When Is It Safe To Float Eggs ?

[thompson sam]

I wang to float my better eggs under the not so good ones but the ones I've floated eggs under have just laid there first egg last night and the ones I want to float from are not due to lay there first egg on Tuesday so there is a 4 day difference and so that means they will need to sit for 22 days. So, My question is will pigeons sit eggs for 22 days or more before abandoning them or will they leave them before that. I don't want to lose these eggs

[walterboswell59]

should be ok at that sam 4 days max for me but better having the good pairs lay first lift them as soon as they are layed and store them untill the feeders go down kept at room temp and turned every other day you can keep them for weeks but best results switch within 14 days for 100 percent hatch

ps forgot to say all pigeons are different in the lenth of time they will sit but found up 4 four days is ok for most if you see they are getting off them slip a wee younster under them and put the eggs under another pair till they hatch then put them back under the first pair but this will only work for a day or two at most but gives you a wee chance to save them

Edited December 13, 2014 by walterboswell59