RodSD
152 posts
Jan 29, 2009
11:43 PM
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Hey Guys,
How many rounds per year do you breed? And what percentage of those birds breed are good? Just wondering....
rod
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Velo99
2045 posts
Jan 30, 2009
5:23 AM
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Rod.
Gee thats more of a mathmatical word problem.... lol
Heres one for you. If blue bar is rolling 12 rps and blue check is rolling 10 fps... What did Ralph eat for breakfast?
In answer to your ?... I run 4 pair til I get enough birds with 2 fosters each. The percentages run differently with weather and pairings. Proabably 10-12 percent right now.
To qoute Bob Dylan "The times they are a changing."
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topnotch uk
178 posts
Jan 30, 2009
9:55 AM
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i breed 6 rounds of each pair rod most of my best hens i get around 14eggs no probs my best cock i use him on the bull and put him to my best hens and breed 30-young out the bull-cock ok rodsd yours in sport ken home of fine-rollers
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topnotch uk
179 posts
Jan 30, 2009
10:01 AM
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rodsd get aload ov this my m8 george-mason breed 37 young out ov 1-cock ring number mrpc-98-48 this was masons best stock-bird
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maxspin
346 posts
Jan 30, 2009
10:25 AM
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Topnotch,
Could you give us a description of how you run the bull system?
I don't currently have a cock that I would bet an entire breeding season on, but a good description is something that I would put in my archive file!
Keith Maxwell
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spinningdemon
267 posts
Jan 30, 2009
10:32 AM
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Yes topnotch please help us out on the "Bull system"
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maxspin
347 posts
Jan 30, 2009
11:53 AM
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The Bull system and the Polygamy system are the same thing. You breed your best cock bird to 3-4 hens and foster all of the eggs. I was looking for some advice from someone who has been successful using the system. What kind of breeder box/system, How many hens to cock ratio work best etc. Any tricks that he could share with us.
Keith Maxwell
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maxspin
348 posts
Jan 30, 2009
12:07 PM
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Rod,
To get back to your original question….
I get 3-4 rounds if I am not fostering, and 5-6 rounds if I am fostering.
My percentage of "good" birds sucks. I am making slow progress on that front, I do not have anything that I would call Pre-potent.
Keith
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silent187
332 posts
Jan 30, 2009
1:37 PM
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4 rounds and percent dont know yet..
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RodSD
157 posts
Jan 30, 2009
7:38 PM
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Thanks for the info guys. I've heard of that bull system or polygamous breeding. I think timing is very important because you need to have foster parents who are at the same time incubating eggs as well.
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Flipmode
345 posts
Jan 30, 2009
9:08 PM
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"How many rounds per year do you breed? And what percentage of those birds breed are good? Just wondering...."
I breed 6 pairs. 5 rounds per pair. 100%good, 50%great, 20%excellent, 5%perfect ;)
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KATCHER
29 posts
Jan 30, 2009
9:20 PM
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good answer flpmode!! thats the answer to the question!!
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RodSD
162 posts
Jan 31, 2009
3:13 AM
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That was a flipping answer. LOL!
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