breeding harris help wanted

[Hawkula]

i got a female harris she has laid eggs for the past two seasons byt on both occasions ive lost the chicks first year she broke one and other didnt get out last year 1 hatched 1 did not but egg was firtile and fully formed then she failed to feed chick she is going to lay again this week and i dont know weather to take the eggs and try and get a foster or incubate then try putting them back at 6-10 days ive put a picture in she looks fine as a mum i think an she is bomb proof she is very calm an careful

[Hawkula]

i want to get a gos but need to generate funds to get it i adore this bird she worked well for me an the male is the only one she excepted i tried three males i would just like to give her something she wants

[Hawkula]

major response lol

[Shaun Byrne]

Dont know what to say really mate. Some FHH are naturals and some are ****. If you need to gaurantee some offspring you are going to have to either switch the eggs, incubate yourself and return the young or find foster parents.

[Hawkula]

thats wat i thought ive got plenty of exsperience but just thought i try something new lol thanks m8

[Shaun Byrne]

No probs mate. Have you had young off other pairs then?

[Hawkula]

bin doing this fifteen years hand reared a rt from broken egg still had yoke sack to withdraw just wanted a different view you never know many people different views

[OhMyGod]

Perhaps you could pull the eggs one by one until you have three or four eggs to incubate. Then let her do what she wants, perhaps she will lay a couple or three more which she will incubate, and maybe get it right this time.

Do you have an incubator? Some people use bantams or similar.

I know somtimes people pull all the eggs, then replace with dummies. when the eggs hatch they feed them by hand for a week before putting back to the parents. You can re hatch the youngsters by putting into a large egg shell with the bottom missing so the chick taps on the side when she is sitting to make more of a bond with mum before she sees them making it less likely she will eat it. You do not have to do this with all chicks probably just the first one, keeping the others back safe.

If she only laid 2 eggs each year I would pull the egg as soon as it is laid not leaving any in the nest, to get more eggs out of her.

[Varmint]

Maybe you want to try double clutching and increase the chances of Success?

Take the first clutch once she has started sitting tight (after 6-8 days) and incubate them.

Allow her to re cycle and sit herself. hatch and puppet feed the First clutch onto a dish in seclusion until the second clutch are a day or so off pip and swap 1 big chick for the second clutch eggs.

Take the risk with one for a day or so, but make sure it's crop is empty when you put it in, an see how she gets on with that? if ok pop the rest of the first in, and even the second once they have a few days on their backs!

Most of My HH will rear chicks of differing sizes once settled.

There is an element of risk of course, but what have you to lose?