Your Breeding Pens!

[TwoChicksChix]

Hey everybody,

I’m getting ready to redo my breeding pens this year and started wondering how other breeders have their pens set up.

So all you breeders out there, show some pics of how you set up your breeding pens for each breed. Plus, pictures of your best breeders too of course!

 

[Jan Croot]

Size,, shape, how long to you keep them together for?

How long does sperm stay in hen?

 

[Minky]

Is that a BLUE EYED chicken!!????? What kind of chicken is that?

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Is that a BLUE EYED chicken!!????? What kind of chicken is that?

Hes a blue laced red wyandotte

 

[Minky]

do they normally have blue eyes?

 

[Poultrybonkers]

do they normally have blue eyes?

Nope. But i home bred mine hes not from a hatchery

 

[ChickenLoverz123]

Nope. But i home bred mine hes not from a hatchery

You could make some seriously good money if you got chickens that have blue eyes!! So pretty! I have never seen a chicken with blue eyes before.

 

[ChickenLoverz123]

Nope. But i home bred mine hes not from a hatchery

I would try to get as much offspring as you can from him. Blue eyes would be so cool!

 

[Poultrybonkers]

I would try to get as much offspring as you can from him. Blue eyes would be so cool!

He actually has teo chicks hatched new years day but im not selling any. No one here buys them

 

[Egghead_Jr]

A breeding pen can be just about anything. Heck, a dog crate in a plastic fenced area would work. It's only to keep the breeding pool separate and have those eggs in dedicated area. It's about knowing who the parents are (selective breeding) and that those eggs are only from those hens.

If you penned only the hens you've decided to breed then the cock should be put in with them every third day if you didn't want him in there all the time. But first and foremost you must have those hens separated for at least two weeks to ensure they are not carrying unwanted genetics from another cock. If they are by themselves then you will know when the eggs are infertile. Crack them open into a bowl before cooking to check fertility. Some will say wait a month, I say two weeks then check eggs. Chance they can still be fertile for three weeks. A month is overkill.