Pigeon pair keep breaking their eggs

[LamarshFish]

Some just don't have good rearing instincts. If I were you, I'd take affirmative steps to prevent them from actually hatching any (but it sounds like they are taking care of that themselves).

I have one pair who is constantly laying in bad places, and the hen will actually attempt to set her eggs and instead of sitting on them, she just sits and faces then. From time to time she will set them right, and in a good spot, but I am quick to step in because I do not want bad parenting in my strain.

 

[Mihai]

Some just don't have good rearing instincts. If I were you, I'd take affirmative steps to prevent them from actually hatching any (but it sounds like they are taking care of that themselves).

I have one pair who is constantly laying in bad places, and the hen will actually attempt to set her eggs and instead of sitting on them, she just sits and faces then. From time to time she will set them right, and in a good spot, but I am quick to step in because I do not want bad parenting in my strain.

They are doing well right now
They take good care about this pair of eggs and also with the squab
i think this time i will have a succesfull hatch because i see them a lot carefull of their eggs this time
The squab started to eat on her own and in 2 weeks when the eggs need to hatch she will be already weaned

 

[Mihai]

Here's how to squab looks now

 

[Mihai]

This is the homer pair i bought today

 

[Old_Strain_Lover]

Here's how to squab looks now
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Nice red grizzle!

 

[Mihai]

Nice red grizzle!

Thx
What's your toughs on my homer pair?

 

[Old_Strain_Lover]

Thx
What's your toughs on my homer pair?

They look nice. It looks like they have bred a few rounds of babies this year (old birds molt a set of primary flight feathers for each nest). It's hard to tell from the picture but it looks like one has a pearl eye and the other a red/yellow eye... I actually do prefer to mate my birds this way so it's a good thing. I can't handle them, but they do look healthy from the pictures. Try to breed them and see what they give you. Do you plan to fly the babies? or do you want to use them to switch eggs with from your other pair?

 

[Old_Strain_Lover]

They are not old
They are from last years spring and if you dont believe me i can make pictures with the rings
They did raise a few rounds of babies
I plan on flying the baby's and i will not use them as foster parents
I think if i get 2 rounds of babies this year from then is good

Oh I believe you... but, when I say old bird, it doesn't necessarily mean it's old. In pigeon breeding, anything born last year is already considered an old bird. Even if you raised it and banded it in December with a 2019 band, it would already be considered an old bird in January 2020 in terms of racing or showing. So what I am saying, is I know that they are not born this year (2020)... I just know they are from a different year

 

[Mihai]

Oh I believe you... but, when I say old bird, it doesn't necessarily mean it's old. In pigeon breeding, anything born last year is already considered an old bird. Even if you raised it and banded it in December with a 2019 band, it would already be considered an old bird in January 2020 in terms of racing or showing. So what I am saying, is I know that they are not born this year (2020)... I just know they are from a different year

They are not old
They are from last years spring and if you dont believe me i can make pictures with the rings
They did raise a few rounds of babies
I plan on flying the baby's and i will not use them as foster parents
I think if i get 2 rounds of babies this year from them is good

 

[Mihai]

Oh I believe you... but, when I say old bird, it doesn't necessarily mean it's old. In pigeon breeding, anything born last year is already considered an old bird. Even if you raised it and banded it in December with a 2019 band, it would already be considered an old bird in January 2020 in terms of racing or showing. So what I am saying, is I know that they are not born this year (2020)... I just know they are from a different year

Ah
Ok
How many rounds do you think i can get from them?