No-LimitR
20 posts
Dec 19, 2006
12:43 PM
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I have a pair that has been sitting on eggs for about 10 days or so and now the cock has died. Do you guys know if the female will sit on those eggs til they hatch? If so, is it possible for one bird to take care of two youngs? I don't understand why the cock died. Could it be age?
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Missouri-Flyer
33 posts
Dec 19, 2006
12:45 PM
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I had the same problem last month. The hen sat for the remainder of the day and that was it. Jerry
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
909 posts
Dec 19, 2006
1:27 PM
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The reason the cock died could be any number of things and you'll probably never know. I've had a few cock birds go light after mating up and during the first round, usually after the babies have hatched though. Most of the time it was parathyphoid and correctable.
I've had a cock die a couple of years ago while they were on eggs and the hen sat them threw incubation and raised the two babies on her own which was really cool to see a hen be so dedicated to the process.
You have two options, one is to foster the eggs out.
If you don't have fosters, then just let her sit them and see if she sticks.
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RollerJoe
24 posts
Dec 20, 2006
2:08 PM
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Finding out why the cock died should be priority in my opinion.
Fly on brothers Roller Joe.....
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