Eggs

[Guest maricelbill]

what is the best method of storing eggs before transferring them under foster parents. how long can they be stored and what percentage hatched after being stored. i'm not speaking of a day or two but a week or two weeks, or longer!

[Wiley]

Chinese Box of Barley turned twice daily Bill, I've done it upto 10 days as long as they haven't been incubated. If been incubated and have foster parents to go, get the Tupperware bang the barley in the microwave for one minute so it's just warm, place eggs, and transfer when you get to your loft make sure the Tupperware lids on to retain the heat, works extremely well

[Guest H@wkBait]

put them in the fridge they will last a few weeks plus i see some one selling pigeon eggs on ebay

[Guest maricelbill]

put them in the fridge they will last a few weeks plus i see some one selling pigeon eggs on ebay

 

 

i like both ideas. the fridge would be best in this situation i feel.

 

the eggs will be transferred from uk across the oirish sea. a cold box can be used in the transfer and eggs replaced in the fridge until ready for use. obviously the more time the better as all the pigeons will first need to lay in uk then be transferred here and slipped under the foster parents as they lay here. the entire process would take more than 10 days and for comfort I'd be looking for a 3 week window. it could be done faster if i controlled both lofts. but i don't.

[demolition man]

i like both ideas. the fridge would be best in this situation i feel.

 

the eggs will be transferred from uk across the oirish sea. a cold box can be used in the transfer and eggs replaced in the fridge until ready for use. obviously the more time the better as all the pigeons will first need to lay in uk then be transferred here and slipped under the foster parents as they lay here. the entire process would take more than 10 days and for comfort I'd be looking for a 3 week window. it could be done faster if i controlled both lofts. but i don't.

 

Bill

 

Why not pair your birds the same time as the birds from the UK, Then use Ryan's idea. Just a thought.

 

Regards Bernie

[Guest maricelbill]

i could, Bernie. there may be quite a few eggs involved. i will draft in some older feeders but i'd still like as much time as possible.

 

i'm sure one of our Scottish brethren will be only too delighted to translate their favourite son. Rabbie Burns.

 

But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane,

In proving foresight may be vain;

The best-laid schemes o' mice an 'men

Gang aft agley,

An'lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,

For promis'd joy!

[gulkie]

i could, Bernie. there may be quite a few eggs involved. i will draft in some older feeders but i'd still like as much time as possible.

 

i'm sure one of our Scottish brethren will be only too delighted to translate they favourite son.

 

But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane,

In proving foresight may be vain;

The best-laid schemes o' mice an 'men

Gang aft agley,

An'lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,

For promis'd joy!

A wee touch o burns there . A friend of mine as an experiment kept a pair of eggs

For 6 weeks and they still hatched out so he told me .as long as they don't start

To incubate and he kept them in the fruit dish and turned daily.?

[Guest H@wkBait]

A wee touch o burns there . A friend of mine as an experiment kept a pair of eggs

For 6 weeks and they still hatched out so he told me .as long as they don't start

To incubate and he kept them in the fruit dish and turned daily.?

Whats the need to turn them daily if there not being incubated

[Guest maricelbill]

turning them!! they need to be rotated to prevent the embryo sticking to the shell apparently. i'm sure there is a way to do this. looking on another site for chicken eggs they keep the pointed end pointing up. am not quite sure how the rotation was done as yet. flat down is simple. these eggs however are only stored for a short time in a cool place.

[Guest H@wkBait]

http://www.internationaldovesociety.com/Articles/suspendingincubationofpigeoneggs.htm

interesting

[Guest maricelbill]

http://www.internationaldovesociety.com/Articles/suspendingincubationofpigeoneggs.htm

interesting

 

 

good read. i had not considered the embryo will begin to degrade. even human embryo kept under optimum condition a degrade over time.

7--10 days would be my margin for error. a chat with some poultry guys or other avian keepers would also be an idea and will post back if anything is learned.

 

good read. i had not considered the embryo will begin to degrade. even human embryo kept under optimum conditions degrade over time.

7--10 days would be my margin for error. a chat with some poultry guys or other avian keepers would also be an idea and will post back if anything is learned.

[Guest maricelbill]

Chinese Box of Barley turned twice daily Bill, I've done it upto 10 days as long as they haven't been incubated. If been incubated and have foster parents to go, get the Tupperware bang the barley in the microwave for one minute so it's just warm, place eggs, and transfer when you get to your loft make sure the Tupperware lids on to retain the heat, works extremely well

 

 

 

lol Got so used to the other avatar I forgot it was you, Ryan!

