Artificial Insemination for Chickens
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[2012-03-05 04:54:42] failefalcon - There's a link to ...
There's a link to the website I bought the pipettes from in the video information. They don't have any gages on them, but you'll only get a drop or two from each rooster anyway, not nearly enough to fill the pipette. Technically, you can probably get 8-10 fertile eggs if you AI every 5 or so days. I've heard semen can last a hen for as long as 2 weeks, but I AI every day to make sure all my eggs are fertile.
[2012-03-04 05:36:15] 036ninoy1 - Question:where can ...Question:where can i buy/acquire that plastic tube for collecting sperm from a rooster and inseminatng into a hen,how much do i need and is there a gage/marking on it..how mqny times do I have to to that insemination process in order to get at least 8 to 10 eggs?
[2012-02-26 03:00:05] failefalcon - The best I can ...The best I can suggest is to keep trying. You might have to modify what you do for the individual bird, I do have some that don't respond well to this, and I have to find another way to do it. Pay attention to your bird and see what he likes. You'll know when he likes it, he'll start to bear down into your hands for better contact.
[2012-02-25 19:01:12] MRXxPOPOxXLOCO - my Chicken is a ...my Chicken is a rode island red and i try every thing you tell me but it doesnt work
[2012-01-30 11:45:47] 59Bball - I milk turkey toms. ...I milk turkey toms. This makes my job look like hell on earth!
[2011-12-19 04:26:00] failefalcon - It should work fine ...It should work fine. Your little hen will be grateful! I don't think I've heard of any hatching problems from breeding a large fowl to a bantam, you should be able to get some healthy chicks this way.
[2011-12-17 11:29:29] ZHREDERR - would this work ...would this work with a large standard sized Araucana rooster on to a bantam silkie hen? as in would the eggs hatch since the sizes are different my rooster is never succesful and injures the silkie hens in the process because he is heavy
[2011-10-28 02:43:11] Neilraymondestefano - thank you i will ...thank you i will try again that in months....
[2011-10-28 02:20:15] failefalcon - 22 weeks is very ...22 weeks is very young, he may not be fully mature. The bubbles and foam sounds like what happens when the bird fails to produce sperm, sometimes you can squeeze urates out instead. You can tell the urates by their more grainy or stringy texture, and sometimes a slightly yellow colour. Sperm is about the consistency of skim milk. The cocks organ actually looks a little like a pitcher spout. The tip of the spout comes off the bottom lip of his vent and allows the sperm to drip
[2011-10-28 02:13:14] failefalcon - If he's producing ...If he's producing sperm, it should be fertile. 5 months is sexually mature for a lot of chickens, and I think being too young is more likely to cause problems with the hens eggs than the cocks sperm. Most breeders won't breed their birds until they're at least a year old, because they believe young birds won't produce the healthiest offspring.
[2011-10-27 17:17:52] AmielDionisio - i have a 22 week ...i have a 22 week old leghorn. nothing comes out when i squeeze, it only bubbles or foam and i dont know what that is. and may i ask, what does that "extended organ" look likes and should i really put pressure on it? tnx
[2011-10-27 08:33:12] Neilraymondestefano - maybe because my ...maybe because my chickens are young can i inseminate 5 months old? its a wild chicken... i try that steps its successful but i dont know if the chicken will lay fertilize eggs?
[2011-10-27 05:12:08] failefalcon - Try AI before ...Try AI before feeding them. If they aren't empty, you will get poop.
[2011-10-27 03:47:17] Neilraymondestefano - why my chickens ...why my chickens poop much more comes out?
[2011-10-24 08:49:18] Neilraymondestefano - thank you so much! ...thank you so much! nice!
[2011-10-08 01:27:33] failefalcon - Hope this is ...Hope this is helpful for you and your family! I know Cochins and Silkies can both be tough to breed naturally.
[2011-10-07 06:15:37] benophillis - my silkies have so ...my silkies have so much sperm
[2011-10-07 06:14:30] benophillis - hi i my mum has ...hi i my mum has cochins and my whole family has exhibition poultry
[2011-09-12 22:05:54] ylae7 - Thank you so much! ...Thank you so much! This helps a ton for breeding cochins!
