C.J.
146 posts
May 03, 2006
7:07 PM
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I had to move some birds and unfortuneatly in doing so caused one pair to abandone their eggs. I didn't have another available hen so I placed the two extra eggs under another setting hen until a foster came forward. well today a foster became available and the hen with the four eggs hatched three beautiful babies. Firdt time in 27 years I attempted this and only as a last resort and she did me proud.
Of course I would not have made her try to raise all of them but it was interesting in a pinch.
C.J.
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fhtfire
433 posts
May 03, 2006
8:42 PM
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A roller pair raising three young can be done...If it is only an emergency and they are a strong pair. Right now I have one of my best pairs raising three young ones. But it will really stress the cock...I only did it because I had to and because I know that the cock is going to get a break after this round. But they are all in pin feathers and very healthy. I have noticed when there are three...the hen really steps it up nad helps out.
rock and ROLL
Paul FUllerton
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Mount Airy Lofts
212 posts
May 03, 2006
10:11 PM
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3 is doable if they all hatch within the same time fame ( a day apart is the max). I have not yet witnessed 4 ever being brood successfully. Maybe if all four were pinned out and no longer need the milk it could be done.
I won't recommend letting any good pair raise 4 youngsters. Most likely all four will not survive, at worst it would stress the out the breeders. Stressed breeders become easy prey to diseases.
Homers can raise 4 roller youngs easily.
Just my experience,
Thor
Last Edited by Mount Airy Lofts on May 03, 2006 10:11 PM
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Velo99
410 posts
May 04, 2006
4:54 AM
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Guys,
My best luck has been slipping a younger chick in while weaning three week olds.If you have one that is one is outstanding in the feeding department I think a good pair could feed four.
I haven`t tried leaving it in the nest. I wonder if it would throw them off schedule if I left it? Could be an alternative to wooden eggs...?
yits
V99
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Perfect Drift
7 posts
May 07, 2006
5:32 PM
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Question about fostering ....
not yet but will have 2 pair and wanting to maximise the breeding.
If I was to take the two eggs, does the other pair need to be sitting on eggs as well?
And if I have none that are setting, then what are the options ?
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katyroller
25 posts
May 07, 2006
7:33 PM
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Perfect Drift, the foster pairs and the pairs you want to foster out need to lay their eggs within several days of each other. Pigeons instinctively know how long it should take their eggs to hatch. If eggs take too long to hatch the birds will stop sitting because they figure the eggs are bad.
The adults develop "pigeon milk" when they expect the young to start hatching. The pigeon milk is only developed for several days after the eggs hatch. If the eggs hatch too early the fosters may not have started producing pigeon milk to feed them, the babies will die.
If you are putting babies with another pairs babies, you want to make sure that they are the same age or very close to the same age, within one to two days. You need to make sure you aren't giving the fosters more babies than the cock can feed, the hen does most of the sitting and the cock does most of the feeding. Hope this helps.
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Perfect Drift
9 posts
May 07, 2006
7:53 PM
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Yes,, thank YOu so much... makes sense now..
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