Me personally, I'd hold off on pairing. I don't have a whole lot of breeding experience, but I do know my first season I didn't even start pairing until like January. I had one female out of the two I bred lay, the other girl was on her third year in a row, so it wasn't really a surprise she didn't go.
My reasoning is this, since it is to be my first year breeding, it would be nice if everything went my way. So, is it really worth the possibility of loosing out on the season by pairing now? Or does waiting a little while longer and really increasing my odds of everything working out my way make more sense? For me, it's not a hard choice to make. I'm still new enough to the breeding game that I want to do everything I can to increase my chances of healthy females, healthy eggs, and healthy babies. Goodness knows with the problems I had this year, it's a wonder I didn't swear off breeding. But, I raised birds for 20 years, and I know full well that you have to be prepared for the worst, and hope for the best.
I wish you all the best in your move, and your future breeding projects!
Gale
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