need a bit of help

[aarontheman]

Hi again i walked into my pigeon loft were i found a baby has hatched as i went back into my house i came back out in about 1 hour and i look at the other egg in the nest it was cracked by a parent i wanted to know will that egg survive and the chick has opened it more i have one other question i had a homer pigeon that kept going back into his original loft but he has mated in my loft and now has 2 eggs if i let him out after he hatches them will he come back to my loft

 

[sourland]

The second egg may or may not hatch - frequently there is a slight to as much as 2 day time difference in hatching of nestmates. Your homer cock MAY stay at your loft, but it is far more likely that he will return to his original home - it's what he is bred to do.

 

[aarontheman]

the chick in the egg is alive i can see it moving in and trying to brake out of it

 

[sourland]

I might suggest that you stop bothering the parents so that they do not further crack the egg. If the squab is viable, it will hatch on it's own.

 

[Hokum Coco]

You will probably have to keep that homer cock prisoner for the rest of his life Aaron. You do have a slight chance of him stay home after he has raised 3 consecutive batches of youngsters in your loft.

I would not even think of letting him out till then. I bought a homer cock which was never released from his loft or flew outside that flew directly home over 100 miles away after raising 3 batches of young in my loft. That is what good homers are bred to do. Good luck Aaron and keep me posted.

 

[aarontheman]

sourland i didnt mess with the mam and dad they went for feed and i had a look at the eggs and they didnt even know i was there