12 YBs Weaned Today.

managed to wean 12 young birds today, into their own section.....all safe from being attacked by the old birds, will dip them in the water a couple of times a day, and make sure they are eating ok.

another 5 in the nest so far, plus eggs.....

Look spot on David
Ken

thanks ken, the 2 pieds on the perches are off your meldert / soontjen

Good looking birds!

That will beagood cross for the melderts the two pieds look nice
Ken

A nice looking bunch their ken all the same size it looks don't like it when you have big and small birds try and get them all the same

they look well them david ...good luck racing them

Look champion David

They're looking like they've had a good start David.

good looking team david

So David. Now the stress factor comes in. For you. Let them out not let them out? Checking the hawk report as to numbers in your area. Checkng the crap. Fun starts now!

halcanada wrote:

So David. Now the stress factor comes in. For you. Let them out not let them out? Checking the hawk report as to numbers in your area. Checkng the crap. Fun starts now!

True Hal we call it the enjoyment factor . Every year we turn the wheel over once again most tend to get more grey hairs etc through the worry, worry scenario I suggest.

Yes. Makes it interesting. Prepares you fo marriage.

Not well enough tho Hal..iv a dozen or so to go in the pen tomorrow
Ybs not wives

Sorry dave giving ken the praise for those youngsters thought they were his is this the new loft that they are in

old loft mark, my usual yb section ive always had......got 8 more in the nest, then that might be it for my team, bar the odd "special one"

David wrote:

old loft mark, my usual yb section ive always had......got 8 more in the nest, then that might be it for my team, bar the odd "special one"

Ok type youngsters their David water fountain thou maybe requires some thought etc     from my perspective.

in what way knackeroo...........?

David wrote:

in what way knackeroo...........?  

Never have had my drinkers here on the floor etc David The dust/sh*te scenario . For me far better off the ground, even if only sitting on a milk crate type of thing.

ah right, in a couple of my sections they are on milk crates, but unfortunately they seem hard to come by nowadays.........in the section you see in the photo it is stood on a plastic grill to help stop damp under the bowl, its better than nothing I suppose, in some other sections the drinkers are up off the floor .


in the section for the ybs, ive taken the top off for now, to let the ybs learn to drink , yes I know they will bath in it, but I rather this and they learn, than them not learning and going backwards.......in a day or so when I know they are all drinking, the top will go back on, and my secret weapon will start being added to the water........

David wrote:

ah right, in a couple of my sections they are on milk crates, but unfortunately they seem hard to come by nowadays.........in the section you see in the photo it is stood on a plastic grill to help stop damp under the bowl, its better than nothing I suppose, in some other sections the drinkers are up off the floor .


in the section for the ybs, ive taken the top off for now, to let the ybs learn to drink , yes I know they will bath in it, but I rather this and they learn, than them not learning and going backwards.......in a day or so when I know they are all drinking, the top will go back on, and my secret weapon will start being added to the water........

I see, I see I see I take it every day has a different colour mix for the water there David .
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old cable drums are ok for standing drinkers on tho i use upturned crates, banks's beer ones are good....better than there beer (no still sober)

no knackeroo, not me.....I use vitamins a couple of times a week which makes the water yellow, but not a different colour every day or me.....

At the moment I have 28/30 in the nest with rings on and two more to ring then their are the stock birds that start to hatch early next week

had a mishap today, went in this morning and 2 just hatched, all looked well with cock sat on nest........went in around 2.30 to feed again and found both ybs dead on the loft floor, how this happed I don't know, very strange.