How do you work eggy hens?

[Guest]

I keep a note of my Natural hens' cycles after they rear their last round. Usually they'll lay their 1st egg on the same date every month. I'm not at at all confident working them at this time and usually won't train or race a hen that's near her 'date'.

 

When do you set your eggy hen aside to let her lay, and how soon after she lays her 2nd egg do you put her back on the road again?

[Guest]

work her on the day she is going to lay ,she wont lay untill the afternoon so she is capable of being worked on the morning done this a number of times trained them from 40/50 mile in the mornings hens home and left to lay eggs in afternoon ,fact

[Pigeonpa]

have done the same as sammy but found the egg can be  bloodied and the hen takes longer to recover after. A couple of days off and they are ready for road again.

[Roland]

Me I just watch the Date and let her sit and race as normal to her eggs.

[jimmy white]

i wouldnt attempt to train or race any hen  well b4 laying and well after laying [at least 5 days,, ] usually find blood stained eggs from a hen laying its very first egg

[velo99]

In some performing breeds activity proir to laying can lead to a prolapsed uterus and usually the culling of a hen.

I have rollers and with their performance they are really likely to sling the egg during a roll.

I personally would not run a bird during a breeding cycle.

 

[Guest]

hands all those who have never sent a hen to a race that never laid in the basket which was not intentional

[Guest]

I do baskets for a lot of races, and yes I find eggs in them, but I would never intentionally send an eggy hen to a race expecting her to lay in the basket. I don't think hens near their time are in any condition to race..

[Guest TAMMY_1]

hands all those who have never sent a hen to a race that never laid in the basket which was not intentional

 

whit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest]

I do baskets for a lot of races, and yes I find eggs in them, but I would never intentionally send an eggy hen to a race expecting her to lay in the basket. I don't think hens near their time are in any condition to race..

 

thats honesty ,everyone make that mistake but not everyone admitts it

[me]

I keep a note of my Natural hens' cycles after they rear their last round. Usually they'll lay their 1st egg on the same date every month. I'm not at at all confident working them at this time and usually won't train or race a hen that's near her 'date'.

 

When do you set your eggy hen aside to let her lay, and how soon after she lays her 2nd egg do you put her back on the road again?

 

A very famous fancier of yesteryear had a fantastic pigeon who put up terrific performances from Pau when she was sitting 2 days on eggs so it depends on the individual bird really

 

 

[carl]

I have just topped the fed with a hen sittting only 3 days.I wouldnt train a eggy hen at all..Would you send a pregnant woman to run a race ?????

[me]

I have just topped the fed with a hen sittting only 3 days.I wouldnt train a eggy hen at all..Would you send a pregnant woman to run a race ?????

 

depends was she eastern european by any chance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

[Wiley]

I have just topped the fed with a hen sittting only 3 days.I wouldnt train a eggy hen at all..Would you send a pregnant woman to run a race ?????

 

yes a very good fancier Stevie White of Dagenham used to send hens to race home to lay there second egg and boy did it work he would top the fed on many occassions using this! I done it once didnt top the fed was 2nd fed beaten by a decimal, and also broke my novice status on my own sending in this manner.Right or wrong its worked for me many times before now!

[Guest]

look at all the wild life ,animals such as rabbit hare that are often the quarry and have to run for their lives and full of babies ,the wild pigeon if it does not go and fly about it will never find food ,wild birds domit never harms them racing pigeons no differe4nt

[me]

domit if your not right sammy no differe4nt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest]

Agree with your wildlife examples Sammy, but believe that there are differences and those are of course environment, and distances travelled: think your preggy rabbit and eggy wild birds first of all have a choice, and if they do venture out for a quick nibble, they won't go any farther than a few hundred yards.

 

I know that near laying time my cocks won't let the hens out of the box, and some of my hens hardly leave their bowl. In my opinion, that affects my hens' fitness, and that is why I asked for advice.

 

For example, one of my pairs has risen off overdue eggs Sunday 22nd April. Her last laid 1st egg date was 28th March. She was at Saturday's race. Her vents are shut tight. Previously I'd have set her aside till she laid again [ due 28th April? ] but as I do not expect her to go down so quickly, expect to train and race her on Saturday 28th April.

[doos r us]

when i drove the transporter could have filled my loft with the eggs found in the baskets come to think about it i should have