Rooster and Hen Fertility/Mating

[Joshbaker8452]

And currently there a home made wood dog house that a friend gave us that we will use temporarily while the chickens are little chicks.

 

[Joshbaker8452]

Could you answer my original question tho pleaseeee? I need help choosing a 3rd rooster from a good egg production breed. And if and to what I should cross the male silver and golden Wyandotte. And same to the 3rd rooster.

 

[lazy gardener]

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And currently there a home made wood dog house that a friend gave us that we will use temporarily while the chickens are little chicks.

Could you answer my original question tho pleaseeee? I need help choosing a 3rd rooster from a good egg production breed. And if and to what I should cross the male silver and golden Wyandotte. And same to the 3rd rooster.

Josh, while you've told us what you have for a run, you have not told us what you have for a coop. IMO, you have more than enough rooster power for your current flock. Your birds will need 10 s.f./bird in the run and a minimum of 4 s.f./bird in the coop. I would let those roos breed freely with the whole flock. If you want to hatch specific chicks that will be pure wyandottes, simply segregate the female wyandottes and collect those eggs. What you choose for a rooster depends entirely on your goals for your flock. Back yard mix chicks are wonderful, and have hybrid vigor. Almost all of them are fantastic birds and make wonderful layers.

 

[donrae]

If you're looking simply for egg production in the offspring, go with a Leghorn or red sex link rooster. You'll have smaller cockerels for the table, if that's a concern, but the hens will be wonderful layers.

You would have a plan for all the cockerels you'll hatch out, right?

But, you'll likely need separate pens for that many roosters. Keep in mind sexing is only 90% accurate, so you have a good chance of getting an Oops cockerel or two already. Some groups of cockerels get along okay, some hate each other and can't live together.

Plus, If you're wanting to breed pure birds like your Wyandottes, you'll have to be able to keep any other rooster from mating those hens for at least 2 weeks before you set eggs to ensure the correct father.

 

[aart]

Quote: Ah ok...sorry, I misread it.

Still need a coop for at night against predators....and rain.

 

[Joshbaker8452]

If you're looking simply for egg production in the offspring, go with a Leghorn or red sex link rooster. You'll have smaller cockerels for the table, if that's a concern, but the hens will be wonderful layers. 

You would have a plan for all the cockerels you'll hatch out, right? 

But, you'll likely need separate pens for that many roosters. Keep in mind sexing is only 90% accurate, so you have a good chance of getting an Oops cockerel or two already. Some groups of cockerels get along okay, some hate each other and can't live together. 

Plus, If you're wanting to breed pure birds like your Wyandottes, you'll have to be able to keep any other rooster from mating those hens for at least 2 weeks before you set eggs to ensure the correct father. 

oh yes if I plan to breed the wyandottes I am going to segregate the hens and specific rooster as lazy Gardner said. Unless suggested otherwise I more then likely won't mix the Wyandottes. I won't get a red sex link because if you breed sex links, you won't get a sex link. That why I asked about getting a RIR rooster and made him with Delaware to make the sex link but if their is better option I'm open to opinion. And I was think about a leghorns because they are very good layers.

 

[Joshbaker8452]

Ah ok...sorry, I misread it.

Still need a coop for at night against predators....and rain.

they have a large wooden dog house a friend gave us. The dog house is temporary until they grow up from little chicks.

 

[aart]

Quote: You're gonna need a pretty large dog house to keep even tiny chicks in a healthy way.

 

[Joshbaker8452]

You're gonna need a pretty large dog house to keep even tiny chicks in a healthy way.

yes it is rather large, you can get in it with a slight crouch, it's about 5ftL×3ftW×4.5ftH. Do you have any suggestions for a third rooster? I'm probably ONLY going to keep the Wyandotte roosters pure bred. And I have a plan for any cockerels I hatch so no need to worry about those, a friend has a large farm that would gladly take them. So I want suggestions for a 3rd rooster from a better laying breed even more so then Wyandotte s, I was suggested a leghorns rooster, but what do you suggest? And any suggestion for crossbreeding the 3rd rooster to the other breeds I have ordered?

 

[aart]

Quote: 5x3 is not enough space for 40 even day old chicks.

Can't get my head around your breeding stock questions,
it's stuck on your apparent lack of concern for keeping birds in adequate housing.

If doing the multiple crosses as you suggest, you're going to need multiple separate housing enclosures.