steveprice Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I know have my light sussex 3 hens and 1 cockerel that are now 18 weeks old this week. The cockerel has now found his voice, hens have not yet started to lay. As i would like to use the above for breeding could anyone tell me when the cockerel would be the right age and i take it the hens will start to lay anytime now. As always thanks for all your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 The cockerel with reach maturity at about 6 months old The hens will start laying soon yes but a lot of people dont use eggs from pullets for hatching as they are smaller and not so great shelled, chicks often hatch weaker if they hatch at all I personally do use pullet eggs for hatching but I wait until the females have been laying for at least a month or so and the eggs are then bigger and have better shells Its late in the year to hatch large fowl now, most large fowl breeders start hatching Jan/Feb and are well finished by now as birds hatched now will not get a chance to mature very well before winter hits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
