal preference.

 

[lobb40118]

I like the idea of a roo lending service that was discused. Have it for a couple months then return it. really they serve no other purpose....lol....not like lending out a laying hen.

 

[mjdtexan]

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I dont have any roosters either but I've heard that they will protect a flock of hens, so, they really do have other purposes. I will probably get another batch of day olds after these pullets start laying and I want to get a rooster too. There are some good looking roosters.

Mike D

 

[speckledhen]

I must say Ive never heard that a hen's eggs are fertile without a rooster, either.

I feel my roosters do have much more purpose than just fertilizing eggs. They are the first line of defense against predators, but I've also watched roosters break up fights between hens, many times. They find great tidbits for the girls to eat as well. While one rooster is with one group of ladies, the other is in another area with more girls. I have only two roosters for the laying flock of 40-something hens/pullets and I feel I need at least two for that large of a number. I love my roosters so much and never regretted getting one in the first place. None of them are human agressive and all are friendly, calm and excellent protectors.

 

[lobb40118]

I stand corrected they serve many purposes it seems. I doubt I will have a permanent rooster for such a small flock.