MATING OF HENS.
An Otahuhu resident asks if two weeks would lie sufficient time to allow after mating ]>efore commencing to use eggs for hatching. Ye«. In tlie case of hens two weeks is long enough to reasonably ensure fertility. The position is rather different with ducks, as the drake often takes quite a long time to pal up with the females, and this is particularly the case when two or more drakes arc introduced to a pen together. In such case the males seem to keep their own company for much longer than a single drake does. But cockerels are not fond of male society—in fact, they resent each other's presence and lose no time in "showing off" before the females. Two weeks should give good results.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 163, 12 July 1935, Page 14
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128MATING OF HENS. Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 163, 12 July 1935, Page 14
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