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Hey everybody just was wanting to see other rat breeders thoughts on their keys to boosting production when production starts to slow down.Example when a older group of rats starts to pe_er out do you switch all out at once do you gradually send in relief batters and recievers?How long does each person leave their males in the breeder box? 6months,1year etc..
I just like to see other peoples ways and sometimes you can pick up good tips with open conversation so lets all hear our best Formulas to produce rats.I like to use my males in a 1-5 ratio wich is maybe a stretch at the end of the journey for the male IM sure! We when they (females) drop under a min of 7 babies they go to sale for large feeders.We switch males out once a year wich IM sure should be a lot sooner so any ways lets hear all them good breeder tips!:iagree:
 
tinmantribe5 said:
Hey everybody just was wanting to see other rat breeders thoughts on their keys to boosting production when production starts to slow down.Example when a older group of rats starts to pe_er out do you switch all out at once do you gradually send in relief batters and recievers?How long does each person leave their males in the breeder box? 6months,1year etc..
I just like to see other peoples ways and sometimes you can pick up good tips with open conversation so lets all hear our best Formulas to produce rats.I like to use my males in a 1-5 ratio wich is maybe a stretch at the end of the journey for the male IM sure! We when they (females) drop under a min of 7 babies they go to sale for large feeders.We switch males out once a year wich IM sure should be a lot sooner so any ways lets hear all them good breeder tips!:iagree:
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I replace all of my females at 16 months old. I wait until they are 16 weeks to breed them and replace them after 12 months of production.

I have 8 racks of breeders going right now, so I time it to replace a rack every 60 days. This way I am not replacing all of my breeders at the same time.
 
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