I have two roosters. Thor is a LF dark brahma, that lives in a coop with 11 LF and one bantam brahma hen. Impy is a turken that lives with his 12 hens - turken, SFs, EEs, silkies, and SS - in my other coop.
I fully intend to cull both roosters this summer. Thor is a good rooster, but he has a chronic leg problem that I've given up hope of curing. He's in obvious pain and it's getting worse. Plus, at 3 years old, his fertility is starting to decline. Impy is 9 months old. He's also a pretty good roo, but he has never mastered the art of mating. He's unintentionally rough on the hens and now most of the girls are bald-headed from his attempts.
I want to cull these two in favor of two of my broodies chicks. TJ (if in fact TJ is a roo) and Cash. TJ is Thor's offspring, with his mother being one of my brahma hens. I have no idea which one. Cash is Impy's offspring; he's turken over turken. I think I know who Cash's mama is, and her eggs are very distinct. TJ would have to go with the brahma hens, because he is going to be much too big to be in with the other hens. That means Cash will be in the coop with the variety of breeds.
To make a long question short, is it okay that they will be at some point in the future mating their mothers? Will the resulting eggs be okay for incubating or would I need to always use purchased eggs?
I fully intend to cull both roosters this summer. Thor is a good rooster, but he has a chronic leg problem that I've given up hope of curing. He's in obvious pain and it's getting worse. Plus, at 3 years old, his fertility is starting to decline. Impy is 9 months old. He's also a pretty good roo, but he has never mastered the art of mating. He's unintentionally rough on the hens and now most of the girls are bald-headed from his attempts.
I want to cull these two in favor of two of my broodies chicks. TJ (if in fact TJ is a roo) and Cash. TJ is Thor's offspring, with his mother being one of my brahma hens. I have no idea which one. Cash is Impy's offspring; he's turken over turken. I think I know who Cash's mama is, and her eggs are very distinct. TJ would have to go with the brahma hens, because he is going to be much too big to be in with the other hens. That means Cash will be in the coop with the variety of breeds.
To make a long question short, is it okay that they will be at some point in the future mating their mothers? Will the resulting eggs be okay for incubating or would I need to always use purchased eggs?