Breeding

[nickiclark]

hi every1 this is my first year breeding when should i put my cocks and hens together

[shweet]

Im pairing up Sunday !

[marmite]

too early yet m8 should wait till at least end of jan

[Guest Owen]

To my way of thinking the idea of pairing up is to produce the very best youngsters possible. Cold dark days are not the right thing to do that. It is the lengthening hours of light that allows the cocks to increase the size of his testes and the long dark nights will be very bad for the old birds to feed their babies. Unless you are able to counteract the winter conditions, you will be far better off waiting until conditions improve. On a personal basis, I find that my later bred youngsters will win races against the early bred youngsters all day.

[Guest youngboy]

im pairing up on 22nd/29th jan

[geordie1234]

I will be pairing up middle of febuary

[gulkie]

very difficult to pair birds up at this time of the year

as it is totally against nature. I will pair up as usual

on feb 14.

[yeboah]

no be pairing up this weather went into lofts this morning at seven before work water frozen solid ,same tonight cant even pair maself up tonight as wife heading away to night duty at hospital

[andy]

no be pairing up this weather went into lofts this morning at seven before work water frozen solid ,same tonight cant even pair maself up tonight as wife heading away to night duty at hospital

Great get a burd :lol:

[Guest Freebird]

very difficult to pair birds up at this time of the year

as it is totally against nature. I will pair up as usual

on feb 14.

I believe this is the "traditional" day for pairing up, after all it is Valentines day and there are always long lost old truths behind these occasions.