Hoping @zovick and @Sterant will chime in, but I'd love to hear from anyone who knows the answers.
My questions: At what size do male radiata start being able to produce offspring? I have three 16 inch 10-11 year old females and I've been looking for a male for some time now. A friend of mine here in CA is offering me two young males at a great price. They are 6 years old and about 8 or 9 inches in length. Super smooth, raised and fed well.
Would I be better off to pass on these and keep looking for a larger male? Are they big enough to get the job done, or might it be another couple of years? Better to get just one? Or good to have two? How combative are the males of this species with each other.
My girls are in a large outdoor enclosure that wraps around three sides of a building, so they can all go their separate ways. About 1500 sq. feet total. I was planning on letting them all (males and females) live together full time, but it would be easy to separate a male, or males, as the night box has a divider I can use. Best to have them separate most of the year, or together full time?
Last one: What time of year to they typically lay?
Thanks to all in advance.
My questions: At what size do male radiata start being able to produce offspring? I have three 16 inch 10-11 year old females and I've been looking for a male for some time now. A friend of mine here in CA is offering me two young males at a great price. They are 6 years old and about 8 or 9 inches in length. Super smooth, raised and fed well.
Would I be better off to pass on these and keep looking for a larger male? Are they big enough to get the job done, or might it be another couple of years? Better to get just one? Or good to have two? How combative are the males of this species with each other.
My girls are in a large outdoor enclosure that wraps around three sides of a building, so they can all go their separate ways. About 1500 sq. feet total. I was planning on letting them all (males and females) live together full time, but it would be easy to separate a male, or males, as the night box has a divider I can use. Best to have them separate most of the year, or together full time?
Last one: What time of year to they typically lay?
Thanks to all in advance.