The first round of eggs in the pigeon breeding cycle

* First, the pigeon breeding cycle will start with the breeding pair mating.
* 5 days later the cock will begin driving the hen hard
* 5 days after the driving, then hen will lay her first egg
* 44 hours later she will lay her second egg
* 18 days later (4 weeks from the start of mating) the eggs will hatch

Second round of eggs in the pigeon breeding cycle

The first egg of the second round will be laid about 2 weeks after the first egg of the first round.

In other words, the second round will start about 40 days after they were mated.

Note: these are meant as guides. Not all pigeons have exactly the same pigeon breeding cycle, so it’s best just to keep an eye on your birds and work out how long they take through observation.

Fanciers breeding early birds will normally pair up their birds in January or December and then separate the birds. This allows them time in their pigeon breeding cycle to repair for the races. This can be speeded up by using pot eggs and waiting till they are deserted.

(Pigeons will naturally desert eggs that fail to hatch – it’s all part of the natural pigeon breeding cycle)

Thanks Ian Things like this are very useful to us new starters...Good to have things down like this because they are things you easily forget when you are learning lots at a time

thought it would help the new starters out

very helpful ian....When your being told everything at once its hard to take it all in. Especially whilst I was picking up my first birds