no yb racing this yr

hows them ybs steve ,i hope they are on the mend ,this hot spell wont help ...all mine are on 1/2 depurative and 1/2 breeding mix and thats the old birds atb

Great pity having problems at this time, gives little chance to get them 100% fit again.

At least winning the first race proves they have it in them and if you do not race again this year you will have won 100% of races entered.

Sickening when you have put all the effort in and then problems caused by others ruin things, just hope problem is short lived.



Regards.

7 of them perked right up but one still down, head gear seems a bit dodgy, sitting next to the drinker blinking slowly but not drinking or eating.
I stuck it’s head in the drinker and it drunk some, so hopefully will make it through the night.
I know 3 people that’s got it this week, one bloke is devastated, talking about packing up.
Is there no end to this problem, I’ve tried everything to avoid it but I get it every bloody year.

good to hear most have picked up steve good luck for the rest of the yb season

Bad news that Darren always hard when the young birds come down with even worse when you only have a small team

Boosey wrote:

7 of them perked right up but one still down, head gear seems a bit dodgy, sitting next to the drinker blinking slowly but not drinking or eating.
I stuck it’s head in the drinker and it drunk some, so hopefully will make it through the night.
I know 3 people that’s got it this week, one bloke is devastated, talking about packing up.
Is there no end to this problem, I’ve tried everything to avoid it but I get it every bloody year.

No offence Boosey but it's beating better men then you type of thing etc in a pigeon sense. Theories abound on the subject matter for what I've seen, but it keeps coming back each year causing problems, sadly. Will only offer one piece of wisdom I've never seen it & if you asked the average flyer down my way what YBS was, they wouldn't have a clue what you were on about as such on average. & take care.

I have never had it. Odd one gets sick, nuke it if it does not recover.
Food for thought here. Now they have finished spraying the wheat stubble. Many times they have used different sprays for different crops. Old border collie used to kill coons etc,. Always on the go. Now can barely walk. My shadow around the house. Have to coax him to eat and go outside. Acts like a baby. 3 scenarios. Old age. 2nd mild stroke. 3rd and more plausible allergic to one of the sprays or ingested something that had been sprayed. Chemical reaction.Have seen it happen with pigs when premises disinfected. I would look in to it. Also some medications can have side effects. Mine are never medicated and diatamaceous earth is used occasionally.

Sprayer and this months chemicals.

thats a right machine hal, whats that used for ......?

i bet theres a few £££££££$`s there

yeah looks a specialist bit of kit that eh

Oh for the days of horse and cart, horse and plough, horse and other animal manure, food you could taste and recognise.

Harder work but far better results.

Loved patoto, pea and other vegitable picking.

Nearly all the natural activities once enjoyed in all walks of life have been replaced by artificial and vertual reality.

Just read the news and in particular read the papers full of self gratification and bad news.

If there is one thing humans are good at it is ruining everything they touch.

Regards.

David wrote:

thats a right machine hal, whats that used for ......?

i bet theres a few £££££££$`s there

That is the sprayer. Arms both sides go out then again. Quite a distance. High enough it sprayed 6 foot corn yesterday besides wheat stubble. Many dollars invested in it. Have to keep up with technology.

halcanada81 wrote:

David wrote:

thats a right machine hal, whats that used for ......?

i bet theres a few £££££££$`s there

That is the sprayer. Arms both sides go out then again. Quite a distance. High enough it sprayed 6 foot corn yesterday besides wheat stubble. Many dollars invested in it. Have to keep up with technology.

That's one mean, mean machine etc Hal I would keep well away thou the days it was out spraying type of thing as I still remember the days of agent orange I'm   being spread around the country side, for me to breath/suck in & walk through for the enjoyment factor . & take care.

I am not involved with it. Sometimes I check the water tanks. 3 that take 7 hours each to fill. Occasionally the tank float (shut off) will jam open.
With the collie, he also has scars were chemicals have gone through to the skin. Yet not the others. Then realised he is the perpetual hunter. He goes around and between the cartons of chemicals up on skids, looking for rabbits etc,. The other 3 dogs do not do that. Nature of the beast.
Yes, have used Vircon in the barns. Still small percentage of animals get sick. Plus many other disenfectants.

Just got over yb sickness again with mine, 3 times I have treated them but hopefully ok now

Knackered wrote:

halcanada81 wrote:

David wrote:

thats a right machine hal, whats that used for ......?

i bet theres a few £££££££$`s there

That is the sprayer. Arms both sides go out then again. Quite a distance. High enough it sprayed 6 foot corn yesterday besides wheat stubble. Many dollars invested in it. Have to keep up with technology.

That's one mean, mean machine etc Hal I would keep well away thou the days it was out spraying type of thing as I still remember the days of agent orange I'm   being spread around the country side, for me to breath/suck in & walk through for the enjoyment factor . & take care.

Booms out the sprayer does 100 feet wide. Cab is 12 feet above ground.

halcanada81 wrote:

Knackered wrote:

halcanada81 wrote:

David wrote:

thats a right machine hal, whats that used for ......?

i bet theres a few £££££££$`s there

That is the sprayer. Arms both sides go out then again. Quite a distance. High enough it sprayed 6 foot corn yesterday besides wheat stubble. Many dollars invested in it. Have to keep up with technology.

That's one mean, mean machine etc Hal I would keep well away thou the days it was out spraying type of thing as I still remember the days of agent orange I'm   being spread around the country side, for me to breath/suck in & walk through for the enjoyment factor . & take care.

Booms out the sprayer does 100 feet wide. Cab is 12 feet above ground.

So Not only is it a mean, mean looking machine etc Hal it's also a monster type when in work mode as such . & take care.

Yes Knackered. Cost a lot of cash but saves many hours work. Remember pulling a machine behind the tractor that put Amonium nitrate in to the groung. Gas fertilizer. Same as what exploded in Libya.

halcanada81 wrote:

Yes Knackered. Cost a lot of cash but saves many hours work. Remember pulling a machine behind the tractor that put Amonium nitrate in to the groung. Gas fertilizer. Same as what exploded in Libya.

I still even remember, as a young kid Hal driving a team of draught horses etc on the farm doing that type of thing. Monsters they were but as friendly as friendly could be type of thing unless you somehow upset them . & take care.