jacobins

[molloy]

ive recently got a pair of jacobins but everytime they av eggs there not fertile just wonderin if there is anything i should know like triming the birds feathers or something thanks

[pjc]

maybe they just cant see what they are doing?

[molloy]

should i trim back the head feathers

[blaz]

  clip her underneath  and dock the cocks tail 1" off

that usually works    

[OLDYELLOW]

maybe they just cant see what they are doing?

 

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[0pensaysme]

try clipping there vent feathers both hen and cock, works for my kings.

[Steve0]

Jacobins  :

[newbold]

how old are they and how many times have they layd this year

[Guest ljb107]

try clipping there vent feathers both hen and cock, works for my kings.

 

I had to do this with my kings but I plucked their rumps instead of clipping them.

[molloy]

laid about 6 eggs this year and not one of them fertile the birds are about 2 year old ive trimmed um today so ill see what happens

[jimmy white]

try popping a wheatgerm capsule down  them,,,or mix wheatgerm in there food might just help,

 

selenium and zinc may help,

 

but sometimes when the weather gets warmer, nature  might just take its course

[Peckedhen]

The best hen (2 years old) in my loft produced empty eggs all last year. This year I changed the cock and she laid three rounds all empty again but,  at last she's got two full eggs!!  I've no idea why. :-/ :-/

[Runt3]

should i trim back the head feathers

 

clipping there vent feathers

And it sould be OK thats what my M8 did with his

and run the egs

[Guest ljb107]

It would be better to pluck about 1cm around the rump so he can make better contact because if you just clip them, the feathers will still be i the way.

 

I would also clip the hood around the head.

 

Lloyd