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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: harry on April 30, 2009, 08:43:54 pm

Title: DUD COCKERAL ?
Post by: harry on April 30, 2009, 08:43:54 pm

IVE HATCHED 50 OR MORE IXWORTHS so far this year but the last batch there was 1 fertile egg in 36.... just candled another 12 and all dud....ratio is 4 hens. any suggestions other than a new cockeral.... harry

Title: Re: DUD COCKERAL ?
Post by: doganjo on April 30, 2009, 09:52:35 pm

Were the first 50 from the same cockerel and did you have 100% hatching rate?  If so, he might be unwell?