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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 7, 2012 14:21:18 GMT
It's a misconception that in caged breeding, birds are forced to bond against their will. They simply refuse if they don't like the partner.
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Post by nat on Mar 7, 2012 20:43:57 GMT
My completely inexperienced take on this is that while colony breeding may seem more natural because it does give the birds a more natural choice of breeding partner, it is still a closed environment, unlike in nature, leading to a number of problems that confinement brings - like limited resources, close quarters, contamination and such. This may be why the seemingly unnatural environment of a cage provides a more 'natural' environment of space where the birds can claim their necessary resources for themselves. Great post stace:) Does that make sense?
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Jan 1, 2012 11:53:43 GMT
steveo
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Post by steveo on Mar 15, 2012 22:20:58 GMT
i have tried colony breeding there seemed to be far too much interference from other birds to sitting hens , i had eggs destroyed by other birds, hens attacked and left in a bad way simply because she refused to leave the nest, selective breeding in breeding boxes is the best way, for me anyway,
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Oct 7, 2011 21:27:38 GMT
nev90
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Post by nev90 on Mar 15, 2012 22:37:02 GMT
With colony breeding everything is based on chance. There is a chance that another bird will not want the nest and smash eggs or kill chicks There is a chance that your hens wont fight and kill each other There is a chance that closely related birds won't breed together There is a chance that the pair that raise the chicks are the natural parents There is a chance that you will manage to breed the type of birds you want There is a chance that young hens will not try to breed when they are too young and get egg bound
With cage breeding nothing is left to chance and your breeding programme can be properly planned
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 16, 2012 2:09:12 GMT
Well put Nev
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Jan 1, 2012 11:53:43 GMT
steveo
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Post by steveo on Mar 16, 2012 20:13:05 GMT
my thoughts exactly Nev cage breeding has got to be the best and most productive and safest way in my experience the hen woill protect her eggs or chicks to the death some times, with cage breeding both she and her clutch are safe
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