Selection of Breeding Hen, Laying Hen and Breeding Cock/Rooster
- Hens with wide pubic bone and reaching maturity stage earlier, should be selected for breeding.
- For laying hens selection, hens that have thick feathers with good brooding capacity and good rearing efficiency, should be selected.
- For Layering purposes, hens should have a shorter non-laying period with a high laying rate.
- Laying hens that have below 2 characters have high egg-laying capacity with large size eggs;
- 4 fingers-size, between the posterior end of the keel bone and the pubic bone and
- 3 fingers-size, between two pubic bones
- Breeding rooster should have the capacity to control the whole flock of chickens.
- For example – Rooster with characters of giving priority to hens while feeding and mediating when hens are fighting.
