Oldfart
70 posts
May 06, 2007
10:56 AM
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When a pair mates are both eggs fertile from the first
time or does each egg need to be fertilized independently?
Point in case, if you are using a cock on several pairings would he need to mate with each hen more then once? Thanks for any help.
Thom
Last Edited by on May 06, 2007 10:57 AM
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Steve_uk
150 posts
May 06, 2007
2:04 PM
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Needs to mate the hen several times up to the point of laying.
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Electric-man
273 posts
May 06, 2007
2:38 PM
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Can the first egg be fertile by one cock and the second egg by another in open loft breeding?
Val
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TRIPP
14 posts
May 07, 2007
12:35 PM
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I read an article that said up to 25% of babies concieved in an open loft are from another cock this was in the Racing Pigeon Digest.
Thanks Tripp
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nicksiders
1650 posts
May 07, 2007
2:46 PM
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Tripp,
I would agree somewhat to the 25%. I would like to think my percentage is smaller.....but, I don't know.
Nick
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nicksiders
1651 posts
May 07, 2007
2:48 PM
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Val,
Good question that I wondered about. I know in mammels more than one male can be the sire of liters.
I would like somebody who knows answer this question.
Nick
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