Sterile Rooster??

[MysteryChicken]

I have a lot of experience hatching chicks but I admit I wouldn't even know where to start with artificial insemination. We're pretty resourceful if it's an at home type thing but at this point I think we're more curious as to "why" the eggs aren't developing rather than needing fertilized eggs from him since I have access to a lot of quality breeder flocks and hatching eggs near me.

Would you like a how to video on the subject? Some breeders use Artificial Insemination rather then natural breeding. Especially if you're trying to breed two birds of different sizes, & not getting any result from it.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Would you like a how to video on the subject? Some breeders use Artificial Insemination rather then natural breeding. Especially if you're trying to breed two birds of different sizes, & not getting any result from it.

Sure! I'm always up for learning something new! Thanks!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Sure! I'm always up for learning something new! Thanks!

Okay, I'll be posting a link in a minute.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here you go.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Here you go.

lol, I don't think I can bring myself to do this but it was very educational! Thank you.

 

[MysteryChicken]

lol, I don't think I can bring myself to do this but it was very educational! Thank you.

You're Welcome.
I'm planning on trying this for my RJF hybrids, & a couple cocks who are too big for them.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

You're Welcome.
I'm planning on trying this for my RJF hybrids, & a couple cocks who are too big for them.

It does look fairly simple to do actually I'm just not sure I could bring myself to do it at this stage. I'll store the knowledge away in the back of my mind for when I'm dealing with expensive breeding flocks of my own. In this case I'm not sure my friend would ever look at me the same if I did this to her rooster.

 

[MysteryChicken]

It does look fairly simple to do actually I'm just not sure I could bring myself to do it at this stage. I'll store the knowledge away in the back of my mind for when I'm dealing with expensive breeding flocks of my own. In this case I'm not sure my friend would ever look at me the same if I did this to her rooster.

It may seem awkward at first, but it's not unless you're having breed in problems with different sized birds.

Also, Japanese Bantams have a dwarf gene called the creeper gene. The creeper gene can be deadly to developing embryos if they receive one copy from both parents. This may not be the case since the breeds you have listed don't have the creeper genes, except the rooster.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

It may seem awkward at first, but it's not unless you're having breed in problems with different sized birds.

Also, Japanese Bantams have a dwarf gene called the creeper gene. The creeper gene can be deadly to developing embryos if they receive one copy from both parents. This may not be the case since the breeds you have listed don't have the creeper genes, except the rooster.

I read about that gene and he does have stubby legs which I can't remember if that was related to the same gene or another one that can cause embryo death but we're not even getting to the point of embryo death at the moment. We're trying to jump the fertilization hurdle first.

 

[jolenesdad]

Have you tried in an incubator? Maybe it’s the broody?