Guest SPORTKA Posted September 26, 2009 Report Posted September 26, 2009 Hi all, I am thinking about purchasing a hen that has a proven record for producing winners, realisticly between now and the young bird racing starting next year how many young would I be able to produce from her? Thanx in advance.
Guest ROCKYandRAMBO Posted September 26, 2009 Report Posted September 26, 2009 i paired up on boxing day and had 12 birds off my best hen by end of may all got throw the season
Guest Owen Posted September 26, 2009 Report Posted September 26, 2009 All the above advice is spot on. Just a small point. A hen has a finite number of eggs she can lay through her life, so make sure you place the right value on each and every one. You can not afford to waste any. I would also pair her with several cocks so that you give yourself the best chance of breeding the best you can.
showman Posted September 26, 2009 Report Posted September 26, 2009 I think Owen has got it spot on. I have had several hens in the past which produced youngsters when they were 10 - 12 years old !! At the time we were very ' gentle ' on our breeding hens, and never did we take more than 3 rounds from any hen. Paul.
cass04 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Posted September 26, 2009 im curious to know how you can say a hen can only produce a finite number of eggs..
pjc Posted September 26, 2009 Report Posted September 26, 2009 What you havn't said Sportka is how old this hen is! If she has been such a prolific breeder has she finished her egg laying cycle?
vanreets Posted September 26, 2009 Report Posted September 26, 2009 like all females they only have a time of produce ing eggs women , pigeons , hens they can live a long time but dont breed for all that time passed an age spot on my m8
Guest IB Posted September 27, 2009 Report Posted September 27, 2009 This hen will be a stranger and need time to settle, if she is older, she may take a while to go down on her first set of eggs in the new loft. You want more than one season's breeding, so maybe you should be thinking in years rather than weeks.
Guest IB Posted September 27, 2009 Report Posted September 27, 2009 im curious to know how you can say a hen can only produce a finite number of eggs.. The previous posts on this are correct, but in my opinion miss out the important bit. The number of eggs are limited to the number of ova (immature eggs) the hen is born with in her single ovary. It's much the same with the human female (except that she has two ovaries) if she's born with 60 ova then that's the maximum number she can lay - in X years, or her lifetime, whichever comes first.
Guest shadow Posted September 27, 2009 Report Posted September 27, 2009 The previous posts on this are correct, but in my opinion miss out the important bit. The number of eggs are limited to the number of ova (immature eggs) the hen is born with in her single ovary. It's much the same with the human female (except that she has two ovaries) if she's born with 60 ova then that's the maximum number she can lay - in X years, or her lifetime, whichever comes first. 100% correct if she is an old hen she could be close to finishing and moving lofts will not help plus as they get older I have found they can have problems with prolapse etc.
gd Posted September 27, 2009 Report Posted September 27, 2009 The previous posts on this are correct, but in my opinion miss out the important bit. The number of eggs are limited to the number of ova (immature eggs) the hen is born with in her single ovary. It's much the same with the human female (except that she has two ovaries) if she's born with 60 ova then that's the maximum number she can lay - in X years, or her lifetime, whichever comes first. SPOT ON
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