pre-pairing

[phillips]

does anyone do this or am i really just waisting my time as from last wk i started pr pairing my birds ie hen in one side of the nest box cock on the other through out the loft

does anyone else do this or is it just me

i find by doing this when the time comes to pr them up they already no eachother and i dont seem to get any problems with fighting ect and they normally down on eggs within 7 to 10 days

thanks jason

[Wiley]

i dont do it, and still have about 8/10 birds down before 10 days, the latest would be 13 days all down by!

[kirky]

does anyone do this or am i really just waisting my time as from last wk i started pr pairing my birds ie hen in one side of the nest box cock on the other through out the loft

does anyone else do this or is it just me

i find by doing this when the time comes to pr them up they already no eachother and i dont seem to get any problems with fighting ect and they normally down on eggs within 7 to 10 days

thanks jason

I do the same as you have but i wait untill birds are over the moult, i hate the breeding season so like to get it over as soon as poss, my birds all lay whithin 2 days of each other, helps with floating eggs, pluss all yb are rung at same time.

 

[Guest]

does anyone do this or am i really just waisting my time as from last wk i started pr pairing my birds ie hen in one side of the nest box cock on the other through out the loft

does anyone else do this or is it just me

i find by doing this when the time comes to pr them up they already no eachother and i dont seem to get any problems with fighting ect and they normally down on eggs within 7 to 10 days

thanks jason

 

i do the same but 3 to 4 weeks before they pair for real

 

dave

[cemetary]

Yes, this is a good way to introduce each other, i have done this for years, no problems when putting them for real.

 

No fighting etc.

[little sam]

I WILL DO WITH MY WIDOWHOOD COCKS, A FLYER TOLD ME IT WILL HELP THE COCKS BOND TO THE BOX MORE AND TO SAVE ANY HASTLE WITH PAIRING THEM LATER IN SEASON ;)

[wilkins]

it cant do any harm ,so why not

[Guest IB]

I do this every year too. The widowhood nest front is ideal for it. Also gives you an idea whether the pairs will take OK. I think 3/4 weeks before pairing is too much tho, think you may brown them off; the weekend before pairing is time enough surely?

 

Incidently, any youngsters that pair up I also leave together the following year as yearlings (except when I have something else in mind for them). Means 90% of the birds are pre-paired, and what's left get to choose their own mate (racers).