FLOATING EGGS

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HI EVERYONE WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS ON FLOATING EGGS FROM ONE PAIR TO ANOTHER

DO THEY HAVE AN IMMUNE SYSTEM ALREADY WHILE IN THE EGG THEN WHEN HATCHED UNDER FOSTER PARENTS AND ARE FED BY THEM DO THEY HAVE ANOTHER IMMUNE SYSTEM GIVEN TO THEM

IF THIS IS SO COULD THIS BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOUNG BIRD SICKNESS KICKING IN EACH FANCIERS LOFTS

 

 

 

 

[westy]

i have done but had a few probs and now just let them rear up there own.

[rockinrick]

i have never had prob with movin eggs from one pair to another or recieving eggs from fanciers as when hatched they are all treated with various treatments to prevent probs

 

 

 

rockinrick

[peterpau]

Shouldn't be any problems if both sets of birds are healthy some immunity will be inherited and some will be "fed" into them as it were by the feeders all birds carry their own micro-organisms which they have their own immunity to

[Guest speckled]

;D ;D Cant see why you need to think that,there should be a, prob with floating eggs, To me it a good thing, the more eggs yo get out of ya best pairs the bestter. :-/ Like some say there ar pigeons that race, therer are pigeons that breed,so why not float the winning eggs,un ya racers,as thay are ya future birds for birds.Dont think that you will find any probs with the rearing side lol ;D, as long as the  pigeons are in good health so will the youngsters.Crazy Speck ;D ;D

[speedbird]

i always float the eggs my first round which are all moved were all single reared & the all look great lovely set of ybs pics to follow

[NANCYVIEWLOFTS]

i think you are all missing the point

i know it is done so as to get more eggs off your best birds be it breeders or racers

 

but does it mess the immune system up in the young birds

alot of experts say dont bring a lot of young birds in from different lofts as this contributes to young bird sickness

i may be on the wrong track but can you see my point

ie  pair 1 as its own immune system then eggs floated under pair2 who also have theirown immune system

give me a good b------ing if i dont make sense

[speedbird]

well ive moved eggs for yers without a hitch & never had yb sickness

[symbro]

you are talking about two different things here...

 

a) bringing in a (for lack of a better word at this time) Micro-Colony from another loft, traveling in a baby bird.

 

the difference between this Micro-Colony from one set of parents from another within your own loft

 

 

here you are looking at perspective.  there is a slight difference between two birds in your own loft.  i wouldnt think it would be all that different.  since your birds would be interacting with each other in one way or another.  (drinking water, food, waste).  

 

Likewise everytime you send your birds off into a club race you bring home other Micro-Colonies your bird has picked up from his fellow racers.  so in situation a) if you got a youngster from a club mate it would be much safer (closer related Micro-Colony) than say a bird from another club, city, county or country. (or God forbid a pigeon from another world!)

 

 

[Chatrace]

It shouldn't matter , there is what's called loft imuneities. All the birds in a loft have there own family imune system  to speek.

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cheers for that usefull info symbro and chatrace my mind is now at rest