Fostering out a youngster

[pigeonman007]

Have 2 pairs that have only 1 fertile egg each. Both eggs chipping now. I want to foster 1 of the eggs so I can get a pair back down again. 1 pair is red cheq x mealy, the other pair blue cheq x blue bar, any good ways to mark the chick that I foster so I know which pr its from

[Guest racer]

proberly started to make milk now i would let hatch and when on corn try and move then

[pigeonman007]

okeydokey.

Am having a nightmare time of it with them.

pair 1 - 2 fertile, hatched 1 - 1 Dead in shell

pair 2 both clear eggs

pair 3 - 2 fertile eggs, got to about 15 days and started to discolour, now 3 days overdue, I guess D.I.S again

Pair 4 - 2 fertile eggs, 1 hatched, 1 died after chipping

pairs 5 and 6 1 clear egg each

pair 7 only laid 1 egg!!

[Guest racer]

proberly all this cold weather were haveing

[pigeonscout]

let the young bird stay in the nest until you put the ring on then move it to the other nest or mark its toe with nail varnish and move it now.

[pigeonscout]

okeydokey.

Am having a nightmare time of it with them.

pair 1 - 2 fertile, hatched 1 - 1 Dead in shell

pair 2 both clear eggs

pair 3 - 2 fertile eggs, got to about 15 days and started to discolour, now 3 days overdue, I guess D.I.S again

Pair 4 - 2 fertile eggs, 1 hatched, 1 died after chipping

pairs 5 and 6 1 clear egg each

pair 7 only laid 1 egg!!

what age are your stock?

 

 

[pigeonman007]

A mix of 06,07 & a couple of 05 hens

[pigeonscout]

Could be paratyphoid sent you a pm with link to site explaining the effects of paratyphoid.

[nogin]

Could be paratyphoid sent you a pm with link to site explaining the effects of paratyphoid.

 

I THINK YOUR QUITE RIGHT M8  :-/

[jimmy white]

Could be paratyphoid sent you a pm with link to site explaining the effects of paratyphoid.

 

could be suspect,, im sure pigeon scout will advise , theres also a post on paratyphoid by vic,, on" sticky" health tread

[greenhills]

hey does the 2-3 drops of Iodine in the water work,i have a 02 cock which didnt fill his last 3 round, iv been given him calcium and muti-vit tablets, still now joy iv even plucked him dwn below,anyone no anymore tricks i can try,

[OLDYELLOW]

cut his feathers off his tail might be too stiff to get under  

[greenhills]

how much do  u cut off,

[OLDYELLOW]

from tip to the bottom of the tail cover feathers pair of scissors it looks daft but will moult out all the same and gets the job done if no joy you may need to pair him when weather warms up  

[breakaway]

AN INCH

[greenhills]

thanks

[breakaway]

UNLESS ITS BRED GOOD BIRDS OR WINNERS IN THE PAST WHY WORRY UR BETTER OFF WITH THE FREE SPACE IN UR LOFT

[OLDYELLOW]

an inch wouldnt give it clearance that would be the tail marking a on a blue ?  unless its a ladys inch cos they cant measure  ;D ;D ;D ;D

[greenhills]

lol the cock is a red will i just the white of his tail it bout  1 1/2"

[speedbird]

put cotton round te ybs leg and monitor it till a ring is on

[breakaway]

MOST COCKS DONT FERTILISE COS SOME DOMINANTCOCK KNOCKS THEM OFF WHEN TREADING, PUT IN END WITH HEN , BY THEMSELVES, I LOVE MY BIRDS BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY UR IN CHARGE

[Guest IB]

Have 2 pairs that have only 1 fertile egg each. Both eggs chipping now. I want to foster 1 of the eggs so I can get a pair back down again. 1 pair is red cheq x mealy, the other pair blue cheq x blue bar, any good ways to mark the chick that I foster so I know which pr its from

 

Would be easier to give the youngster to one of the pairs that had 'clear' eggs. Remember and put a pot egg in with any single reared youngsters, leave it in till they are at least 9/10 days old.

[Guest IB]

proberly all this cold weather were haveing

 

That would be my first thought. If the second round goes the same way, then look for another reason.