left alone

David wrote:

I like to leave them alone as much as possible personally, whenever I go in and feed the parents I always have a glance at the ybs while the parents are off the nest, but I rarely handle them apart from ringing them..........as they get older and defensive I do like to put my hand near them or stroke them, but that's about all I do....

P.S. spoke to a fancier when I went for corn yesterday, I didn't know him but he spoke to me about him being "a bit over stocked", he told me he had 400 pigeons and he didn't have nest boxes, they just nested on the floor......

I though I was over stocked with 46.....

Looks as if one decided to return David etc
(400 birds). Spoke with an Aussie accent I suspect.

rainbow wrote:

mine leave at 30 days old  so have to do 21  days  never had a problem eating  and drinking  with ybs  at that  age  for me if a yb can't eat at 21 days it will never   eat

yeah yer doing it rite George this way the birds are set up for their new home

rainbow wrote:

mine leave at 30 days old  so have to do 21  days  never had a problem eating  and drinking  with ybs  at that  age  for me if a yb can't eat at 21 days it will never   eat

Couldn't do it your way here George (30 days etc) the next round would be out in most cases & there would be no rest for the stockies to build up there pigeon milk supply.

knackered when I said 30 days they leave the loft for one loft racing and test lofts they are wean away at 21 days

rainbow wrote:

knackered  when I said 30 days  they leave the loft   for one loft racing and test lofts they are wean away at 21 days

Now I'm with you George just put it down to me etc having a seniors moment in time .