Seperating breeds,how long do you wait before trying to hatch eggs?

[jasonak]

Hi
I had all my chickens together all winter long and all the diffrent roosters were breeding with all the diffrent hens.I just separated my hens I wanted to breed from the main flock today.How long should I wait before the eggs will no longer be fertile from just any rooster.Also should I have the rooster I want them to breed with in the cage with them now? Does that speed up the process?
thanks

 

[austinhart123]

i think it speeds up the process..... u will have to wait for like 3 weeks just to be safe though

 

[Promiselandfarm]

According to my agriculture book on fertilization of chickens...10 days is what the agriculture book says on breeding chickens as far as rooster/sperm to hen/egg. Wait for ten days after you have divided up your breeding stock. Hope this helps you

 

[austinhart123]

all i know is that a hen can lay fertile eggs two weeks after the last mating, and a hen can lay fertile eggs four days after bieng introduced to a rooster

 

[jasonak]

Thank you both very much for taking the time to reply

Austinhart- How are you rasing chickens in LA? I always joke that a 100 acre ranch right off of the sunset strip is my dream home