Double D
159 posts
Mar 16, 2006
6:12 PM
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I have a pair who laid one egg 10 days ago, the second one 8 days ago, and a third one today. I'm assuming there is probably a fourth one coming. The good thing is I have other pairs laying in the last day or so also so if any one of those pairs only lays one egg, I can move an egg over. However, if they all lay two eggs, what would you advice I do with the extra set of eggs from this one pair? Where they will be 10 days apart, I don't know if the pair can successfully hatch all four babies out and raise them at 10 days of age apart. In the absence of fosters, should I throw the second set of eggs away? I have candled the first set and they are fertile. Have you guys seen this happen with your birds and if so what did you do with the second set of eggs? If I can't put them under another pair should I chuck them or will they raise them in this situation. Keep in mind this particular pair was the one that laid and successfully hatched an egg after 5 days of putting them together. This pair is incredibly fertile and obviously ambitious. What say ye?
Thanks! Darin
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ruffsrollers
8 posts
Mar 16, 2006
6:27 PM
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Darin, you didn`t say if you are using individual breeding pens or not, so I`m wondering if possibly another hen laid in that nest, that happens fairly often in an open loft environment. If it is an individual breeding pen, then I would suggest putting the 3rd egg in the nest of the ones that were laid about the same time, 8 days difference would be too much. Most parents can feed and raise 3 babies just fine, that has been my experience anyway. Jim
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motherlodelofts
649 posts
Mar 16, 2006
6:47 PM
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Darin Jim is right, most probaby one of those sets of eggs belongs to someone else , tomorrow night or Sat morn feel for an egg by gently feeling between or right behind her vent bones , if shes eggy you'll know it.
Scott
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Tony Chavarria
Site Publisher
528 posts
Mar 16, 2006
8:00 PM
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Yeah, 2 hens. That's where I put my money. Well, could it be two hens mated??
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FLY ON! Tony Chavarria
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Double D
160 posts
Mar 16, 2006
8:22 PM
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You guys are all way off base. First off, all my pairs are in individual pens as I've mentioned before. Second, this pair has a 3 week old squeaker in the same cage with them right now that they raised so if I have two hens then they ought to be worth millions because they are the only two hens in the world that can fertilize an egg. The egg was laid in the same nest bowl as the other two eggs. My real question is whether or not I should allow them to try to hatch and raise two sets of young that will be only 10 days apart?
Darin
Tony, I won't take your money but I would like a couple of pairs of ruby rollers!
Last Edited by Double D on Mar 16, 2006 8:25 PM
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Tony Chavarria
Site Publisher
530 posts
Mar 16, 2006
8:45 PM
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Hey Darin, send me your email address and we'll work something out that I know you'll like...
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FLY ON! Tony Chavarria
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Opinionated Blowhard
22 posts
Mar 16, 2006
8:49 PM
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You might check and see what sort of pellets youve been feeding these birds if any. Some pelleted feeds contain hormone or growth stimulants that cause hens to lay more than 2 eggs, especialy grower pellets. If your feeding straight grain then I'd say your hen just has a temporary hormone imbalance. Toss the third egg. theres not likely to be a forth egg. Because the cock and the hen have not been in a courting phase but have been taking turns sitting on eggs the third egg is probably infertile anyhow. Ive had this happen several times but only once when it wasnt caused by the pellets I was feeding.
Kevin
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washington86
54 posts
Mar 16, 2006
9:11 PM
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if the pair is having 4 eggs, then they are both female. maybe one of the femal had mate with other cokc, that is why the other egg hatch. a piar of bird cannot leg 4 eggs. it is immpoisble for a female to leg 4 eggs. may the egg belong to another pair in your loft.
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motherlodelofts
652 posts
Mar 16, 2006
10:36 PM
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Close one eye and then get back with us LOL
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Double D
161 posts
Mar 16, 2006
11:38 PM
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Scott, just because I like you so much, I'll make you a heck of a deal on that pair of hens, how about $100,000?
That's a 90% discount!!!
Darin
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Double D
162 posts
Mar 17, 2006
6:59 AM
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I'm feeding just standard pigeon feed mix, nothing special, no pellets.
Darin
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