seperating Roos

[Eggzactly]

question to all those that breed but keep several different breeds.How do you make sure you bred pure breed chicks and eggs if you have a couple of roos and a bunch of pullets?
Do you keep the roosters seperate all together or do yo islate those that you want to breed and for how long?

 

[The Chicken Lady]

I believe a hen can store a rooster's sperm inside her for up to 100 days, so you need to isolate the hen and rooster you want to breed and keep them together for quite a while before you can be assured that the eggs you are getting are both fertilized AND pure.

 

[yoker]

If the hen was with a Rooster before she needs to be with the new rooster for 3 weeks before you can be sure that the new Rooster is the father.
But if you don't put in a new rooster the sperm may still be in her body for a month.
In my new chicken coop I am going to make at least 4 different breeding pens for my different breeds.

 

[Eggzactly]

Ok Thanks for the input people.