yearings laid

Im glad to say yesterday my yearlings finally started to lay, 4 now have laid they were 14 days to the day. Hows everyone eles now doing with thiers?

oops my computer keys stick that should be YEARLINGS

I think 14 days is OK for yearlings, I've always thought 12-14 days for winter breeding, then when the warmer weather comes they'll be laying like chickens

HI fred, thats good to hear then all going well. my older hens laid in 8 days. so happy days.

glad youve got them laying for you now rudderfet,

shows your birds are fit and healthy martain.

ive three pairs of yearlings, paired up....but none layed yet. one pair have been paired up for approx three weeks and still no eggs.

David,

If you don't mind me saying, I would slip them a pot egg, as you don't want them driving to long, you will lose body weight on the cocks, and the hens will get worried

fred holbard wrote:

David,

If you don't mind me saying, I would slip them a pot egg, as you don't want them driving to long, you will lose body weight on the cocks, and the hens will get worried

therse birds will not be racing fred, im only racing ybs this year.........

David have you thought about splitting them for a week then put them back together
Ken

DAVID wrote:

fred holbard wrote:

David,

If you don't mind me saying, I would slip them a pot egg, as you don't want them driving to long, you will lose body weight on the cocks, and the hens will get worried

therse birds will not be racing fred, im only racing ybs this year.........

I never thought they were, I was just concerned for the birds

dont be fred, they might be going in the bin by the weekend so nothing will spoil.......

David thats a bit drastic, dont forget tempreture is not ideal for breeding and although they are yearlings i bet they are not 12 months old yet
Ken

paired them up the same time as all the others ken, others have been sitting eggs for 13 days now and they havnt laid yet!!! so somethings amiss........dont like the birds anyway.

glad ur not looking after me lol i would have soon been in the bin
Ken

bloke in next streets off away on holiday in march, hes asked me to look after his birds for him.......
he might have a few less when he gets home............

Ken

If you dont like them david, dont breed from them. always go with that gut feeling and you wil find you will not go too wrong. Thats what I always have found birds that Im not keen on never make it and thats youngsters included. Last year I read bert braspenning in the BHW, and he said dare your self to take away the ones you dont fancy, because they will let you down. I can honestly say that if anyone had asked me pickout the youngsters you dont like and you think will be lost I would have been right except for 1 bird that I didnt dislike but never gave much mind to, and made it through racing.

yes martyn i agree with what you say.....sometimes you just know when they are no good. the pair that im talking about are such a pair, and were only going to be used as feeders but with them not laying when the donour pair layed make them no use to me now....

Hi david, I got you I have birds like that as well feeders, and guess what those are the birds that havent laid for me too.

rudderfett wrote:

If you dont like them david, dont breed from them. always go with that gut feeling and you wil find you will not go too wrong. Thats what I always have found birds that Im not keen on never make it and thats youngsters included. Last year I read bert braspenning in the BHW, and he said dare your self to take away the ones you dont fancy, because they will let you down. I can honestly say that if anyone had asked me pickout the youngsters you dont like and you think will be lost I would have been right except for 1 bird that I didnt dislike but never gave much mind to, and made it through racing.

over 20 years ago i had a sraff van reet hen cheq pd gran daughter of vosse wittekop, y/b cheq pd hen exactly same colouring very nervous always last bird in glad i lost it training, 1 of harrison and hull 2009 late breds exactly same cheq pd hen last in, lost it round loft 8 days ago

For youngbirds i like to race them and see how they shape up

Always made notes of the first 4 birds from each race

Once this has been collected at the end of the season the pigeons that have not been in the first four look at there parents and if none of them have not shaped up then the young birds are gone

But if the old birds have not produced anything after 2 years breeding they will be gone even if they are consistent pigeons

As you read the comments yes it looks a hard way to be but this sport is expensive and only the best can be kept