[2011-08-19 13:53:40] datzfast - i saw a boy ...i saw a boy masterbate a dog one time, he got locked up. it was a good call
[2011-06-30 03:45:36] Hatokiss - @failefalcon - It ...@failefalcon - It was a real pleasure chatting with you and thank you very much for the info and I do hope some of the birds become fertile too, sayonara.
[2011-06-29 19:17:39] failefalcon - It's possible. ...It's possible. Domestic chickens are a cross of all four wild junglefowl species, and only certain birds are fertile in some of those crosses. I believe Green x Red is the cross where only males have some fertility, females have none. So I have a lot of hope that there's another species out there that might produce fertile offspring with chickens, some day.
[2011-06-29 15:45:07] Hatokiss - @failefalcon - Is ...@failefalcon - Is it possible for a hybrid of two different species to be fertile? I know if you cross two birds of the same species (like for instance a RIR and a buff orpington chicken) you get fertile offspring.
[2011-06-29 02:43:10] failefalcon - I actually saw ...I actually saw photos of some of those on the feathersite! They look really cool, make me really want to try hybridization some day, lol. I think cool things could come from some of these hybrids if someone gets lucky and the chicks are ever fertile.
[2011-06-29 00:54:57] Hatokiss - @failefalcon - And ...@failefalcon - And I heard that if you cross a necked neck chicken with a guinea you get a wicked looking hybrid. They look kind of like vultures, but have 2 sharp looking feather crests on their heads.
[2011-06-29 00:49:34] Hatokiss - @ failefalcon - If ...@ failefalcon - If I am lucky by having lots of money and having a gamebird license someday, I might get pheasants and do more hybridization projects with peafowl and turkeys. It's very hard to do with turkeys and chickens, scientists had success, but the offspring never made it to adulthood.
[2011-06-27 03:26:31] failefalcon - Very cool, good ...Very cool, good luck with your hybrid project! Natural hybrids are pretty rare, I hope you get some good results!
[2011-06-26 23:04:51] Hatokiss - I always wanted to ...I always wanted to see how you do it with chickens, thanks. As soon as it becomes fall, I am planning a hybridization project by crossing chickens with guineas or pheasants. I bet having them mate with each other is really hard and they would rarely do that, so thank you very much for the info.
[2011-04-10 19:00:36] TheBodygrow - wow i learnt a new ...wow i learnt a new thing in my life so i will try with my hen
[2011-02-25 20:55:04] pussy538 - Keep it natural.Keep it natural.
[2011-02-25 19:02:06] beawdasa - still trying , i ... still trying , i guess he is afraid of me ...
[2011-02-24 02:32:47] failefalcon - You can pluck them ...You can pluck them out, or I usually trim them down to the skin with scissors. They won't grow back as fast that way, just be careful not to actually cut the skin.
[2011-02-24 00:32:35] beawdasa - how did u remove ...how did u remove the feathers around the rectum area ?
[2011-02-20 03:04:06] failefalcon - You may want to ...You may want to just try again... and again. Partridge are nowhere near as tame as chickens, and he may have been freaked out and not at all in the mood the first time. If you can get him used to being handled, that will probably help, try to end interactions with him feeling confident and unafraid. Remember that a bird's testicles are in about the middle of his back, so concentrate on stimulating that area. Moving up the tail just gets the feathers out of the way.
[2011-02-19 17:21:52] beawdasa - i tried this on my ...i tried this on my Chukar Partridge ,but it was unable to give me any sperm ...i rubbed his tail for almost 3 minutes but all in vain ...plz tell me what should i do to get the sperm out of him?
[2011-02-01 03:03:48] failefalcon - All the books say ...All the books say you only have to do it about once or twice a week for each hen you're inseminating. I do it everyday so that I don't forget and miss a day or something. You should start getting fertile eggs almost immediately, and you should keep doing it for as long as you want fertile eggs.
[2011-01-31 07:43:38] ruff148 - hello ok i under ...hello ok i under stand that but how many times and how many days we have to repet this proces i will wait for your ans thanks bye
[2011-01-26 01:57:17] failefalcon - Try doing a google ...Try doing a google search for the pipettes and see if any real stores show up. I'm not sure if they're something you can get through a store, I believe they are a medical item. You might be able to talk to your veterinarian and ask if they can order some for you.