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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5578216" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>I don't believe in the dominant gobbler theory, just basic biology facts. </p><p></p><p>Fact... hens control breeding. hens allow toms to mate with them unlike other poultry</p><p></p><p>Fact.... to ensure maximum fertility, hens desire to mate approx 7 to 10 days before initiation of nests (start of egg laying).</p><p></p><p>Fact... fertility begins to drop 7 days after mating. For this reason, most hens will mate multiple times during egglaying.</p><p></p><p>Fact... The average nest initiation in TN is end of April. Sure, a few start earlier, a few start later.</p><p></p><p>Fact.... the average hen mates for the first time in TN the 3rd week of April.</p><p></p><p>Fact.... hens that do not mate will not hatch any eggs, even though they may initiate a nest and may complete a full clutch.</p><p></p><p>While we cant control the weather, we can improve nesting success by managing habitat, predators, and ensuring a few toms make it all the way through the end of the season to ensure hens get bred the first time, as well as have a chance to initiate a fertilized 2nd or even 3rd clutch if they lose their first nest.</p><p></p><p>And dry springs result in better spring hatches not because the poults get wet and drown, but because the setting hen doesn't get wet and stink to high heaven attracting evert predator around</p><p></p><p>As far as limit... we don't need one at all... IF the toms are all killed AFTER all hens have been bred (which is likely around July 1st in TN), AND ALL jakes are protected to ensure there are 2yo mature toms to do the mating the following spring.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5578216, member: 2805"] I don't believe in the dominant gobbler theory, just basic biology facts. Fact... hens control breeding. hens allow toms to mate with them unlike other poultry Fact.... to ensure maximum fertility, hens desire to mate approx 7 to 10 days before initiation of nests (start of egg laying). Fact... fertility begins to drop 7 days after mating. For this reason, most hens will mate multiple times during egglaying. Fact... The average nest initiation in TN is end of April. Sure, a few start earlier, a few start later. Fact.... the average hen mates for the first time in TN the 3rd week of April. Fact.... hens that do not mate will not hatch any eggs, even though they may initiate a nest and may complete a full clutch. While we cant control the weather, we can improve nesting success by managing habitat, predators, and ensuring a few toms make it all the way through the end of the season to ensure hens get bred the first time, as well as have a chance to initiate a fertilized 2nd or even 3rd clutch if they lose their first nest. And dry springs result in better spring hatches not because the poults get wet and drown, but because the setting hen doesn't get wet and stink to high heaven attracting evert predator around As far as limit... we don't need one at all... IF the toms are all killed AFTER all hens have been bred (which is likely around July 1st in TN), AND ALL jakes are protected to ensure there are 2yo mature toms to do the mating the following spring. [/QUOTE]
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