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Infertility question
Mike Gilbert:
I understand you need to do certain things when you are running a commercial operation, and since that is your focus I\'m not faulting you. All I\'m saying is that by making these compromises you don\'t allow natural selection to do it\'s thing;
there is no way to weed out those that would not reproduce naturally. BTW, I personally would find another hobby altogether before practicing AI on a chicken. It\'s just a little too wierd for my taste, and totally unneccessary under my set of priorities.
Birdcrazy:
Amen to that, Mike.
Beth C:
Sharon: I had a hen with the same problem, and w/in a couple of days of trimming her I got fertile eggs. I see both points on the trimming, but in this case it was a large buff pullet with good leg color, the most even body color in my flock, and for an added bonus she lays a blue egg. I won\'t be as generous with her daughters, but this year I needed this bird.
jeeperspeepers-r4us:
The not so news worthy information but interesting
maybe she doesn\'t like the Rooster!
http://news.discovery.com/animals/hens-eject-sperm-110907.html
OldChurchEggery:
--- Quote from: jeeperspeepers-r4us ---The not so news worthy information but interesting
maybe she doesn\'t like the Rooster!
http://news.discovery.com/animals/hens-eject-sperm-110907.html
--- End quote ---
Now that\'s an interesting read. Not long ago I read a BBC article about how mares that are taken off-site to be serviced (whether through live cover or AI) are more likely to spontaneously abort upon reintegration to the home herd, especially if there is a stallion present. There are so many facets to animal reproduction that we still don\'t fully understand. Thanks for sharing!
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