Fertility
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Fertility
Ok I am having fertility problems with 2 of my silkie roos, good for nothings is what I'm thinking except very hard if not impossible to replace. I heard someone else saying they gave their males B12 shots to increase fertility. Not sure how fertile they really are they don't even try.
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- Killerbunny
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Re: Fertility
How about AI? There's a video somewhere on here.
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Re: Fertility
I don't think A1 will help if no fertility but I'm not sure if that is the problem, perhaps it will help , I can only try.
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- Killerbunny
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Re: Fertility
With the way the weather has been I'm finding that birds that were fertile in January are no longer producing fertile eggs. Not sure what is up.
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Beltsville Small White turkeys.
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RIP Stephen the BSW Tom and my coffee companion.
RIP Lucky the Very Brave Splash Wyandotte rooster.
RIP little Muppet the rescue cat.
Re: Fertility
I'm having the same issue. My Olive Eggers rooster Oliver has been awesome all Dec, Jan Feb, and in March I set 10 of his and I had 0 fertile. Very odd.
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Re: Fertility
Frittata results are in, and they are interesting.
2+ year old Rooster over 3 and 4 year old hens, 50 - 75% fertility, depending on how optimistic I was feeling
9 month old Cockerel, over 9 month old pullets, 100% fertility.
These are all Wyandottes, so the fertility is always a bit of a problem.
I can only assume that the older birds are just waiting for better weather, I know how thy feel.
2+ year old Rooster over 3 and 4 year old hens, 50 - 75% fertility, depending on how optimistic I was feeling
9 month old Cockerel, over 9 month old pullets, 100% fertility.
These are all Wyandottes, so the fertility is always a bit of a problem.
I can only assume that the older birds are just waiting for better weather, I know how thy feel.
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- Killerbunny
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Re: Fertility
Glad to hear that OC. I rather think some of my problems may be related to noise stress.
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Beltsville Small White turkeys.
Mutt chickens for eggs
RIP Stephen the BSW Tom and my coffee companion.
RIP Lucky the Very Brave Splash Wyandotte rooster.
RIP little Muppet the rescue cat.
Re: Fertility
Well I've been researching on the internet and here are some of my findings.
Males need sunlight after about a month old to optomize growth of the testes.
Feeding bread reduces fertility. Bread is only 4% usuable protein, makes birds run to fat, low in vitamins and minerals. Often the main ingredient in pellets. ( I did not know this and feed pellets)
High protein. Not the best for breeding males because their bodies cannot utilize the extra protein like a laying hen can and that their sperm count and kidneys can be affected in the long term. ( Did not know this and was giving them a high protein diet in the hopes of improving fertility not knowing I was likely making it worse)
Males need sunlight after about a month old to optomize growth of the testes.
Feeding bread reduces fertility. Bread is only 4% usuable protein, makes birds run to fat, low in vitamins and minerals. Often the main ingredient in pellets. ( I did not know this and feed pellets)
High protein. Not the best for breeding males because their bodies cannot utilize the extra protein like a laying hen can and that their sperm count and kidneys can be affected in the long term. ( Did not know this and was giving them a high protein diet in the hopes of improving fertility not knowing I was likely making it worse)
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