THISROLL
190 posts
Dec 05, 2008
5:26 PM
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..this year coming year i am going to try fostering for the first time ever!!i am going to use a pair feral that i use for homing to foster. male is blue check and hen dun/grayish Bald...what kind of birds do you guys use for fosters??
Last Edited by on Dec 05, 2008 5:27 PM
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rollernewbie
252 posts
Dec 05, 2008
5:30 PM
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i have used homers to foster in the past...and they did great on raising them nice and big..
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RollerNewbie
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THISROLL
192 posts
Dec 05, 2008
5:31 PM
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yeah but the thing is that the fosters that im going to use are first time parents too ..ill see how it goes..
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spinningdemon
37 posts
Dec 05, 2008
5:46 PM
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I use rollers they feed their you great. I have a breeding set up were I have 4 pairs of fosters for each stock pair. That way I am putting another set of eggs under fosters about every 12 days or so.
When the first set is ready to wean the real pair is just laying there 5th round. You can really raise a bunch of babies that way from your best pairs.
You must keep good records or you loose track of what came from where.
Good luck,
David Curneal
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roller alley
32 posts
Dec 05, 2008
10:46 PM
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i dont recomend using first time parents to foster,they are not proven to know what to do,you can loose the clutch,as eegs ,or chicks in different stages of growth.the first few weeks are the mosts crutial,just make sure you have a heat lamp at night to make sure the chicks dont freeze,also buy a syringe to pump them up every night,i pump mine every knight..that doesnt sound right...lol
if it dont spin its a sin!!!
L.J
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fresnobirdman
270 posts
Dec 05, 2008
11:01 PM
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i use racers, their the best!
they never let a babie die!
~~Fresnobirdman~~
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rollerpigeon1963
279 posts
Dec 06, 2008
7:38 AM
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Thisroll,
I use rollers, Like this year I have 18 late hatch rollers that I couldn't get out. They are from proven lines and are good birds. This way if they are allowed to raise a round it is a good way for a test mating. For example you have 3 pairs of fosters for every pair of breeders. And you allow you breeders to raise every third round. Then you can allow your fosters to raise a round. I know you will only have one or two birds from this pair but what happen if they raise a smoker? Now if your using other birds for fosters then you have to have two lofts and have the other birds there all the time to raise your babies. Do you want other birds or do you want to concentrate on your family of birds?
Thanks Brian
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THISROLL
193 posts
Dec 06, 2008
7:46 AM
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yeah i get what you are trying to say..i want my family of birds..
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rtwilliams
282 posts
Dec 06, 2008
10:32 AM
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I use the first family of bids I recieved. I have 3 pairs, none of them do anything more than a few countable flips. I would get rid of them but I gave them to my kids. Down side is I have 8 young birds from them. A couple of wich I wanted for more fosters for next year. It works good for me.
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RT Williams
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Windjammer Loft
575 posts
Dec 06, 2008
11:34 AM
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I use whatever available birds I have..Mostly I use my White Homers and other rollers I have around. But nothing special.
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
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fontanabound
9 posts
Dec 06, 2008
12:39 PM
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yeah i heard homers are the best fosters. they produce strong young.
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donnie james
72 posts
Dec 06, 2008
9:02 PM
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i a friend of mine use to use flights on his frills and they really worked on his frills...........donny james
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