Breeders, Cocks v Hens

[Tony C]

I see a lot of photos posted on here of stock cocks not so many of stock hens. That begs the question, what do you value more, a good breeding cock or good breeding hen?

 

Your thoughts please.

[Wiley]

personally i think you have to have both cocks and hens,good cocks and good hens are equal in value if they breed winners,they both rely on each other

[Guest speckled]

;D well tony takes 2 to breed a winner ;D ;D ;D so it equal for me unless :) i wont to have a all lesbo loft lol ;D ;D ;D Speck

[jimmy white]

found the hens to be the most important, but still takes two ;D ;D ;D

[Tony C]

Do you get the same ratio of good breeding cocks to hens ?

[jimmy white]

i have found a good breeding hen produces winners more regularly than cocks , but maybe more importantly , in my opinion, having a good breeding pair are really quite hard to come by ,and worth their weight in gold,, i see in the poll,,,, sorry better let folk see for themselves ;D ;D ;D

[westy]

i say both but realy the hen because she lays the eggs

[Wiley]

i say both but realy the hen because she lays the eggs

 

but the eggs wouldnt be fertile if the cock wasnt there

[Guest speckled]

;D lol westy i agree with Wiley. its  take to to tango,lol ;D if the cock wasent there then egg would not be fertile, :B if the hen wasent there the cock would not have nothing to fertilise..,& i never went to collage. ;D ;D ;D its the golden pair ya wont  ;D ;D ;D ;D Speck :X :X

[Wiley]

this ones a bit like wat came first the chicken or the egg

[superstar]

Its a combination of the two, I rotate my pairs reguarly and some pairings work while others dont, yet when a pairing that didnt work gets changed they can both produce excelent racers with different partners. Blood also matters and the Apple never falls far from the tree, line breeding of a good family of pigeons is in my eyes essential for continued success as it will always increase the % of winning birds over crosses in the long term.

[velo99]

Most of the performance genes come from the cock bird. He contributes more genetic material than the hen.

 

I raise rollers and the cock is definitely more important than the hen to a certain degree. The depth and quality of roll are usually contributed by the cock bird.

 

This is my opinion formed by reading and observing my birds.

I reserve the right to change my mind. lol

 

v99