new loft built by myself

you mean you loose them after they are settled

ian wrote:

you mean you loose them after they are settled

whos to say they are settled, we can let ybs out for weeks and then all of a sudden they can dissapear.........maybe they go too far or get involved with other batches.....

yes i do know this but the way you were talking you loose lots was just trying to help and trying to find out why

well this year just gone i dont think i lost any from the loft, but if you remember last year....every time i let them out i lost some, i do think that ybs need to be out every day because if they arnt it doesnt help to settle them. plus they need to learn a routine.

thats right david once you start you need to keep up with it ,letting them out that is

i dont think its any good letting them out for a couple of days then keeping them in for a day or two.........it seems to set them back again and they are jumpy and a bit wary, this is what i find anyway.

no youve got to keep at them they sharp get the hang of it

hi chris why dont you put sputniks on the openings then mesh them to keep out vermin and rodents but still allowing air flow.by the way nice job mate.

oldstrain wrote:

hi chris why dont you put sputniks on the openings then mesh them to keep out vermin and rodents but still allowing air flow.by the way nice job mate.

going to change the one trap to a sputnik, but having to wait for funds now xmas is out the way, should be easier

there not cheap chris, thats why i made my own..................works out a lot cheaper, and stronger too.