gazzano1 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Posted March 5, 2014 paired up for aboutmonth and only got 3 young eny one no what can do new to this help plz
Tony C Posted March 5, 2014 Report Posted March 5, 2014 did you write down when the pairs laid their first egg?
gazzano1 Posted March 5, 2014 Author Report Posted March 5, 2014 did you write down when the pairs laid their first egg?yes 24 days ago laid so was going look at them tomoz iff nothing just chuck eggs in bin
paddymac Posted March 5, 2014 Report Posted March 5, 2014 Normal hatching is 18-21 days Gazza, looks like the eggs are blank or dead in the shell, possibly caused by the moving and settling in at yours. Hopefully you'll have better luck next round
walterboswell59 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Posted March 5, 2014 im with pat empty or chilled with birds getting off them for some reason gazz
Tony C Posted March 5, 2014 Report Posted March 5, 2014 ok. Don't just chuck them, first hold the eggs up to a light.......... you need to learn to see if the eggs have chicks in or are clear (unfertilised). Eggs that are clear will have a translucent appearance, the ones with chicks in will look solid. As they've been sitting for 24 days they're either dead in the shell or clear. One at a time hold them up to a light and decide if they are clear or not, then break the egg to find out whats inside. This will learn you what to look for in the future, you'll be able to tell if the eggs are any good after they've been sitting for 10 days. Why they haven't hatched I cant say.
jakie Posted March 5, 2014 Report Posted March 5, 2014 breeding can be a tense time for pigeons in a new loft mate,when they lay better to keep out the loft and let them get on with it.atb
gazzano1 Posted March 5, 2014 Author Report Posted March 5, 2014 wellty to u all for the help ill have look let use all notomorroy at some point what out come is
walterboswell59 Posted March 6, 2014 Report Posted March 6, 2014 wellty to u all for the help ill have look let use all notomorroy at some point what out come isgazz when you were trying to break them did some birds not stay out overnight m8
walterboswell59 Posted March 6, 2014 Report Posted March 6, 2014 im with pat empty or chilled with birds getting off them for some reason gazzin this cold weather it only takes un covered eggs 30 to 45 mins to chill i see it with my yearlings every year if i leave them out to long at this time of year thats why i seldom breed off them just the odd pair that have won as yb once the weather heats up they can be off the eggs for hours and have even sent both cock and hen to a race in warm weather and the eggs still hatched after being left overnight eggs are amazing at times tough wee things
gazzano1 Posted March 6, 2014 Author Report Posted March 6, 2014 in this cold weather it only takes un covered eggs 30 to 45 mins to chill i see it with my yearlings every year if i leave them out to long at this time of year thats why i seldom breed off them just the odd pair that have won as yb once the weather heats up they can be off the eggs for hours and have even sent both cock and hen to a race in warm weather and the eggs still hatched after being left overnight eggs are amazing at times tough wee thingshi walter my m8 peter come up and checked today the eggs are full so just make sure they ybs don't lift off eggs he said bit seem to be sitting gd so fingers grossed
walterboswell59 Posted March 6, 2014 Report Posted March 6, 2014 thats good there full gazz but the damage might already have been done m8 if the birds were off the eggs for to long the eggs chill and dont hatch even if full if they have not hatched in say 21 22 days they are not going to hatch cause the yb inside have died but i hope this is not the case and you just have dates mixed up good luck with them m8
gazzano1 Posted March 6, 2014 Author Report Posted March 6, 2014 thats good there full gazz but the damage might already have been done m8 if the birds were off the eggs for to long the eggs chill and dont hatch even if full if they have not hatched in say 21 22 days they are not going to hatch cause the yb inside have died but i hope this is not the case and you just have dates mixed up good luck with them m8ty m8 am hopeing the dates are wrong lol but tryil and erer amfraid but the birds never been off them that I have seen
paddymac Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 ty m8 am hopeing the dates are wrong lol but tryil and erer amfraid but the birds never been off them that I have seenLike you say Gazza its trial and error at the beginning mate, the eggs are being incubated now more than 24 days so I would chuck them in the bin now and let the birds go down again on their 2nd nest which will only take around 10 days and with the birds more settled now you should have a good hatch next time around and have a nice team of Ybs all around the same age that you can wean together
gazzano1 Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Posted March 8, 2014 Like you say Gazza its trial and error at the beginning mate, the eggs are being incubated now more than 24 days so I would chuck them in the bin now and let the birds go down again on their 2nd nest which will only take around 10 days and with the birds more settled now you should have a good hatch next time around and have a nice team of Ybs all around the same age that you can wean together ty paddy ill give that a try I might have the dates on eggs mixed up so give till Tuesday as my friend petter checked them out and said should let them sit just now
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