Pairing Tips

[The White Rapido Man]

12 pair of stock matched and put together last sunday 10 paired and hens locked away. Im having problems with a couple of big dominant hens. Ordinarily I wouldnt put big to big but given their bullying nature I didnt have much of a choice.....and on paper, I really fancy the pairings over the others... Any tips as Im not ready to give up yet...oh and they are hens and not cocks!!

[dal2]

12 pair of stock matched and put together last sunday 10 paired and hens locked away. Im having problems with a couple of big dominant hens. Ordinarily I wouldnt put big to big but given their bullying nature I didnt have much of a choice.....and on paper, I really fancy the pairings over the others... Any tips as Im not ready to give up yet...oh and they are hens and not cocks!!

Divide the box in two and let them look?

[The White Rapido Man]

143 views and one reply...........

[kirky]

put the 2 u want to pair in an empty section for a couple of days, works for me.

[The White Rapido Man]

put the 2 u want to pair in an empty section for a couple of days, works for me.

 

thanks ;-)

[DJWa]

the 2 suggestions you already have are the best way to go imo

 

another option is if flying out just let the pair you want paired out together

but if you dont let them out over the winter i would not do this

as they wont be fit enough to escape any bop and if pairing up wont be so alert to them

[The White Rapido Man]

the 2 suggestions you already have are the best way to go imo

 

another option is if flying out just let the pair you want paired out together

but if you dont let them out over the winter i would not do this

as they wont be fit enough to escape any bop and if pairing up wont be so alert to them

 

thanks.... first season racing next year, so all stock have been brought in. I'll keep at it

[OLDYELLOW]

Likes been said the answer you got was good enough I prefer to feed hens in boxes week before let them bill through bars and pair up , then when you put them together much less hastle as are already paired and if wanting to run a stud cock to them the hens are much more accommodating

[andy Burgess]

some good advice there , have struggled with some pairs myself in the past .

[fletch]

seperate section is the best way

another trick is put hen in one side of box with bowl then put another bowl in other side of cock and they will both go in the bowls and call after half hour open the box up to let them together,

they should go in a bowl together if all ok

[JohnQuinn]

put the 2 u want to pair in an empty section for a couple of days, works for me.

 

Never fails

[gulkie]

another way is put pair in a basket feed and water for about 2 days

and they will pair

[The White Rapido Man]

all sorted now............thanks to all who replied

[andy Burgess]

all sorted now............thanks to all who replied

good stuff , well done , which option worked ??

[The White Rapido Man]

good stuff , well done , which option worked ??

 

 

I put them in a spare section for a couple of days....not joy. All the other pairs had gone down in that time, and all nest boxes taken. In the end I put the cock on his own a section and the hen in another so they were separated and isolated..... after a couple of days I locked them back in the nest box together and that evening the hen was dipping her head nicely..........perhaps loneliness drew them?...who knows, but it worked!

[knoxjn]

when i had a bigger team i used to pair up again in november especially if you are changing pairs gets over the fighting and mucking about once settled split up when you pair up in feb or whatever you will get a full round no problem its just the usual it takes time and patience

[Guest geordiejen]

do all of you have one pair locked away in a breeding box when breeding?

[dal2]

do all of you have one pair locked away in a breeding box when breeding?

Ye mostly until the hatch

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Heard of people letting the pairs out individually round the loft when trying to force pair.At the same time heard a few widow specialists say the only place a widow cock should find his hen is in the box.Depends on the system you intend to race with

[Guest geordiejen]

i was thinking on pairing my show racers up.then putting all the pairs in the one open loft.should this be avoided as maybe the ones i pair each other to will split and go with a different bird.also need to think about cross treading too.

[Guest ljb107]

i was thinking on pairing my show racers up.then putting all the pairs in the one open loft.should this be avoided as maybe the ones i pair each other to will split and go with a different bird.also need to think about cross treading too.

 

I lock everything up until the 2nd egg is laid

[just ask me]

i have all mine pairing up too each other before there actually mated i use widdowhood boxes with a extra front hen in one side cock in the other works a treat few mins couple pairs a day does the trick

[just ask me]

I lock everything up until the 2nd egg is laid

 

 

forgot to say mine are locked up too