2020 ybs..?

I see the draft lads are at it again. Just seen 2020 ybs are being bred now and weaned   unbelievable... I still say they are late breds myself despite having 2020 rings on. Born in 2019. Again I cannot see the point of it anyway.  You are only creating more work for yourself plus are these early bred ybs any good. I know some like to get it out of the way and some have small teams and need to get a few rounds yes but it still baffles me to be honest  . One time you couldn't get rings till Jan the 1st but now early December.  Unreal

peel bros wrote:

I see the draft lads are at it again. Just seen 2020 ybs are being bred now and weaned   unbelievable... I still say they are late breds myself despite having 2020 rings on. Born in 2019. Again I cannot see the point of it anyway.  You are only creating more work for yourself plus are these early bred ybs any good. I know some like to get it out of the way and some have small teams and need to get a few rounds yes but it still baffles me to be honest  . One time you couldn't get rings till Jan the 1st but now early December.  Unreal

Total rubbish etc I say Ray 2020 is 2020 as such & not 2019 from my perspective. End of the day thou & being curious, I just ask when did that scenario start creeping into the system you have in place there. Now Just heard one all mighty scream here No peace" from the other end of the house etc from my other half I'm as a Giant huntsman type spider dropped on her from the ceiling. Oh what joy it appears, I still have some use when a wee crisis situation comes along .

Haha put a noose on it Haha the spider I mean not the wife.. anyway the ring thing has been going on a while now . Its getting silly

peel bros wrote:

Haha put a noose on it Haha  the spider I mean not the wife..  anyway the ring thing has been going on a while now . Its getting silly

Fore runner of Brexit etc was it Ray if not it certainly appears that way to me I'm . Now any one here concerned about the spider thing/issue don't be as my 11 size boot solved the problem thankfully.

Jan 1st before bands are issued here.

Some just can't wait to get the good old young bird sickness going

To be correct regarding the year bred, the rings should not be issued before around January 10th.

Pigeons would have had to hatch in December for them to be rung on January 1st.

Can see early bred pigeons causing several problems but it has been going on a long time.

Takes time for the penny to drop for some.

Regards.

halcanada wrote:

Jan 1st before bands are issued here.

July the 1st here bit weird thou, maybe as on average we race young birds as old birds etc the following year .

got my rings a couple of weeks ago, not even paired up yet ......im aiming for 1st saturday in feb if the loft is up and finished .

waste of time and money having ybs now alot of top lofts breed now but only to sell on ,they know when the best babies come out the nest and it aint in december ,them old uns used for breeding must have been still on the tail end of moult when paired and treated for pairing nevermind the vaccination ...ffs give the poor birds a break we vaccinated just before xmas and have wormed them and are currently on a 3 day canker treatment in readiness to end of january for one loft ybs ...and our race team shortly after atb

Not paired up myself . Plenty of work to do nevermind having ybs to mess with

I have bred excellent young in January. Plus the ratio of dummies. Advantages are the bird is more mature and the moult not a problem. June 21st is the longest day of the year. Use a timer and keep the lights on for that length afterwards until racing is finished. No moult. Lights off when racing is over and moult is rapid.
May not even race this year so the ones sitting now I am tempted to put dummy eggs under them. Let them sit until they leave the eggs then dump all. Mated pairs will stay together. All should be in sync.

oldstrain wrote:

waste of time and money having ybs now alot of top lofts breed now but only to sell on ,they know when the best babies come out the nest and it aint in december ,them old uns used for breeding must have been still on the tail end of moult when paired and treated for pairing nevermind the vaccination ...ffs give the poor birds a break we vaccinated just before xmas and have wormed them and are currently on a 3 day canker treatment in readiness to end of january for one loft ybs ...and our race team shortly after atb

Never stop those that believe breeding early gives them an advantage over those bred in normal time as such O/S I suggest. Down here 3 months work for nothing on average, as most put the next generation over after the season finishes here around November & many don't even mate up till then, compared to the July the 1st brigade types here.