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  Posted by Bello Bashir Bello on April 23, 2025 at 12:11 am

  Mating ratio of male cock to female hen

  Md. Osman Sheikh replied 1 year, 1 month ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  Md. Osman Sheikh

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  April 27, 2025 at 11:11 pm

  One rooster for every seven hens in the flock.

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  Damian Akinwale Ogunbi

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  April 27, 2025 at 10:11 pm

  An average breeding ratio is one male to four females. It is not necessary for the male to copulate with each female daily. He can fertilise several eggs at one time if there is free access for the sperm to travel to the ovary but hens will lay without a cock bird being present

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  Olayiwola Danso

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  April 23, 2025 at 3:51 pm

  The ideal mating ratio of male cock (rooster) to female hens depends on the breed, age and purpose (fertility, natural hatching, or commercial production).

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