what age

[BLUERON]

i have 2 babys hatch yesteday and two will hatch today .if i wanted to swap over nest how long do i have.ie up to how many days 1 2 3 4 5  or not . the reason for this i have pair who have made nest on floor and will not use nest boxs. and they are rollers but have races babys under them,

[Guest grizzler]

have swapped babies around with a couple of days difference,and not had any problem

[BLUERON]

thanks mate. if they were a week old and i wanted to swap would they be ok , just with them on floor they may get pick on. the other babies would be same age

[Guest IB]

You can go 2/3 days either way without problems. But I would advise that you swap eggs rather than handle newly hatched youngsters.  

[BLUERON]

the eggs have hatch mate . but what i trying to say is can i swap babys at a week old

[stantheman]

Ron yes you can swap them over after a week it dont make a difference when you do it

all best stan

[Guest Owen]

Can you place a couple of bricks around the nest on the floor to protect the youngsters and stop them climbing out of the nest before they are ready? Next time, I think I would lock them up in the nest box a couple of days before the hen is due to lay. I have never found that youngsters reared on the floor are as good as those reared in a box. In any case, as I fly widowhood, floor nesting would be no use at all.

[BLUERON]

thanks you all .have done everthing to get them in box but just wont have it.

[kev43]

thanks you all .have done everthing to get them in box but just wont have it.

 

lock them up for a week when u 1st pair up then let the cock out then the hen a few days later

[BLUERON]

ok thanks will try that.