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H. and E.J. Eijerkamp

you got eggs David

yes george just two off that pair that laid after5 days, i cant see them hatching i think it was too quick ......i reckon most will be due to lay around the middle of this week coming .

David wrote:

yes george just two off that pair that laid after5 days, i cant see them hatching i think it was too quick ......i reckon most will be due to lay around the middle of this week coming .

Looked up fertilisation regarding birds.

Providing they mate eggs will be fetilized in two or three days.

Regards..

ah right misty, not sure these will be fertile, i know some of the hens were paired to each other, and as we all know hens will continue to lay even though they arnt paired to a cock...fingers crossed they are, but not holding out much hope .

Not long now dave lots of eggs for you hope you get a good hatch and the other members on here that have paired early

earlier than normal for me mark, i just hope the weather doesnt get colder and freezing .........theres plenty of time yet for that .

hard frost here to-night -5 in Oxford so -7 here in the country

2c here, got to put bins out tonight .........

hoping for eggs from tomorrow onwards, put more straw in today and they were building bigger, better nests ........had a look on elimar and there are young birds on there with bids on so hopefully it will be sales as normal (ish)

they are saying we need to know more on racing

yes i agree george, seems like no one knows whats happening with racing, never mind channel racing .........how can birds race through a restricted area ?

can the transporter pass through  i just ordered my rings 20

thats it george, its a minefield of rules and restrictions....

David wrote:

thats it george, its a minefield of rules and restrictions....

A lot of it makes no sense.

A race bird could drop down for a drink and if they are ARE susceptible to the virus
pick it up and take it home.

Have no idea how fanciers can make any plans, things change from day to day.

Never know a situation quite like this before.

Regards.

exactly misty, how do fanciers know what plans they can make, im glad i dont race .........it seems the more the fancier plays by the rules etc, the more complicated it becomes .

fanciers should just say NO and get on with their racing.........inland that is, they wouldnt get over to france .

after all racing pigeons do not get avain flu

you will soon find out when the auctions start at Blackpool and they start showing of all the paper pigeons

David wrote:

exactly misty, how do fanciers know what plans they can make, im glad i dont race .........it seems the more the fancier plays by the rules etc, the more complicated it becomes .

fanciers should just say NO and get on with their racing.........inland that is, they wouldnt get over to france .

after all racing pigeons do not get avain flu

Like a ring of fire when I first saw that map covered in rings for the no go zones under discussion etc David. Absolute shambles I'm & how the poor pigeons will be able to safely maybe somehow navigate the different zones there when racing is beyond me I'm .

MISTY wrote:

David wrote:

yes george just two off that pair that laid after5 days, i cant see them hatching i think it was too quick ......i reckon most will be due to lay around the middle of this week coming .

Looked up fertilisation regarding birds.

Providing they mate eggs will be fetilized in two or three days.

Regards..

Could be so but never seen it in my time Misty 2/3 days. Had the very odd 4 day one in the past & that many on the 5 day mark when breeding, I'm long past the stage now of even thinking about it as such here.

got a cock here not filled eggs in 2 years never mind 5 days

George & Morgan wrote:

got a cock here not filled eggs in 2 years never mind 5 days

Get a book George on the facts of life and read it to him.

Never had any problems with eggs, the pigeons were together all year round.

Some bred in Winter most did not

Regards.

only one more egg this morning, but ive just checked now and theres a few hens all in the bowl ......might be more tomorrow.

Most of our stock have layed now . Going well

he is a 2011 bird just stopped early he is on his own now as don't have a hen for him

hes a nice looking bird him george, shame you have no hen for him ......