Marking eggs

[DOVEScot]

Hi, would it do any harm to mark eggs with a pencil as I am try to foster some eggs and would like to keep an account of what ones are fertile/successful to and from different birds, easier to keep track if I can put small mark with a pencil?????

[Guest fergie]

use a felt pen

[Guest]

Won't do any harm,I have used a none toxic permanent marker in the past.When I used ordinary felt tip it wiped off as the birds sweat when they are sitting so basically you want something none toxic that does not wipe off.

[DOVEScot]

use a felt pen

any perticular type

[DOVEScot]

Won't do any harm,I have used a none toxic permanent marker in the past.When I used ordinary felt tip it wiped off as the birds sweat when they are sitting so basically you want something none toxic that does not wipe off.

 

Thats fine thanks

[pigeonscout]

Some felt pens will kill the eggs. use nail varnish or just keep a note of who is fostering who's eggs. Box 1 is fostered by box 3, box 3 fostering for box 1.

[Guest]

I use Pigeonscout's method, I've a sticky label on each box, mark down when laid, when hatched, youngster's ring number. If I float one of the eggs under another pair for single rearing (which is my normal) then I mark '1 to 6362' and on 6362 box I'll also mark 'from 2320'.

 

If I do mark an egg, very rare nowadays, I use felt tip, and in the middle of the egg, never near the air sac end.

[Guest Vic]

Just simply mark each egg with a not too sharp leaded hb  pencil, using straight lines i.e.  Roman Numerals. There's only one way, and that's the right way. Vic.  ;D

[Guest]

I think you are winding us up now Vic,roman numerals indeed ;D

[velo99]

M8`s

I`ve been using a pencil for years. Never poked a single egg. It is best to use a slightly dull one. I write date and pair number on it. What else do you need?

I have shut down more than one fancier who has questioned the validity of my pairings vs chicks. Can`t get any more foolproof.

yits

 

ps another benefit. When you pick the shells up from the floor it saves time searching for the new hatch. The numbers are on the shell. I just gotta have a peek at the wee one.

[Guest]

Thought that was the problem with depending on egg markings on floated eggs - as soon as they've cracked open and the shells slung out the nest box, your 'record' is slung out with them;

[Flyer]

i use nail varnish on the egg and the chicks toe nails   ive also used nail varnish to repair cracked eggs

[carl]

Why mark the eggs?? simply write in a notebook everything you need to..

pen1 blue cock 23241 ch h 67826

laid on 4,4,07

floated from stock loft pen 2

 

 

why mark the eggs

[DOVEScot]

Why mark the eggs?? simply write in a notebook everything you need to..

pen1 blue cock 23241 ch h 67826

laid on 4,4,07

floated from stock loft pen 2

 

 

why mark the eggs

 

Because I origonally asked for help as I was fostering eggs and wanted to keep tracks what ones belonged to who

[Chatrace]

watch using ink markers, the birds will hatch with markings. I had several whites hatch out with dots all over them  only to had the whole number  8)

[jimmy white]

watch using ink markers, the birds will hatch with markings. I had several whites hatch out with dots all over them  only to had the whole number  8)

yes i did this , finished up with  lot of grizzles ;D ;D ;D,,,,,now i see why chatrace has the all colour race ;D ;D ;D

never found any harm in a felt tipped pen ,,,just a spot, or a 1 or 2

 

[Guest]

Some felt pens will kill the eggs. use nail varnish or just keep a note of who is fostering who's eggs. Box 1 is fostered by box 3, box 3 fostering for box 1.

 

thats the way to do it ,eggs have to breath they contain a living body marking them will and does restrict air a fact

[chickadee]

We've been using pencil instead of felt pen.

[Guest CS]

yes i did this , finished up with  lot of grizzles ;D ;D ;D,,,,,now i see why chatrace has the all colour race ;D ;D ;D

never found any harm in a felt tipped pen ,,,just a spot, or a 1 or 2

 

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest CS]

Why mark the eggs?? simply write in a notebook everything you need to..

pen1 blue cock 23241 ch h 67826

laid on 4,4,07

floated from stock loft pen 2

 

 

why mark the eggs

 

That would be easy to do, write in a note book everything you need... or write a label on the boxes...

[DOVEScot]

I want to mark eggs because of fostering, we have pairs that we don't want to breed from, we mave two pairs that mate but never produce live eggs, but they are great parents. We have exhibition fantails that are poor parents but good breeders

So it is easier if we can mark the eggs and note whats what in a book