Transporting Eggs & Using Pumpers

[PigeonDetective]

Just wondering if anybody has experiences of transporting eggs and having the chicks raised by pumpers?

 

I can see the benefits of it not being stressful to the birds (because their obviously just eggs), they would settle far easier because their raised in your loft.

 

Also been thinking that it might be an advantage to be able to choose a reliable pair to raise the eggs and of real benefit for someone with a small flock. It can inject new blood into a flock without having to settle their parents etc

 

As for down sides, I'm sure there are lots.. never seem to see hatching eggs advertised.

Anybody tried it?

[walterboswell59]

i did a post on it a while back m8 its on here somewhere

[PigeonDetective]

l will find it and have a read mate.. nice one

[walterboswell59]

l will find it and have a read mate.. nice one

wellcome i cant find what was on yesterday m8 lol

[buster151]

Just wondering if anybody has experiences of transporting eggs and having the chicks raised by pumpers?

 

I can see the benefits of it not being stressful to the birds (because their obviously just eggs), they would settle far easier because their raised in your loft.

 

Also been thinking that it might be an advantage to be able to choose a reliable pair to raise the eggs and of real benefit for someone with a small flock. It can inject new blood into a flock without having to settle their parents etc

 

As for down sides, I'm sure there are lots.. never seem to see hatching eggs advertised.

Anybody tried it?

someone on ebay sells eggs have seen his adverts for last couple years on there

[Wiley]

Whenever I have been gifted eggs or bought them, the best way I've found is, those plastic takeaway tubs, filled with barley, if they've been incubated previous you stick the container in the microwave for a short while, once taken out you put your eggs in the container.

[PigeonDetective]

Whenever I have been gifted eggs or bought them, the best way I've found is, those plastic takeaway tubs, filled with barley, if they've been incubated previous you stick the container in the microwave for a short while, once taken out you put your eggs in the container.

Great tip.. thanks

 

Do you know what type of pigeon eggs he sells?

[Wiley]

Great tip.. thanks

 

Do you know what type of pigeon eggs he sells?

 

Sorry I don't, I've only ever bought eggs of a fancier I've visited with the intent of purchasing.

[PigeonDetective]

Sorry I don't, I've only ever bought eggs of a fancier I've visited with the intent of purchasing.

 

Good point.. Would usually stay away from people setting out with the purpose of making money

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The bloke on ebay was selling kirkpatrick eggs but havent been able to find him for a while now. i wish more people would do it as a cheaper option

[walterboswell59]

id say if you aint got much money buying eggs off a top fancier is the way to do it eggs off birds going to nationals go in the bin lots of times so you have a good chance the guy will sell you them on basketing night

[walterboswell59]

Good point.. Would usually stay away from people setting out with the purpose of making money

anyone who sells anything is out to make money or they would not be selling

[Guest homestead]

the man on ebay offers to rear the egg for you. its a way round the selling rules on ebay

[PigeonDetective]

I dont mind paying money for peoples efforts to show appreciation.. Just a shame when peoples sole intentions are to make money

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But what I don't get is if the selling rules don't allow you to sell live pigeon eggs then why are you allowed to sell live duck eggs, what's the difference ?

[PigeonDetective]

But what I don't get is if the selling rules don't allow you to sell live pigeon eggs then why are you allowed to sell live duck eggs, what's the difference ?

 

I was thinking that.. plenty of poultry hatching eggs for sale

[just ask me]

A lot of top men let there cocks go down on eggs after racing a sure way to get birds off his top racers that otherwise would not be for sale

[blaz]

you also get alot of widowhood lofts letting their birds go down on 2nd round then split birds the eggs just get bined.

i think if you did buy eggs would it not be eggs that are just laid.as bit risky buying eggs if the chick had started to grow unless you you could get them from A to B before eggs went cold.then timing it so as the feeders had milk in their crop. our have i missed something

[walterboswell59]

you also get alot of widowhood lofts letting their birds go down on 2nd round then split birds the eggs just get bined.

i think if you did buy eggs would it not be eggs that are just laid.as bit risky buying eggs if the chick had started to grow unless you you could get them from A to B before eggs went cold.then timing it so as the feeders had milk in their crop. our have i missed something

correct blaz the best and easyist way is fresh eggs or you need feeders sitting within 2 days but even eggs that have been incubated will be ok for hours at room temp or in a car as long as they dont get so cold they chill 3 years ago gave a m8 6 fresh eggs to take to pakistan 5 hatched they were in his hand luggage

[Guest langley lad]

My family used to keep hens and when a hen got broody put it on a 12 or 14 eggs saved up in the house

or put in an incubator we wanted cocks Mosley, for the table .one cock serviced a lot of hens.so should be same for pigeons I think as long as the eggs are fertile

[shweet]

A test was done and freshly laid pigeon eggs were saved for 4 months and then incubated and successfully hatched. They have to be turned 3 or 4 times a day though

[walterboswell59]

A test was done and freshly laid pigeon eggs were saved for 4 months and then incubated and successfully hatched. They have to be turned 3 or 4 times a day though

m8 been doing it for 20 years and kept them up to 3 months myself one turn a day is fine but the longer there kept the hatchability drops 100 percent will hatch up to 6 weeks 98 percent 6 to 8 weeks and so on but you can be lucky and they all hatch just remember to give them a wee wipe with a damp cloth weekly to stop them drying out and kept at room temp there fine no fridge as it chills them

[Guest chad3646]

m8 been doing it for 20 years and kept them up to 3 months myself one turn a day is fine but the longer there kept the hatchability drops 100 percent will hatch up to 6 weeks 98 percent 6 to 8 weeks and so on but you can be lucky and they all hatch just remember to give them a wee wipe with a damp cloth weekly to stop them drying out and kept at room temp there fine no fridge as it chills them

 

you have probably heard this one walter if not hear goes,one of the pigeon men in the greenfield club, i dont know if he is still a member anyway he said his father hard boiled all the eggs that he did not want to hatch and guess what they all hatched

[Kyleakin Lofts]

you have probably heard this one walter if not hear goes,one of the pigeon men in the greenfield club, i dont know if he is still a member anyway he said his father hard boiled all the eggs that he did not want to hatch and guess what they all hatched

 

He must have boiled them in cold water!!! :emoticon-0140-rofl:

[walterboswell59]

He must have boiled them in cold water!!! :emoticon-0140-rofl:

aye and they were all double yolkers jimmy lol not heard that one m8 cracker