> KJ> So, now that I've gone and drained my brain for today, what was it
> KJ> that you were curious about?
>I know a breeder who has 30 + pairs and only 4 of them are yielding chicks.
>Your rate with a known hen is also low.   The production rate of birds is
>lower than I *had* imagined ... a problem that needs adressed by scientists,
>IMO.
I also know local folks who have no problems with their birds'
reproductive rates--it's a random problem, from what I can see
(Now) knowing the low rates, I don't feel so bad about my pair.  But
>when one reads in Bird Talk of David Blynn and his rates and Howard Vorn and
>his rates, a guys gotta wonder, eh?  (rhetorical ... wouldn't want to tap
>out your brain again ... )
Too late...it's gone already.  As for Blynn/Voren, I think they have
tons more birds than 'real' people do, so their rates are artificially
higher than normal due to population.....if they have a few pairs that
don't breed, they can afford to mix/match/switch/sell and still maintain
a good production rate from the rest of the flock.
--Kathy
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