Pigeon Forumotion Oneloft Race - 2011

no rush alex, plenty of time yet.............no point pairing now and eggs not hatching, then still having to wait for more to hatch, might as well give it chance to come a bit milder.......

DAVID wrote:

no rush alex, plenty of time yet.............no point pairing now and eggs not hatching, then still having to wait for more to hatch, might as well give it chance to come a bit milder.......

why wont the eggs not hatch if you pair up now david

well from my own experience when i paired in the cold last year only 8 out of 22 eggs hatched, this might be due to a couple of reasons, one being the yb died in the egg, or another reason could be that the parents are leaving them and the ggs go cold........or another reason possibly could be that the cocks were not too bothered to tread the hens due to being cold themselves, as well all know in this weather all the birds are wanting to do is huddle up on the perch.........so as we also know a hen will lay regardless of being tred by a cock, resulting in an infertile egg, which will not hatch......

DAVID wrote:

well from my own experience when i paired in the cold last year only 8 out of 22 eggs hatched, this might be due to a couple of reasons, one being the yb died in the egg, or another reason could be that the parents are leaving them and the ggs go cold........or another reason possibly could be that the cocks were not too bothered to tread the hens due to being cold themselves, as well all know in this weather all the birds are wanting to do is huddle up on the perch.........so as we also know a hen will lay regardless of being tred by a cock, resulting in an infertile egg, which will not hatch......

as you know i bred over 70 youngbirds without any problems so how do youwork this out david maybe there was something wrong that you didnt know of , i think mark has also paired up and i bet he doesnt have any problems,

different birds take the weather differently though ian

no they dont who told you that

ived got all types of breeds pair up same time all lay around the same time

on one of the dvds ian...cant remember which one

someone round here paired up december and didnt have many hatch though...anyway no hurry for me, feb is fine

everyone is different alex all iam saying i bred over 70 last year great hatch paired in december

ian wrote:

DAVID wrote:

well from my own experience when i paired in the cold last year only 8 out of 22 eggs hatched, this might be due to a couple of reasons, one being the yb died in the egg, or another reason could be that the parents are leaving them and the ggs go cold........or another reason possibly could be that the cocks were not too bothered to tread the hens due to being cold themselves, as well all know in this weather all the birds are wanting to do is huddle up on the perch.........so as we also know a hen will lay regardless of being tred by a cock, resulting in an infertile egg, which will not hatch......

as you know i bred over 70 youngbirds without any problems so how do youwork this out david maybe there was something wrong that you didnt know of , i think mark has also paired up and i bet he doesnt have any problems,

whatever works for you and mark is up to you two, as i said, through personal experience myself and other local fanciers the cold weather had an effect on eggs being hatched........when the weather warmed up there were % hatched eggs so each to their own,

but as you said in an earlier post ian, this is the first time you have paired up this early. so remember the old saying "dont count your chickens etc" you never know...........

dont count your pigeons eh david

i will say it again david i have paired up two weeks earlier this year , that all

only time will tell

since i restarted racing in 2001 i have paired up on boxing day , i have never had a bad hatch , so people putting infertile eggs down to cold weather, the problem lies elsewhere ,

Not thought of any deadline with the onelofters, but i would like them all in within a few weeks of each (just makes life easier), so shall we say March to first week in April (that gives 4/5 weeks?

With any kind of breeding its worthwhile giving wheatgerm oils which are known to aid fertilly

so mark, if i pair up 5th feb and all goes according to plan......will they be ready/old enough to meet your deadline....?

me too

DAVID wrote:

so mark, if i pair up 5th feb and all goes according to plan......will they be ready/old enough to meet your deadline....?

yes mate, pair 5th Feb - allow 12 days to lay = 17th Feb......18day sitting = 7th March..........24day old yb = end of March.........PERFECT..

Lightning wrote:

DAVID wrote:

so mark, if i pair up 5th feb and all goes according to plan......will they be ready/old enough to meet your deadline....?

yes mate, pair 5th Feb - allow 12 days to lay = 17th Feb......18day sitting = 7th March..........24day old yb = end of March.........PERFECT..

excellent, was a bit worried there thinking they wouldnt be ready to wean and send to you..........

LOL, they be fine dont panic.....

Note to all members, PLEASE, do not vaccinate any of the onelofters, i will do this all in one go when the loft is closed.

excellent.......

thanks.

Lightning wrote:

So the SITE ONE LOFT entrants so far:- (Blue = Confirmed, Red = said yes on other thread or possibles, Please confirm..............)

2 from Rene
4 from Steve1952
2 from David
2 from Assassin/Vader (Pat/Bill)
2 from Martin (Rudderfett)
2 from Gareth
2 from Ginger
2 from SGWBrown
2 for Don (Non-Flyer, bred by Steve1952)
2 for Chris P (Non-Flyer, Auction birds sorted by MB)
2 from Ken (Friendsloft)
2 from Alex
2 from Brian Massey
2 from Ray (Peel Bros)
2 for Steve B (Non-Flyer, Gift birds sorted by MB)
2 from Ian
2 for Alexhe (bred by Ian)

Remember oneloft only 40 total....

So at present we have 36 confirmed, so only 4 left - Dont miss out if you are interested

Mark

STILL 4 PLACES AVAILABLE - any takers

mark who,s steve 1957

ian wrote:

mark who,s steve 1957

steve's better looking and younger brother....

Thanks mate, will change it now