PS Diane, Fertility is not instant. The sperm makes it way to the an egg and the general rule is 2-3 twenty-four hour days to insure fertile hatching eggs. Eggs that are in progress will not be fertile at the time of breeding.
Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan
I haven't seen anybody actually use "fortnight" in ordinary conversation since -----well, don't know as I ever have! Only in story books. I presume re-enactors use it some.Well, you're supposed to keep a hen separated from the rooster for 3 weeks if you want purebred chicks. Then pick your rooster to put in with her. So probably a fortnight is about right, but maybe longer to totally clear.Interesting animal, effective immediately and can last for up to 3 weeks. Chickens appear to be so ordinary, but are not at all. They don't need to come into heat, don't have a monthly cycle, they do respond to seasons, but it's just a matter of degree. They can be fertile continuously all year round.Diane S.
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