Young Birds

[geordie1234]

Can anyone tell me were I can get pot eggs quick from the lanarkshire are a young hen has layed two eggs and I have to swap she's been on them 6 days

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Can anyone tell me were I can get pot eggs quick from the lanarkshire are a young hen has layed two eggs and I have to swap she's been on them 6 days

 

Boil them then put them back under her

[geordie1234]

Honestly or are u bammin me up

[frank-123]

Can anyone tell me were I can get pot eggs quick from the lanarkshire are a young hen has layed two eggs and I have to swap she's been on them 6 days

 

just bin the eggs

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Honestly or are u bammin me up

 

No not at all.I dinna use dummies at all.Go in the loft tomorrow morning put the hen in a basket for a few minutes.Boil the kettle,pour the water in a pan then add the eggs and let it boil on your cooker for 2 or 3 minutes.Run them under the cold tap for a second so they aren't scalding hot when you put them back on the nest then let the hen back up to them.Prefer this to dummies as I think the doos know they arnae real eggs.Alternatively you can shake them until you hear liquid slooshing around in them but have found boiling them to be better

[geordie1234]

Does anyone feed the make natural all round I just switched to it from versele laga best all round and its like they a different doos I've let them out the last 3 mornings and they don't seem to want to stop flying lol

[geordie1234]

Well it looks like I will be purchasing new lofts this weekend going to be a 12 by 6 and 11 by 6 if you had these two lofts what system would you fly would you put sections in them any ideas will be a great help

[sapper756]

Well it looks like I will be purchasing new lofts this weekend going to be a 12 by 6 and 11 by 6 if you had these two lofts what system would you fly would you put sections in them any ideas will be a great help

 

Yes m8, I would have 2 sections in the 12 x 6, each being 6 x 6

 

It all depends on which system you plan to fly, as if you are flying widowhood, you will need separate sections for the sexes.

 

Also how many youngsters you plan to breed

 

Good luck :scotland:

[geordie1234]

Yes m8, I would have 2 sections in the 12 x 6, each being 6 x 6

 

It all depends on which system you plan to fly, as if you are flying widowhood, you will need separate sections for the sexes.

 

Also how many youngsters you plan to breed

 

Good luck :scotland:

30 to 40 m8

[sapper756]

30 to 40 m8

 

 

keep the 11 x 6 for your youngsters thenhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif

[geordie1234]

keep the 11 x 6 for your youngsters then

So how many widowhood cocks do u reckon a would get in a 6x6 section

[sapper756]

So how many widowhood cocks do u reckon a would get in a 6x6 section

 

 

I have a 12x6 widowhood loft, with 2 sections; a 8x6 for 12 widowhood nest boxes and a 4x6 with 12 widowhood hen boxes in ithttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0137-clapping.gifhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0137-clapping.gifhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0137-clapping.gif

[Guest KING BILLY]

No not at all.I dinna use dummies at all.Go in the loft tomorrow morning put the hen in a basket for a few minutes.Boil the kettle,pour the water in a pan then add the eggs and let it boil on your cooker for 2 or 3 minutes.Run them under the cold tap for a second so they aren't scalding hot when you put them back on the nest then let the hen back up to them.Prefer this to dummies as I think the doos know they arnae real eggs.Alternatively you can shake them until you hear liquid slooshing around in them but have found boiling them to be better

serve on toast with a littel salt and butter

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

serve on toast with a littel salt and butter

 

Boiled doo egg on toast....DONE!!

[geordie1234]

serve on toast with a littel salt and butter

cant stand eggs lol they are bogan freak me out lol

[geordie1234]

Well guys went to see 2 lofts today and was over the moon with them!

 

All i need to do know is make the foundations for them or bases and that will be me sorte!

 

How high off the ground should they be??

[lvlasked]

mine about a foot off the ground

[Guest Dorset-lad]

i would go at least a foot if i was you

[geordie1234]

Thanks guys can I ask what's the reason for this other than damp from the ground

[JohnQuinn]

Thanks guys can I ask what's the reason for this other than damp from the ground

 

That's the only reason George, and its a good enough one!!

[geordie1234]

That's the only reason George, and its a good enough one!!

True john do you think you could put a loft straight on to concrete blocks or would I need to do anything else

[JohnQuinn]

You can put it onto concrete blocks if you spread them evenly, for 12ft loft i would have them every 3ft front back and a row right through the middle.

[geordie1234]

You can put it onto concrete blocks if you spread them evenly, for 12ft loft i would have them every 3ft front back and a row right through the middle.

Cheers john m8

[geordie1234]

WELL GUYS ITS NOT LONG UNTIL I MOVE AND GET MY NEW LOFTS TWO TWELVE BY SIXES I PLAN ON USING ONE FOR 16 WIDOWHOOD COCKS THEN A 8X6 FOR THE YOUNG BIRDS AND 4FT FOR THE HENS!

 

DO YOU THINK THIS IS THE BEST WAY I COULD USE THE LIMETED SPACE AND DO YOU THINK 16 WIDOWHOOD COCKS WILL BE ENOUGH?

 

IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOUZ WOULD DO DIFFERTLY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REPLY

[airdrie2]

That's the only reason George, and its a good enough one!!

1ft off ground for dampness and stop vermon under the lofts , the jack russell can get underneath