With N.A. milks, my experience has been that females come into prime production around 10 years with larger eggs, larger clutches and more predictable breeding.

I have a couple N.A. males that are at least 15 years old and still give the girls a run.

I feel it's a myth that females are prime breeders only in the 4-7 year range. Maybe some are worn out and stressed, but that's a different matter.



Jeff

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