Swamp Fox
67 posts
May 17, 2006
3:56 PM
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I understand there are breeders, who foster young birds, that pull the eggs as they are laid, place them in an egg carton, and at a later date place them under foster parents when they lay their second egg. Would someone who does this please give me some insight as to how this is done. How long will the eggs go before going bad? Do you have to rotate the eggs from one side to the other? etc., Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Marion
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roller
32 posts
May 17, 2006
6:48 PM
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Rotate the eggs, yes 1x day. but don't keep the eggs past a week or two, they wont be good.
It is as easy as 123, like this.
3 pair fosters = 1 pair of your breeders
Mate all four pairs same time
when 2 eggs are laid, move it over to 1st foster.
throw 2nd foster pair eggs away, 8 -15 days later, all pair without eggs will lay.
move new eggs to 2nd foster pair, repeat first two steps, and your good to go my friend.
I'm sorry with so little detail to guide you, but it's like a math problem...figure it out, then proceed
hardball
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Swamp Fox
68 posts
May 17, 2006
8:36 PM
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Thanks for the info. Anyone else?
Thanks,
Marion
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C.J.
162 posts
May 18, 2006
3:58 AM
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Swamp that is pretty much it. Unless instead you prefer to use dummy eggs under the fosters so you aren't throwing out actual babies.
C.J.
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Velo99
426 posts
May 18, 2006
5:09 AM
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Marion,
Woodies are easier but they only sit em for three weeks. Successful fostering relies on timing and parenting skills.Put your best parents in the foster pool and narrow the pairs you breed. The main reason to foster is to have birds of the same parents for the concert performance aspect.I have six I fostered last year and they are in their own little clique sometimes. Getting down and funky wingtip to wingtip.
I have one hen I noticed the other day, when she comes out it is with a little flourish like TA-DA!
Just threw that in dunno where it came from.
good luck
v99
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Velo99
439 posts
May 22, 2006
4:27 PM
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Ok ,
Question is, should a young hen raise her first round?
v99
Last Edited by Velo99 on May 22, 2006 4:29 PM
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rollerpigeon1963
80 posts
May 22, 2006
5:15 PM
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Fostering:
This is how I foster all of my breeders babies. It takes a good amount of birds and plenty of paper work. For every pair of breeders I have 3 pairs of fosters. I put all birds together at the same time so they will share the same cycle. I use individual breeder cages and open loft for the fosters. Now since I put them all together they will be close on there cycle. Once the breeders lays there first egg I pull the egg and make a note which foster pair laided the same day. Now once the breeders laided there second egg I take along with the other and place it under a foster pair. Now that round one is under way. I bust all the other egg in the foster loft. This will keep the other two pairs of fosters on with the breeders. Now when the breeders lay back I do the same process again. Now on the third round I let the breeders raise there own babies. They will keep them from leaving the nest if they are burned out on nothing but laying and not hatching. This will also allow you to test a few foster pairs. That is why I keep my holdovers as fosters. Now when the first pair finishing raising there babies I go ahead and bust all the eggs until they again are on the same cycle.With a little practice it gets a little easier. And you can triple your breeding season when you use fosters. Just how I do it and it works well it also allows you to finish breeding sooner and takes the stress off of the breeders sooner.
Hope this helps you in your thoughts
Brian Middaugh
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viper
19 posts
May 22, 2006
8:42 PM
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I do the same as Brianbut to mark the eggs I use a sharpie marking pen fosters Just get a date if I need to hold them no more than three days.Breeders get Numbers of birds and date they were laid.Also keep same info in a note book.I do four or five rounds from each pair then rotate the hens to a different cocks.Blake
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Velo99
440 posts
May 23, 2006
4:57 AM
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Guys,
Colored clothes pins. I only run three or four pairs, with two or three fosters each. I don`t have an assigned foster, more of a foster pool.It isn`t hard to keep one or two pair on line.I don`t always want to run three rounds. I did get another pair of Navarros to foster out. Gonna have a bunch by the end of the season.I am running them full out. 12 chicks a round. They have the type I am looking for.
So far so good. I take the pin and pin it to the front of the cage so I know which pair it comes from masking tape on the side with a date for hatching on it. Viola!
yits
v99
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Swamp Fox
71 posts
May 23, 2006
10:27 PM
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These are some great sounding ways of fostering. I like the three pair of fosters for one producing pair. I also mark the eggs with a fine point sharpie as to date laid and the pair that laid them. This will be my way of doing it for now. Thanks a bunch guys.
Marion
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