KatsHerd
Songster
- Jul 30, 2024
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Hi all,
My favourite rooster is about 1 yr 11 months old. Since we've had him, he hasn't been in with girls (they were too young). He's been finally with his girls for about 2 months now, none of the younger girls are laying. But roughly 2 months ago I put in an older hen (1 yr old) to hatch some babies & fertility test him etc. She began laying again on April 18th after a moulting hiatus. I confirmed mounting between them on April 22nd, hen submitted & is absolutely infactuated with him (couldn't imagine it being sperm rejection?). I've been cracking an egg from her every few days, and not a single fertilised egg yet. At what point do I cut my losses that he is too old? If it helps also, he just finished moulting too.
The hen I'm fertility testing him with is a confirmed hen, I've hatched plenty of babies from her & only just recently via another roo. If there's issues, it's unfortunately him.
My favourite rooster is about 1 yr 11 months old. Since we've had him, he hasn't been in with girls (they were too young). He's been finally with his girls for about 2 months now, none of the younger girls are laying. But roughly 2 months ago I put in an older hen (1 yr old) to hatch some babies & fertility test him etc. She began laying again on April 18th after a moulting hiatus. I confirmed mounting between them on April 22nd, hen submitted & is absolutely infactuated with him (couldn't imagine it being sperm rejection?). I've been cracking an egg from her every few days, and not a single fertilised egg yet. At what point do I cut my losses that he is too old? If it helps also, he just finished moulting too.
The hen I'm fertility testing him with is a confirmed hen, I've hatched plenty of babies from her & only just recently via another roo. If there's issues, it's unfortunately him.
but it could be worth a go?!
