settling youngbirds

do you chase them up when big enough or let them go up in there own time

i let em go up in thier own time i personaly think if thier forced to early youl most likely to get more fly aways

yes i agree rene but sometimes they get lazy and too big so youve got to do it sometimes

yeh true bit think it best to make sure they all batch up together 1st before forcing them to fly giv em a couple of weeks first then start making them fligh

i like to get the ybs walking out as soon as poss after weanig, even if they only out for a few minutes.......i do this every day and as they get bigger they get a bit more adventurous and go dow onto the grass or up to the loft roof, but i never force them up.......im not bothered how long it takes for them to fly as they will do it when they are ready the there is less chance of losses.......

I never force them let them do it themselfs

if i think they are ready and dont look like going up then i will put a brush amongst them

If you want them to feel there wings, when they are at that age they should be flying when it is time for the feed and they are hungary place them in a basket with a few old ones, take them to the back door of the house shake the tin then open the basket they will follow the old ones, thats one way of getting them on the wing, even if it for a short time

Only did that once and they youngbirds would not land and most of them stayed out the night

|But as i have already said everyone to there own

yes your right don many ways

Tell you another good thing for youngbirds

Fill an herdon sack with straw, not to much just anuff so they can get on and of

Place them on it, it is warm and they all sleep on it drill for them

iam going to buy a duvet and pillar for my youngens then they will be warm maybe an electric blanket also

This method nwas used by one of the top fanciers in this area "Billy O'Neil" he always did that with his young birds

No darkness at bills loft everything was natural and he avaraged 15 / 20 firsts a year

well iam afraid times have moved on if you want to compete with youngens then youve got to go on dark

i was against the darkness only because i was told that they are no good the following year,but what a load of rubbish ,i tried it the first time with only 8 birds and one of them had 3 wins as a yearling including topping the section from 6000 birds.so now this is my second year on it with all my yb,s.i,ll not be going back to natural now also because i had 2 wins last year on it as well

looks like its a must to go darkness, doing both early bred darkness, 2nd round natural

put the lot on steve

not racing lates ray doing what top flyer in club does, trains a batch after racing ready to start racing as yearlings, he did that with 2 cocks he gave me 1 won 3 races other won 1 & 3 2nds

yes, you have to move with the time

Or get left behind

yes ill be putting my ybs on darkness, seems its the only way to compete now.......

im thinking on going darkness with slideing borads up but was just woundering im getting me first 3 pr of distance yb at weekend should i start these off straight away or wait till me other are ready ....and start them all off at same time

i think a week or so will be ok phill but not sure