Seabright breeding problems

[Sc_chickengirl]

Hi everyone, I'm having problems with my Seabright. I want to hatch them but my hen keeps getting pounced on by both roosters. My Seabright roo is trying to do his job but the EE roo keeps pouncing on her too. Can the eggs be fertilized by both of them? Is there a breed Seabright/EE? Is there away I can keep her separate form the EE rooster without making another coop? I would really appreciate any suggestions. Thank you in advance.

 

[Texasclucker]

Hi everyone, I'm having problems with my Seabright. I want to hatch them but my hen keeps getting pounced on by both roosters. My Seabright roo is trying to do his job but the EE roo keeps pouncing on her too. Can the eggs be fertilized by both of them? Is there a breed Seabright/EE? Is there away I can keep her separate form the EE rooster without making another coop? I would really appreciate any suggestions. Thank you in advance.

dog kennel for your ee roo i would keep her separate from the ee a few weeks before breeding the two purebred sebrights just to make sure she wouldn't be fertilized by the ee roo anymore

 

[Texasclucker]

and Sebright's are wonderful little birds i love them!

 

[T-R-O-U-B-L-E]

I loved my Sebright. We hatched her eggs when she died. Now I have two Sebright x OEGB or Cochin.

 

[Sc_chickengirl]

dog kennel for your ee roo i would keep her separate from the ee a few weeks before breeding the two purebred sebrights just to make sure she wouldn't be fertilized by the ee roo anymore

and Sebright's are wonderful little birds i love them!

Thanks I might give that a try. I could probably let him out in the yard during the day and put him in our dog kennel at night with his hen. When I start collecting her eggs. The problem with having him out is he makes a huge mess!

 

[Texasclucker]

Thanks I might give that a try. I could probably let him out in the yard during the day and put him in our dog kennel at night with his hen. When I start collecting her eggs. The problem with having him out is he makes a huge mess!

you could totally let him out just make absolute sure he doesn't breed your hen it would be a shame to wait all that time thinking you were gonna get some sweet little Sebright babies and then get seester eggers, not like that would be a bad thing! but if you want Sebright's you want sebrights!

 

[Sc_chickengirl]

you could totally let him out just make absolute sure he doesn't breed your hen it would be a shame to wait all that time thinking you were gonna get some sweet little Sebright babies and then get seester eggers, not like that would be a bad thing! but if you want Sebright's you want sebrights!

Yep, I can't let him get to her anymore. Tonight was the last straw. My EE rooster jumped on her and Jasper came over trying to protect his hen. Poor guy! I'm might just have to separate them from the flock but I'm afraid they'd fly back in.

 

[NatJ]

Can the eggs be fertilized by both of them?

No and yes. It is not possible for two roosters to fertilize the same egg. But you might get some eggs fertilized by one rooster, and some eggs fertilized by the other rooster. You will have no way to know which egg was fertilized by which rooster, unless you separate the chickens or unless you can tell by looking at the chicks after they hatch.

Is there a breed Seabright/EE?

Not a breed, but yes there can be a hybrid of Sebright and EE. It would be called a Sebright/EE mix, or some similar description.

Is there away I can keep her separate form the EE rooster without making another coop?

They just need to be safe (from weather and predators), and separated.

That could mean a separate coop, or a cage for one of them, or something of the sort. Wire dog crates are sometimes useful as chicken cages, especially if your coop or run is big enough that you can put the dog crate inside. Putting the EE male in a cage or dog crate would definitely keep him from mating with the Sebright female, as long as he does not escape from it.

Hens can store sperm, so if you want to be sure of which rooster is the father of her chicks, you should keep the hen separate from all other roosters for 3 weeks or so before you start collecting eggs for hatching. Most of that time, it does not matter whether she is with the right rooster, or alone, or in a female-only group. She needs to be with the right rooster for at least a few days before you start collecting eggs to hatch.

 

[Sc_chickengirl]

No and yes. It is not possible for two roosters to fertilize the same egg. But you might get some eggs fertilized by one rooster, and some eggs fertilized by the other rooster. You will have no way to know which egg was fertilized by which rooster, unless you separate the chickens or unless you can tell by looking at the chicks after they hatch.


Not a breed, but yes there can be a hybrid of Sebright and EE. It would be called a Sebright/EE mix, or some similar description.


They just need to be safe (from weather and predators), and separated.

That could mean a separate coop, or a cage for one of them, or something of the sort. Wire dog crates are sometimes useful as chicken cages, especially if your coop or run is big enough that you can put the dog crate inside. Putting the EE male in a cage or dog crate would definitely keep him from mating with the Sebright female, as long as he does not escape from it.

Hens can store sperm, so if you want to be sure of which rooster is the father of her chicks, you should keep the hen separate from all other roosters for 3 weeks or so before you start collecting eggs for hatching. Most of that time, it does not matter whether she is with the right rooster, or alone, or in a female-only group. She needs to be with the right rooster for at least a few days before you start collecting eggs to hatch.

Okay thankyou so much!

 

[Show Sebright]

Hi everyone, I'm having problems with my Seabright. I want to hatch them but my hen keeps getting pounced on by both roosters. My Seabright roo is trying to do his job but the EE roo keeps pouncing on her too. Can the eggs be fertilized by both of them? Is there a breed Seabright/EE? Is there away I can keep her separate form the EE rooster without making another coop? I would really appreciate any suggestions. Thank you in advance.

I have to do AI for mine. Get rid of your EE.