elopez
18 posts
Oct 18, 2007
10:40 PM
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I'm trying to foster some eggs from one of my older cocks but they were laid on 10/10 and I just had another pair lay eggs today 10/18. Is this too far apart? Will the pair that just laid feed the young when they hatch? Please let me know.
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Double R
137 posts
Oct 19, 2007
3:48 AM
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I've had it work at 7 days but have never tried it at 8 days. 7 Days was pushing it I don't know that I would try 8 unless I was willing to risk loosing them.
Robby
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Tony Chavarria
Site Publisher
1756 posts
Oct 19, 2007
4:28 AM
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Hey elopez, its too late! I never go past 3 days when I switch eggs. My fosters will sit an extra couple of three days, after that, they get off the nest.
Obviously timing the egg switch is critical. Good luck on the next round of eggs.
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FLY ON! Tony Chavarria
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gotspin7
275 posts
Oct 19, 2007
4:43 AM
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Lopez, I do it if it was 5 days, now 8 days is a stretch!
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elopez
19 posts
Oct 19, 2007
8:40 AM
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I thought it might be too long. Thanks for the advice.
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spanky
12 posts
Oct 19, 2007
4:51 PM
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WELL CARNAL I GUESS IS TOO LATE, 4 OR 5 DAYS UR COOL,
BUT MORE UR PUSHING IT.
SPANKY
SGVS
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elopez
20 posts
Oct 20, 2007
6:40 PM
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What up Spanky,
How are you birds doing? Hope your not losing to many of them. We are going to have to hook up one of these days to fly the birds.
Late,
E
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spanky
17 posts
Oct 20, 2007
11:39 PM
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was up elopez. sure homeboy i lost about 8
in a week. but i'm still flying them. the
muff that i got is doing abot 20. what about
urs?
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CSRA
319 posts
Oct 21, 2007
8:08 AM
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are u guys have good advice 3 to 5 days no more than that to keep it safe
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elopez
24 posts
Oct 21, 2007
7:30 PM
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Spanky,
Looks like I picked the wrong one. Dave is flying it and said it hasn't turned over yet. Looks like I should have got the nestmate...
Efren
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spanky
18 posts
Oct 21, 2007
8:58 PM
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elopez
well homeboy i gave you ur pick.
but dont trip i'll roll.
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elopez
28 posts
Oct 22, 2007
10:41 PM
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Hopefully soon, it's getting rough out here... I sure don't want to lose him...
Efren Lopez
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spanky
25 posts
Oct 23, 2007
4:19 PM
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well efren yester day i flew my #2
team. and i lost them but today i got
16 back out off 22. and i lost the muff
but i got 2 more flying. hopefully i won't
lose them.
SPANKY
S.G.V.S
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elopez
31 posts
Oct 23, 2007
4:43 PM
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It was bad for me again today. Lost 2 from my #3 and 1 from my #2. I'm going to fly less days, it's getting pretty bad for them, I have coopers attacking them in every direction...
Efren Lopez
SGVS
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rollerpigeon1963
198 posts
Oct 23, 2007
4:48 PM
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elopez,
I first have to ask you this? which one laid first the fosters or the breeders? reason I ask is its a major deal. if the fosters laid first it wont work been way to long and the milk just isnt there at the right time. No if the breeders laid first pull the eggs daily and mark them. Keep them in a cardboard egg carton not a styrofoam container. Turn them twice a day until the fosters lay. Now you can keep the breeders eggs up to 3 to 4 days but you will be pushing it 7 days but I have had some survive after 7 days. Keep the egg carton in the house where its nice and cool. Keep it out of direct sunlight. Now once the fosters lay there first egg pull the fosters egg and put in the breeders egg. And same thing with the second egg as they lay it. Since the egg is marked you will be able to tell which one is the foster egg and which is the breeders egg.
I don't like using the foster laying first over the breeders I just have some problems with that. Now I will tell you something that happen to me on my last round. I had a pair of breeders that had hatched there babies and they were 4 days old. Well the hen passed away and I didn't want to stress the cock any more so I pulled the babies from the cock and placed them under a foster pair who didn't even have any babies or eggs ready to hatch. The parents took care of them and they are healthy as horses today. You will be surprise what they guys can do when they have too.
Best of luck
Brian Middaugh
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elopez
33 posts
Oct 23, 2007
6:56 PM
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Hello Brian,
The breeders laid first. My brother had a pair foster some eggs that were around 15 days apart and had no issues with them. I guess it just depends on the birds... Im taking the chance and switched the eggs. Hopefully I won't have any issues....
Thanks,
Efren Lopez
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elopez
41 posts
Nov 01, 2007
1:21 PM
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Just wanted to update you all, the fostered eggs have hatched and they are getting fed and look to be okay...
Thanks for all of your advice.
Efren
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spanky
36 posts
Nov 01, 2007
4:25 PM
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thats good, how many day's were they apart?
SPANKY
SGVS
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elopez
44 posts
Nov 01, 2007
5:30 PM
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8 days.
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spanky
38 posts
Nov 01, 2007
6:14 PM
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8 DAYS. THATS GOOD I ONE'S TRY 6 AND THEY GOT OF THE EGGS.
OR DIDN'T HOVE MILK.
SPANKY
SGVS
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