[Wiley]

No worries Bill

[walterboswell59]

i have been storing eggs for years with great sucess i read up on poultry breeding then trial and error from 20 eggs stored i have 100 sucess up to 4 weeks 98 per cent up to 6 weeks this is how i do it as soon as 1st egg is layed lift it and put a dummy in the nest mark the egg with felt tip pen pair no 1 keep note book of who pair no 1 is put egg into a box i use the egg boxes you get at shop for six eggs mark in your book date layed lift 2nd egg put in another dummy mark egg and put in box pack box with tishue paper or soft cloth to take up space between the eggs and top of box eggs should be on there side this way you just turn the box over every day and youre turning 6 eggs at a time or use a bigger box for more choc boxes with lots of compartments can be used as long as there high enough now do not put them in the fridge it chills them and will kill them keep them at room temp mines go on top of a wardrobe and turn the box over every day or the youk will sink to the bottom and stick to the shell and will not hatch dont worry if you forget to turn them an odd time as long as its not longer than 4or5 days they will be ok but one thing you must do is use a fine spray or a teaspoon of water onto the tishue paper once a week or the eggs will dry out then put them under your feeders starting with the eggs you lifted first and thats all there is to it

[walterboswell59]

i have been storing eggs for years with great sucess i read up on poultry breeding then trial and error from 20 eggs stored i have 100 sucess up to 4 weeks 98 per cent up to 6 weeks this is how i do it as soon as 1st egg is layed lift it and put a dummy in the nest mark the egg with felt tip pen pair no 1 keep note book of who pair no 1 is put egg into a box i use the egg boxes you get at shop for six eggs mark in your book date layed lift 2nd egg put in another dummy mark egg and put in box pack box with tishue paper or soft cloth to take up space between the eggs and top of box eggs should be on there side this way you just turn the box over every day and youre turning 6 eggs at a time or use a bigger box for more choc boxes with lots of compartments can be used as long as there high enough now do not put them in the fridge it chills them and will kill them keep them at room temp mines go on top of a wardrobe and turn the box over every day or the youk will sink to the bottom and stick to the shell and will not hatch dont worry if you forget to turn them an odd time as long as its not longer than 4or5 days they will be ok but one thing you must do is use a fine spray or a teaspoon of water onto the tishue paper once a week or the eggs will dry out then put them under your feeders starting with the eggs you lifted first and thats all there is to it

[St Finnan Loft]

i have been storing eggs for years with great sucess i read up on poultry breeding then trial and error from 20 eggs stored i have 100 sucess up to 4 weeks 98 per cent up to 6 weeks this is how i do it as soon as 1st egg is layed lift it and put a dummy in the nest mark the egg with felt tip pen pair no 1 keep note book of who pair no 1 is put egg into a box i use the egg boxes you get at shop for six eggs mark in your book date layed lift 2nd egg put in another dummy mark egg and put in box pack box with tishue paper or soft cloth to take up space between the eggs and top of box eggs should be on there side this way you just turn the box over every day and youre turning 6 eggs at a time or use a bigger box for more choc boxes with lots of compartments can be used as long as there high enough now do not put them in the fridge it chills them and will kill them keep them at room temp mines go on top of a wardrobe and turn the box over every day or the youk will sink to the bottom and stick to the shell and will not hatch dont worry if you forget to turn them an odd time as long as its not longer than 4or5 days they will be ok but one thing you must do is use a fine spray or a teaspoon of water onto the tishue paper once a week or the eggs will dry out then put them under your feeders starting with the eggs you lifted first and thats all there is to it

 

Spot on, we kept eggs prior to going into incubators, a thousand turkeys sold for Christmas every year.eggs were on tables for up to eight weeks at a time.traps underneath for vermin,incubators were next to stables no great worry on temperature as it rarely fluctuated much great hatches.

[walterboswell59]

i a know ma stuff lol good luck

[walterboswell59]

i have been storing eggs for years with great sucess i read up on poultry breeding then trial and error from 20 eggs stored i have 100 sucess up to 4 weeks 98 per cent up to 6 weeks this is how i do it as soon as 1st egg is layed lift it and put a dummy in the nest mark the egg with felt tip pen pair no 1 keep note book of who pair no 1 is put egg into a box i use the egg boxes you get at shop for six eggs mark in your book date layed lift 2nd egg put in another dummy mark egg and put in box pack box with tishue paper or soft cloth to take up space between the eggs and top of box eggs should be on there side this way you just turn the box over every day and youre turning 6 eggs at a time or use a bigger box for more choc boxes with lots of compartments can be used as long as there high enough now do not put them in the fridge it chills them and will kill them keep them at room temp mines go on top of a wardrobe and turn the box over every day or the youk will sink to the bottom and stick to the shell and will not hatch dont worry if you forget to turn them an odd time as long as its not longer than 4or5 days they will be ok but one thing you must do is use a fine spray or a teaspoon of water onto the tishue paper once a week or the eggs will dry out then put them under your feeders starting with the eggs you lifted first and thats all there is to it

there you go maddog bump