jnyce
562 posts
Feb 12, 2009
1:36 PM
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i came home today from work i went out to feed the breeders when i open the door i see nesting bowls and broken eggs all over the floor eight eggs broke and one young about a week old dead this really pissed me off
jerry t
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chewy
202 posts
Feb 12, 2009
1:50 PM
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sorry to hear..
whats the cause of this...
any ideas?
chewy..just my thoughts..
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jnyce
563 posts
Feb 12, 2009
2:38 PM
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cocks with no hensis my thought i removed them to a kit box
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jerry t
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Edgar
568 posts
Feb 12, 2009
2:40 PM
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Sorry to hear that jnyce thats just another down fall on breeding openly I had this problem before and the crazy thing about this jnyce is that theres a big change that one bird is responsible for all that mishap Keep your head up partner keep a close eye on your birds you could probably find out who is responsible for your loss and tie his feet together with an old shoe lase about a inch apart from each other and leave him like this for about a week that should help you in the feature well take care buddy and good luck.Edgar
"ROCKET-LINE"
Last Edited by on Feb 12, 2009 2:44 PM
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0221
83 posts
Feb 12, 2009
3:29 PM
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Go out to your kitt box later and you will find Him sitting on a top perch starting trouble.
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
GOLD MEMBER
2514 posts
Feb 12, 2009
5:59 PM
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Time to Cull............
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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black_hawk_down
181 posts
Feb 13, 2009
12:31 PM
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yum yum bbq pit. -joe v.
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wishiwon2
147 posts
Feb 13, 2009
2:11 PM
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Jerry,
Cockbirds are territorial, they claim their space. Often times we just throw pairs into nest boxes and think because we put them there they will recognize it as their own. It works best for me if I can put the cocks into a loft for a couple of weeks in advance of mating up. When I mate them I close them in with the selected hen into the nest box they have already claimed. I have very little fighting for space this way, and therefore, no damaged nests or eggs.
If you can identify the culprit, hobbling him works very well. I use 2 snap bands tied together with floss as 'cuffs' about 3/4 to 1 inch apart.
Another tip; never have more cocks than hens in your breeding loft. You can get away with more hens, but an extra cock is almost always trouble.
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Jon
"had fun, wish i won 2"
If it were easy, everybody would do it ...
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tapp
662 posts
Feb 13, 2009
3:44 PM
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I don't agree Rudy. If you have more cocks than hens in a breeding loft your asking for trouble.
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Tapp
Last Edited by on Feb 13, 2009 3:45 PM
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