TO COLD BIRDS NOT PAIRING UP YET

always just put them straight together in box with no partition inbetween never had any bother with them

ian wrote:

always just put them straight together in box with no partition inbetween never had any bother with them

I had one poor hen who had the crap knocked out of her last year. Her poor head was a mess.
I hate it when this happens.
Im pairing up Friday racers and stock. Davey is taking the day off to help me.
So i wont be on much during daylight as i will be up with my hooligans....then again i can plug the laptop up there.
Im off out to get 22 more nest pans tomorrow.

iknow what you you mean amanda i usually keep an eye on them as you say some cocks get quite aggressive so with them ones i put hen in one half for aday or too until they start nebbing through the bars then i put them back together

dont pair up until warmer but i dont race like you guys got plenty time

looks like i wont be my self think i might just have to pair the stock at this rate

no luck yet john ? ive just three pairs so far and looks like another three might have laid tonight.....
remember last year john when none of mine were laying and you told me just to hang in and they will be ok .....? you were right, im sure yours will be ok soon, just give them a few more days.

yes sure they will

put all the hens back in there section will leave them there for a couple of weeks now then take 1 at a time in to the cocks section and let 1 cock out at a time o the joys of doo keaping never a dull moment

cant understand why they havent paired up john i have put together 36 new pairs this year and are all sitting eggs or youngens now,

only things is i can think of as its been really cold with frost and snow this year as to last year but all stock birds are paired and built there nests now but i do have a light in the stock loft and its just that little bit warmer in there as to the race loft so thats what it will be will try them later i am going to try and catch the next round now on stock birds so i can flot them under the racers now only thing i can do so will try them middle of feb

all mine are at the allottments and its bitter cold over there

well yer birds are up for it then mine arrent simple

ive two pairs that have took ages to pair up john, now they wont even defend the nestbox and all the other cocks are throwing them out......been locking them in for a week nearly now and just getting nowhere, thing is they will be upsetting the older birds which are sitting eggs....

yes well david am just glad i have 14 pair down in stock loft or i wouldent be geting no where in a hurry but will catch them for second round

frustraiting isnt it john, pain in arse sometimes isnt it..........they will come right eventually.

yes david bloody pest but not to bad i will leave the stock loft to bring up first round and slip second round under racers no problem but as ya say they can test your peicience at times

Iv had a few problem too, all my older birds have laid but no yearlings so far after 12 days now.

rudderfett wrote:

Iv had a few problem too, all my older birds have laid but no yearlings so far after 12 days now.

same here martyn, all obs layed and sat for around ten days......yearlings paired at same time have no eggs yet ? hens look as tho they are ready to lay, rump arched, in nest bowl on evenings etc.....but still no eggs.

ye thats us both then david, mine look like laying but havent, its gone very cold here again tonight it feels like its freezing again. I got the shutters up to keep the wind out as my lofts are a bit open. I expected a couple of eggs tonight but not one. i have 7 pairs down and 13 to go.

it could be birds telling us we dont have to pr up early now with climate change, if true it will be good to use y/b losses like it used to be much less

no such thing as climate change steve, government propaganda.............

had to dig away the snow today before i got the loft door open more snow jeezo

thought we`d seen the last of it john, altho we have not got any here at the moment......... better not speak too soon but its cold but fairly fine so i can live with that.

DAVID wrote:

thought we`d seen the last of it john, altho we have not got any here at the moment......... better not speak too soon but its cold but fairly fine so i can live with that.

better not speak to soon David thats one hell os a statment from you you YOU DONT PIGGIN SHUT UP i bet poor Lynn cant get a word in edgewise

as i use to say when i was a kid ...... ner ner na nern na