Incubators

[Wiley]

Ive seen Gevaert Van Schoorise uses an incubator does anyone know if you can use just a normal chicken incubator?

[THE FIFER]

dont see why not, but what do you do when hatched

[Flyer]

yes its the same temp for both chickens and pigeons

[Wiley]

dont see why not, but what do you do when hatched

 

Archie I believe he puts the eggs in the incubator and allows the original parents to sit pot eggs, and when they hatch he puts them under the parents, it makes sure no eggs get smashed ect, and you can also see if the eggs are fertile without disturbing the nest

[deb]

Ive seen Gevaert Van Schoorise uses an incubator does anyone know if you can use just a normal chicken incubator?

I have a Echo stat brooder which will accomodate a dozen chicks till they can fend for there selfs

[Wiley]

I have a Echo stat brooder which will accomodate a dozen chicks till they can fend for there selfs

 

Hi deb, was looking for more information on incubators and not brooders, sorry,

[geordie1234]

Archie I believe he puts the eggs in the incubator and allows the original parents to sit pot eggs, and when they hatch he puts them under the parents, it makes sure no eggs get smashed ect, and you can also see if the eggs are fertile without disturbing the nest

Quite a good idea

[THE FIFER]

Archie I believe he puts the eggs in the incubator and allows the original parents to sit pot eggs, and when they hatch he puts them under the parents, it makes sure no eggs get smashed ect, and you can also see if the eggs are fertile without disturbing the nest

 

good idea, be handy for putting young under other birds to rear

 

Archie I believe he puts the eggs in the incubator and allows the original parents to sit pot eggs, and when they hatch he puts them under the parents, it makes sure no eggs get smashed ect, and you can also see if the eggs are fertile without disturbing the nest

 

good idea, be handy for putting young under other birds to rear

[deb]

Hi deb, was looking for more information on incubators and not brooders, sorry,

No problem.The brooder I have is virtually the same as most modern incubators.A platic box with a lid, cladded with polystyrene and thermastaticly controled.I should of said that it is a parrot brooder for hand rearing parrots.You can do exactly the same with pigeons.Just remeber to turn the eggs each day. Deb

[Wiley]

No problem.The brooder I have is virtually the same as most modern incubators.A platic box with a lid, cladded with polystyrene and thermastaticly controled.I should of said that it is a parrot brooder for hand rearing parrots.You can do exactly the same with pigeons.Just remeber to turn the eggs each day. Deb

 

Sorry deb, i have a lack of knowledge on this subject, and never realised you could hatch eggs in a brooder, i thought they were used just for rearing young, thanks you for enlightening me, im guessing your brooder could be something simiular to this

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/INCUBATOR-FAN-ASSISTED-12v-25-Egg-Hatcher-/170613781814?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Poultry&hash=item27b95fb536#ht_2252wt_1178

 

Thanks again

[Guest Owen]

What a lot of nonsense! If you are worried about smashed eggs why not confine the pairs to single pens. Pigeons are better at looking after eggs and young than people could ever hope to be. They always get the temperature right, the eggs are always turned correctly and the young are fed the right food as soon as they need it. What human could hope to compete with that?