whos the daddy???

[naightengale]

ok so i have 3 silkie hens.. they had been in with my brown leghorn and were fertile by him.. we finally got a silkie roo the other day..and he has now bred with them...
now whos the daddy??? will there be a chance at either???

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

To be sure you have to wait a month for the hen to be clear of the old cock's sperm.

But in most cases I have read two weeks is adequate. Also I have read that the last cock to mate with the hen is the most likely father. But I believe there is a chance at either one being the father.

 

[donrae]

Right now the hens have sperm from both roosters and the egg could be fertilized from either one. As stated, if you want silkie babies, wait a few weeks after pulling the leghorn roo out. As long as both roos are with the hens, they'll both fertilize eggs.

 

[naightengale]

the hens were in my "common" run until we got seperate breed coops built. so since we finally found a silkie roo and bulit their coop/run they have been "alone" since moving them they have layed 7+ eggs and by black silkie is now sitting them...
i dont care right now if they are pure i was just wondering how it worked lol.
i have a silkie mix which im pretty sure is a silkie leghorn mix and he is beautiful!!!!! (just got him today)
thank yall.

 

[naightengale]

can anyone tell me how breeding of diff color silkis works?? pics of results?? my silkie roo is a partrich and my hens are black and splash.
also if any one has brown leghorn over black or splash silkie pics