No-LimitR
2 posts
Oct 26, 2006
8:30 PM
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I know there are probably posts about fostering already but i've tried to read through every one of the fostering-related posts and i couldn't get the answer to my questoin.I was just wondering. " If i was going to foster some eggs how long do i have in-between?" One time i foster some eggs like 15 days later and when the eggs hatched the foster parents did not feed the youngs at all. I was told from my friends that the parents didn't have the neccessary crop food? I would appreciete any help. Thankyou.
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Tony Chavarria
Site Publisher
811 posts
Oct 26, 2006
9:13 PM
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Obviously timing is everything in knowing when to switch eggs. Here is a pattern that you might find useful in understanding the timing of eggs laid and switching:
"X" = Foster Pair
"Egg" = Breeder Pair
xEgg1xEgg2 OR Egg1xEgg2x
Foster pair lay day 1
Breeder pair lay day 2
Foster pair lay day 3
Breeder pair lay day 4
OR
Breeder pair lay day 1
Foster pair lay day 2
Breeder pair lay day 3
Foster pair lay day 4
OR
Breeder and Foster lay day 1
Breeder and Foster lay day 3
It is not unusual where I will have 1 pair that laid the first egg on the day the second pair laid its last egg and still successfully switch them.
Try to have 2 to 3 foster pairs for each breeder pair for best results in the timing. Hope this helps some.
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FLY ON! Tony Chavarria
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bman
67 posts
Oct 27, 2006
4:53 AM
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No Limit,
If you are not pulling eggs as soon as they are laid.
I have been sucessfull if there is no more than 2 day between PR#1's 2nd egg and PR#2's 1st egg.In other words all eggs laid within 4 days max.
Hope this helps.
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Ron
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rollerpigeon1963
107 posts
Oct 27, 2006
9:36 AM
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Fostering,
Well when it comes to fostering and holding the eggs I don't like waiting at all. The longer you wait the less chances of it hatching. Not saying a 10 day old egg won't hatch but it's chances are smaller. I myself like for the foster parents to lay a day before the breeder pair. That way the milk will be there when the breeder pair eggs hatch. I use a 2 to 1 method with fosters and breeders. I will foster the breeder pairs eggs for two rounds. Before I allow the breeders to hatch around for themselves. So within a months time I can have up to 6 to 8 babies of my original breeders. And when your talking about the 4 months of breeding you can get anywhere from 24 to 32 babies for that year. This will allow you plenty of offspring to get an idea what they are producing. And if you wanted to switch it up around the last part of the breeding period well this will still give plenty of time to try something else and get an idea on what they can produce. For example you put the birds together around the middle of Feb. You can get some squeekers out around the first of March. So you have March, April, May, and June to get your birds up in the air. And if you wanted a few late hatch rounds you can use July and August before you have to lock them up in Sept/Oct for hawk season. If you have to lock the birds up you better have them on the wing good. Because I can tell you first hand if you don't they are more of a pain to get to do anything the next year. It's not worth the headaches and the grief they cause.
Hope this helps your good friend
Brian Middaugh
Last Edited by rollerpigeon1963 on Oct 27, 2006 1:19 PM
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No-LimitR
3 posts
Oct 27, 2006
11:00 AM
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Thanks a lot guys i will try these methods and hope to have more birds to fly in the spring.
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Mr.JX
19 posts
Oct 28, 2006
9:19 AM
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How long after mating will it take for them to lay their eggs? On average.
Jim
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Santandercol
370 posts
Oct 28, 2006
9:57 AM
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10 to 12 days.
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Kelly
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Velo99
648 posts
Oct 29, 2006
5:34 AM
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A good rule of thumb is to plan on thirty days from the time you pair up til they hatch the first set.
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If they don`t kit,they don`t score.
Color don`t roll and peds don`t fly.
It`s a comp thing,understand?
V99
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KirbyRoller
8 posts
Oct 29, 2006
1:53 PM
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hey everyone i was wondering if the Breeder Pair laid eggs for like 5days early then the foster pair, would it still work..
Yee
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Santandercol
377 posts
Oct 29, 2006
5:32 PM
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Kirby,
Scroll up 6 posts on this thread and,,,Whalla!!!Your answer!!!
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Kelly
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