psyco yearlings

been putting intended pairs together for a few hours each weekend for about a month now. pair at a time in young bird end and another empty section, sometimes overnight, plenty perches for hen to get away from revved up cocks. All happily messing about feeding and treading, no scalped hens, all seem happy with mates. So today let the hens through into the cocks section, open boxes see how they get on, trial run for pairing next week..
Crazy mad yearling cocks are so protective of their boxes they just knock hell out the hens who are mad keen to get with them, no way will they let them in

Yearling cocks are mad hatters, only one out of the 8 letting hen anywhere near but even he turns psyco now and again and throws her out.

Good sign for racing maybe, racing to box rather than hen?  I'll lock hens in the nest boxes alone overnight see if they wake up tomorrow a bit kinder with each other  

barnie wrote:

been putting intended pairs together for a few hours each weekend for about a month now. pair at a time in young bird end and another empty section, sometimes overnight, plenty perches for hen to get away from revved up cocks. All happily messing about feeding and treading, no scalped hens, all seem happy with mates. So today let the hens through into the cocks section, open boxes see how they get on, trial run for pairing next week..
Crazy mad yearling cocks are so protective of their boxes they just knock hell out the hens who are mad keen to get with them, no way will they let them in

Yearling cocks are mad hatters, only one out of the 8 letting hen anywhere near but even he turns psyco now and again and throws her out.

Good sign for racing maybe, racing to box rather than hen?  I'll lock hens in the nest boxes alone overnight see if they wake up tomorrow a bit kinder with each other  

Can be a bit of a nightmare type scenario at times I found here etc Barnie at breeding time. Some require watching like a hawk I suggest Turn your back for 5 minutes & it could be fatal to some degree with the carnage inflicted by some sex craved type cock .

i always put the cock in one side of the box and the hen in the other side, if using the plastic widowhood fronts i put a spare down the middle into the plasic blocks which hold it in place, then they can see each other without the hen getting attacked .

i know you dont need this info colin, your clued up enough already, just saying what i do .........

those type are excellent for that david. tonight I have the cocks shut in the boxes and the hens are roosting on the perch on the front. The hens know exactly where they need to be, keen as mustard, sure they'll wake up a lot friendlier tomorrow. Freezing temps haven't helped today either. hovered around minus 2 all day, colder now.

yes been a cold day here too, went out in the car around 10.00am, windows still frozen over ..........been cold all day .

im just leaving mine to it colin, hopefully they will just go to there usual box and to the same hen as last year............if not they can choose their own, doesnt make much difference to me really, with me not racing .

barnie wrote:

those type are excellent for that david. tonight I have the cocks shut in the boxes and the hens are roosting on the perch on the front. The hens know exactly where they need to be, keen as mustard, sure they'll wake up a lot friendlier tomorrow. Freezing temps haven't helped today either. hovered around minus 2 all day, colder now.

+ 20 here etc Barnie as I speak & its not even 4 am as such,   .

Knackered wrote:

barnie wrote:

those type are excellent for that david. tonight I have the cocks shut in the boxes and the hens are roosting on the perch on the front. The hens know exactly where they need to be, keen as mustard, sure they'll wake up a lot friendlier tomorrow. Freezing temps haven't helped today either. hovered around minus 2 all day, colder now.

+ 20 here etc Barnie as I speak & its not even 4 am as such,   .

We rarely get 20 deg here midday in the summer !!

barnie wrote:

Knackered wrote:

barnie wrote:

those type are excellent for that david. tonight I have the cocks shut in the boxes and the hens are roosting on the perch on the front. The hens know exactly where they need to be, keen as mustard, sure they'll wake up a lot friendlier tomorrow. Freezing temps haven't helped today either. hovered around minus 2 all day, colder now.

+ 20 here etc Barnie as I speak & its not even 4 am as such,   .

We rarely get 20 deg here midday in the summer !!

no sense then talking the talk etc Barnie I suggest, about some locals here who will have here shortly        3/4 days of 40 + type temperatures etc to enjoy .

You give them all the fancy mixtures, mollygoddle them, give them every preventative treatment you can lay your hands on and expect them to behave  themseves ?????.

Regards.

MISTY wrote:

You give them all the fancy mixtures, mollygoddle them, give them every preventative treatment you can lay your hands on and expect them to behave  themseves ?????.

Regards.

That's true & where, oh where do most of them finish up at the end of it all Misty as fertilizer in the ground on average eventually on a good day     maybe    .
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