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My wyandottes are one of theyoungest in my flock other than the australorps. They are always so scared to try and get in the treats because of my big girls that hog all the treats. It made me laugh when one of the wyandottes hope on the big girls back nto try and get to the food.
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I haven't been so excited since I got my first chickens as I am now! Tomorrow I am picking up a white Wyandotte bantam pair! I can't wait to get them - I just started drooling over all your pictures :)
 
DMRippy said:
Texasmja said:
DMRippy said:
My roo I got from Foley has never given me fertilized eggs.  I trimmed some fluff (about 3 hands full) and we are going to see if that helps if not.... AI
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I think it could be that they are just so big that making contact is harder.  There are some turkeys that have to be AI'ed because they can't mate normally because of their size...  

Remember the eggs I ordered from another breeder, half were not fertile...

I hope that trimming down the feathers works, but I would wait at east a week before checking the eggs.  Does he have a good sex drive?
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I have seen him TRY.... Foley told me he had NEVER seen a SLW roo mount a hen..... he said they were funny that way.  My younger trio, I have seen the roo mount the pullet several times.  I have thought about taking him out and making him want it more...... :confused:     If it works it would work right off, with in 24 hours.  I will collect this week and see.  As much as I paid for the pair, I hope I can get some chicks. 
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To increase likelihood of fertility, I was advised on all well feathered birds to remove feathers on both the hen and the roo. For the roo, I pluck some of the feathers on the lower half of a two inch circle around his organ leaving a ring of sperm feathers. For the hen, the feathers are plucked to thin the feathers on the top half of the circle around her vent, also leaving sperm feathers. I do this on my Columbian Wyandottes and my Cochins and have much higher hatch rates. When I had my SLW, feather plucking was helpful as was AI. I learned to AI on my SLW. I was told not to cut the feathers because the clipped ends would be dangerous for the rooster during the breeding act...think porcupine or needles... To pluck, I hold the bird under my left arm and simply pull a few feathers at a time until I'm satisfied with the results...the feathers will grow back in about six weeks. I thin about 1/3 to 1/2 the feathers in that half circle.
 

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