2011 Youngbirds

Took my time getting these but yb section is gradually getting sorted now and they are in it. The 30 yb box perches are on their way to me now so will get them up and in when they arrive only the small set of box perches in at the moment also im making a section with door to go across the centre to split it into 2 compartments.







Close up of fg for graham lol



Think they started getting bored of sitting still while I took pics

well done alex, youve reared some excellent ybs..................have you had them out for a look around yet?

nice pics alex nice youngbirds bet you proud mate

Thanks Ian, Thanks David

Very proud of them all the 2 ybs in my avatar are the two dark cheqs in the boxes one always tries to fight me so I let him think he's won

The two blues are a little smaller as they are a tiny bit younger than the others and the mealy and the blue pied are the oldest.

They all have been outside but only been back into the identical loft next to this one, will keep them in tomorrow but they will be looking around then have them out the day after if the weathers ok.

i always find ybs settle better if you can have them out every day alex, not all will agree but this is just something i have noticed with my own.........your doing very well anyway alex and the ybs are a credit to you........

well i have to say alex they look real well and a credit to you and anyone who is sending you birds
can rest asured they are going to be well looked after
i wish you al the best with them mate

need all the help I can get David I still hardly know a thing

Only reason i thought keeping them in tomorrow was because its their first day in there so they could get a look about for a bit to see where this loft is and not go to the stock loft but I will probably have them out anyway lol will push them through the trap a few times first.

omg another mealy the ghost of mr greedy

some cracking youngsters there mate

and forum girl top perch
as micky rooney would say top of the world mar lol
you wont remeber him alex lol
befor your time mate

birdy2011 wrote:

well i have to say alex they look real well and a credit to you and anyone who is sending you birds
can rest asured they are going to be well looked after
i wish you al the best with them mate

Thanks g as I said means alot when good experienced flyers give praise. Want to keep them happy as possible and the only way to do well with them as I know is to put time in so I do.

Notice my mealys not a greedy one like yours

birdy2011 wrote:

and forum girl top perch
as micky rooney would say top of the world mar lol
you wont remeber him alex lol
befor your time mate

Yes g straight up on the top she was also the first one that sat up on the wall too, was so scared

alex, you do what you think is right for the birds, i was just saying what ive found with mine.....but as you pointed out it is their first day in the new loft so you might be doing the right thing, altho i have let ybs out straight away the same day i have brought them into the ybs section but each to their own eh.......well done antway alex, all looking well.

DAVID wrote:

i always find ybs settle better if you can have them out every day alex, not all will agree but this is just something i have noticed with my own.........your doing very well anyway alex and the ybs are a credit to you........

Will second this Alex well done mate

if the weathers ok will have them out then lads, next few will be over with these next couple days then round 2 will include my 12 gifted birds

you do what you think is right alex, i was only saying what i do with mine..........i dont want you to loose any because of what ive said.

looking good alex, i mean your ybs not me

hi ray, hows your ybs coming on........how many do you have now ?

a few now david.i,m going to have a count tomorrow.there has got to be about 30 ish now ,at least i hope so

well done ray, do you think by pairing up later you have had a better or worse hatch........or dont you think their is any difference ?

just my opinion ,i think its better ,the firstend i paired up i had clear eggs ,the second eggs all bar one egg hatched and the last end nearly all of them so far have hatched

well in my opinion the % of eggs hatched now is higher than last years when i paired in december, im not saying theey have all hatched because they havnt....but ive definately got a better overall % of hatchings then before.

the parents of these paired somewhere around 1st jan, before I even had them but my 2nd round was paired around 5th feb and had no differences myself apart from a cracked egg

what do you think caused the cracked egg alex.........?

fighting david, but first round 100% hatched