Rooster Semen Question

[MysteryChicken]

I'm practicing Artificial insemination with my birds, & I have a question.

Two of my roosters produced a clear foamy fluid, is this a form of semen, or do I have to stroke them more? I'm not getting the milky white stuff.

If you need pictures, I can get some tomorrow, maybe.

 

[Miami Leghorn]

The troll is strong in you ..

 

[MysteryChicken]

The troll is strong in you ..

?

 

[whiteboy]

If you choke it a bit, you will get the goods.





So much better than, "what sex is my chicken"

 

[MysteryChicken]

If you choke it a bit, you will get the goods.

Not sure if this is a typo.

 

[room onthebroom]

Just curious why you would do this? Is your rooster incapable of fertilizing his own hens?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Just curious why you would do this? Is your rooster incapable of fertilizing his own hens?

I have a not so large coop I'm using for breeding, & hens are separated in it. 2 Different breeds, only 2 hens.

I'm doing it for an EE hen, to not stress her out much. Also, it's hard for the Rooster's to woo her.

Plus I also have a Malay, that won't breed his ladies unless he's penned with them 24/7. He's way too much of a gentleman. I'll be breeding them next, he'll probably be penned with them, so I may not need to do it with them.

But, it will be good practice if I have breeding complications sometime in the future.

 

[room onthebroom]

Artificial insemination sounds way more stressful for the birds than natural fertilization. I would also be concerned you might risk damaging your hen if you are inserting something in her.

Another question, how are you extracting the semen to begin with?

Why is your gentleman Malay not penned with his girls to begin with? If you want to be a serious breeder & keep your lines clean, maybe a better use of your time would be to set up more segregated coops where things could play out in a more natural setting?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Artificial insemination sounds way more stressful for the birds than natural fertilization. I would also be concerned you might risk damaging your hen if you are inserting something in her.

Another question, how are you extracting the semen to begin with?

Why is your gentleman Malay not penned with his girls to begin with? If you want to be a serious breeder & keep your lines clean, maybe a better use of your time would be to set up more segregated coops where things could play out in a more natural setting?

I'm not gonna inserting anything in her, you just drip the semen in her vent, & she'll suck it up.

The massage method.

I don't have a second prefab to separate him, & a lady, or two. He'll be separated with the hens after the first group is done.

I can only work with what I have right now. My grandpa will probably get all fussy if I get another prefab coop to set up.

The Malays are only temporarily in another large coop with other birds until I can build them their own Large Coop.

 

[MysteryChicken]

All I have is a Prefab, a 7ft pen, & a doggy crate right now. Some of this is a bit off topic from my original question.