fontanabound
109 posts
Jul 21, 2009
5:43 PM
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these guys are taking longer too mate and sometimes only lays one egg, if any. what can i do too spice up my old breeders? and get maybe one last round out of them, thanks guys in advance for the help.
Last Edited by on Jul 21, 2009 5:43 PM
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Oldfart
GOLD MEMBER
1253 posts
Jul 22, 2009
8:40 AM
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Dinner, music, with candle light of course and a fine bottle of wine. Thats for you and your wife or girlfriend! :) Fertility pills for the birds and a stable platform to mate on. Clipping their vents will also help and a little oil for the hen on her feed and on her vent.
Thom
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spinner jim
1020 posts
Jul 22, 2009
10:10 AM
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Fontanabound ,i have had this problem from time to time ,a friend of mine suggested putting eggs from another pair under the two that were egg-less and after they had hatched and reared this round they were fine after and laid and hatched subsequent rounds , jim.
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JDA
GOLD MEMBER
359 posts
Jul 22, 2009
6:04 PM
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fontanabound... reason for using fosters,because it takes a lot out of a pair to raise young.JDA
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fontanabound
110 posts
Jul 22, 2009
7:57 PM
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oldfart, what type of oil do you recommend? should i clip the feathers off the vent of the cock too?
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Oldfart
GOLD MEMBER
1258 posts
Jul 23, 2009
6:21 AM
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Yes I would clip both birds. I would use any of these oils, safflower, olive, cod liver (yuck) or vegetable. Just a little rubbed into their vents and on their food for a few days. Just enough to make it shine but not stick together.
Good Luck
Thom
Last Edited by on Jul 23, 2009 6:22 AM
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fontanabound
113 posts
Jul 23, 2009
11:32 PM
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ok, thanks u oldfart!!!..... ill try that in the morning.
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