CarraghsGem 92 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 :laugh: http://www.irishfowl.com/talk/topic-4665.html?c=13 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andyfr1968 772 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Oh, nice one!! That really made me giggle and I'm in need of those right now.... Priceles!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarraghsGem 92 Posted August 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Oh, nice one!! That really made me giggle and I'm in need of those right now.... Priceles!! and here was me just looking to buy a couple more hens Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,463 Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 I know a fella who's job it is to knock off turkey cocks and iv turkey hens :sick: andall of bernard mathews turkeys are bred this way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lambert&Butler Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Milking cockerels is a known practise..... Semen Collection. For this operation two people are needed, one for holding and collecting the semen (holder), the other (operator) to stimulate the control flow of semen. The holder rests the male bird's keel on the palm of his right hand in a horizontal position so that the head is between the holder's side and elbow, the bird's legs being free to move. It is important to hold the male bird 1oosely to gain the desired result. The holder's left hand is used to collect the semen. The operator holds the rooster's legs loosely but firmly in his right hand and strokes the back of the bird from neck to tall with his left hand. The stroke is firm but not tight and the fingers and thumb fol- low the lateral contours of the body. After a few strokes, the male organ swells and protrudes outwards and downwards. The white semen will he seen in the central furrow of the organ. The semen is milked down by firm finger pressure either side of the vent into the collecting tube. The male bird should he milked three or four times before insemination is required to check semen quantity and colour. If the male bird refuses to produce semen after 10 days of handling or if the semen, which should be white, is discoloured due to contamination by faecal material or blood, then it is probably useless to persevere with him. Insemination of the Hen. The hen is held by the left hand being placed over the breast with the bird's back forced against the holder's body, the head pointing to the ground. The right hand is placed over the vent so that the thumb is above and forefinger below the vent. A sudden pressure exerted around the breast area and, at the same time, using the thumb and forefinger to spread apart the cloaca, resulting in the turning of the cloaca inside out. The operator, with 0.1 mi of semen or 0.2 mi of diluted semen drawn up in the inseminating tube, places this tube as far as possible in the exposed oviduct opening seen at the left side of the intestinal opening. The semen is introduced at the same time as the holder releases the pressure and the cloaca returns to its normal position. There were some milking tubes on Ebay not long ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarraghsGem 92 Posted August 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Milking cockerels is a known practise..... There were some milking tubes on Ebay not long ago. common practise in commercial operations but not in a small hobbiests backyard by a 12yr old boy with a couple of hens Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Oh, nice one!! That really made me giggle and I'm in need of those right now.... Priceles!! and here was me just looking to buy a couple more hens "Just looking for a couple of hens".......we'll believe you 'Gem... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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