Great update as usual Glyn, I've have had a hen like that in the past, they usually except a cock when they've finished building a nest. Looks like she's too fit.
Great Video - Need your expert advice on this ( I am also enjoyed raising and breeding Canaries for the last 45 years). This is a response from a Biologist Anna - The male does not have to be with the female the whole time. One mating is enough to fertilize all the eggs. In birds, the female is able to store the sperm until an egg is ready. The egg has to be fertilized at a certain point of development. There is no way sperm could get into an egg with a shell on it. Mating can occur three weeks before the first egg is laid and still fertilize all the eggs, but most canaries mate a few days before the first egg is laid. In many birds, one mating will be enough to fertilize two separate clutches. The embryo in a fertilized egg doesn't start developing until it is incubated at the proper temperature. If the mother pushes one egg to the side or has so many she can't properly sit on all of them, some embryos may never develop. Thank you in advance.
great watch gly thanks for the shout out im building new flights at min hope your all werll enough love sammy
Hi from France, great vidéo
Hey, thanks!
Best of luck
Great update as usual Glyn, I've have had a hen like that in the past, they usually except a cock when they've finished building a nest. Looks like she's too fit.
Accidents happen glyn we’ve all done it . I’ve not had the best of starts but still really early days not panicking yet lol
Always have a safety door and a big strong elastic band around exterior nest pan
Good update vid Glynn 👍. Can’t believe how unlucky you were knocking the nest box off - so frustrating!! And what is wrong with your Pyscho hen?!
Great Video - Need your expert advice on this ( I am also enjoyed raising and breeding Canaries for the last 45 years). This is a response from a Biologist Anna - The male does not have to be with the female the whole time. One mating is enough to fertilize all the eggs. In birds, the female is able to store the sperm until an egg is ready. The egg has to be fertilized at a certain point of development. There is no way sperm could get into an egg with a shell on it. Mating can occur three weeks before the first egg is laid and still fertilize all the eggs, but most canaries mate a few days before the first egg is laid. In many birds, one mating will be enough to fertilize two separate clutches. The embryo in a fertilized egg doesn't start developing until it is incubated at the proper temperature. If the mother pushes one egg to the side or has so many she can't properly sit on all of them, some embryos may never develop. Thank you in advance.
Yes some of my hens have only mated one or two times and are not with cocks and have some fertile eggs
I had the same problem with a hen I put a wire devider in so there can see each other but not fight work for me