Guest Bonzo Posted March 4, 2007 Report Posted March 4, 2007 just come back from looking at freinds loft and noticed that a few pairs of his birds only seem to be feeding 1 youngone in the nest and its half the size of the other 1 .we removed the bigger chick to see if that would help but they still refused to feed it they have had all been treated for canker ,worms ...etc you know the usual before breeding the birds are in good health and are getting plenty of food any suggestions what could be wrong
pigeonscout Posted March 4, 2007 Report Posted March 4, 2007 Try swaping them so you have two small in one nest and two big in another nest.
Guest Posted March 4, 2007 Report Posted March 4, 2007 IS IT MATBE NOT THE CASE THAT ITS THE YOUNG ONES FAULT ,IE ,RUNT OF THE LITTER SO TO SPEAK
Guest shadow Posted March 4, 2007 Report Posted March 4, 2007 natures way of weeding out the weedlings
madmaxlofts Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 i might be rotten but if its dwarfed by the big one i usualy dispose it
Guest Bonzo Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 i might be rotten but if its dwarfed by the big one i usualy dispose it that is what we have done today ended up disposeingof 5 young1s
Guest Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 that is what we have done today ended up disposeingof 5 young1s Agree, its the humane way, and much better than leaving a runt to die a death by slow starvation.
velo99 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 I have a sweatshirt with a big pocket in the front. During the spring when I am wearing it, I will take the big chicks for a ride after I feed. That let the othewr chick have a chance to eat while i go about my business with out upsetting the daily routine of the feeding process. In summer I will put them in a cage on a newspaper while I do the duty. This usually happens as a result of the hen or cock not hovering the first egg and simply sitting on it. The big chick hatches 12-48 hours ahead of the other chick. He will be bigger unless we intervene by taking it out of the nest and letting its sib catch up. It is not a breeder fault but a management fault. If the hen doesnt hover the egg take it out and replace it with a wooden egg. When she lays the other egg put it back and both will hatch within a few hours of each other. I just put mine in a potted cactus in the house. The cats don`t bother them there and it is dry and warm. As long as the egg doesn`t get below I think 50 degrees it will be good. You dont have to roll it or anything. Just leave it alone. Good Luck v99
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