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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Anke on March 06, 2010, 09:22:12 pm

Title: how long does it take....
Post by: Anke on March 06, 2010, 09:22:12 pm

How long does it take for eggs to be fertilised after the cockerel has been introduced? The hens are laying non stop, so would like to put incubator on asap. Cockerel has been in for about two weeks now and is doing his stuff!

dont seem to be able to find anything about that in my poultry books...

thanks, Anke

Title: Re: how long does it take....
Post by: shetlandpaul on March 07, 2010, 12:12:16 pm

wait a few days and they should be. check the germ cell to be sure.

Title: Re: how long does it take....
Post by: Wizard on March 07, 2010, 01:01:36 pm

Hello Anke Yesteryear the cockrel ran with the chickens in the stack yard all the time.At Christmas he had his neck stretched and then he was call a stag A good dressed stag will weigh a stone.This of course wont apply today the housewife don't want them.Which means. They are to costly for the return

Title: Re: how long does it take....
Post by: Anke on March 07, 2010, 09:28:04 pm

Thanks shetlandpaul, I wasnt sure if take a couple of weeks or longer for fertilised eggs. He's certainly been busy now, after he moped in the shed for the first few days...