youngsters not going

hi lads just wondering if any one else has the same problem young birds have been going quite well then Monday let them out off the went cleaned young birds out turned around all back sitting on the gantry done the same today I know it was a cloudy horrible afternoon but expected 30 mins or so any ideas .cheers terryp....

you dont say how long they have been flying, i.e. days or weeks, if its weeks and they are starting to get lazy, then it may be time to start training them. 

hi edgie they have been going about a fort night with the sunny weather going away 30/40 minuites coming back then gone again most realy well featherd up.cheers for your advice terryp...

yes i have the same problem with mine,i,m treating them for canker at the moment as one yb had a touch of it,but mine are only just going now and theres not long now to get them ready.as always i,m miles behind with my ybs but again i,m concentrating more on my old birds.

i would say yer ybs are starting to get more interested in eachother than exercising especialy if they are around 4 months or older ...this is why I never breed early

oldstrain wrote:

i would say yer ybs are starting to get more interested in eachother than exercising especialy if they are around 4 months or older ...this is why I never breed early

nothing like feeling your feet, "ha ha" 

edgie wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

i would say yer ybs are starting to get more interested in eachother than exercising especialy if they are around 4 months or older ...this is why I never breed early

 nothing like feeling your feet,  "ha ha" 

I could think of much better things to feel lol

i would agree with oldstrain, if they are wanting to pair up or showing interest in the oposite sex then that could be why they are not wanting to fly.......

My experience of this is the same as what Bert Brasspening talks about in his column each week, He always says if the birds don't listen to you any more or change their habits then there is a problem and its usually bacteria.

I believe what he says is true as I have had this myself in the past, If something changes you need to get them sorted, it could be a ventilation problem or the salmonella bacteria.

Vinegar in the water for the week and cut down the corn will help bacteria, unless its more sinister type, as for ventilation that will stop them flying as will a touch of respritory, When my birds were on the darkness and the front of the loft was sealed off, mine did stop flying and it really bugged me.

What I did was each night at darkening I put a couple of rags just pieces of torn cloth under the perches of all the birds, they were stuck on with a drawing pin, the rags were smothered in VIC the stuff you rub on your chest the loft smelt amazing each morning when I entered and they had vapours all night, the breathing of the birds was helped and they started flying better within a week.

hi lads the young birds are not early bred and are not pairing up must be the same as rays cant under stand why they were going great only a couple of days ago then stoped pigeons look mint arr just remembered theres a couple of kestrel knoking about what a t*t I am and a black cat running around could this be the problem what can you do about a black pussie no daft answers lol. cheers lads terryp... ps do you think we should keep the youngins in for a while to calm down. my mate sais we should flag them don't think so ...

Rudderfett wrote:

My experience of this is the same as what Bert Brasspening talks about in his column each week, He always says if the birds don't listen to you any more or change their habits then there is a problem and its usually bacteria.

I believe what he says is true as I have had this myself in the past, If something changes you need to get them sorted, it could be a ventilation problem or the salmonella bacteria.

Vinegar in the water for the week and cut down the corn will help bacteria, unless its more sinister type, as for ventilation that will stop them flying as will a touch of respritory, When my birds were on the darkness and the front of the loft was sealed off, mine did stop flying and it really bugged me.

What I did was each night at darkening I put a couple of rags just pieces of torn cloth under the perches of all the birds, they were stuck on with a drawing pin, the rags were smothered in VIC the stuff you rub on your chest the loft smelt amazing each morning when I entered and they had vapours all night, the breathing of the birds was helped and they started flying better within a week.

martyn you could also use "Olbas Oils" mate just the same gives of vapours but it comes in a small bottle

terryp wrote:

hi lads the young birds are not early  bred and are not pairing up must be the same as rays cant under stand why they were going great only a couple of days ago then stoped pigeons look mint arr  just remembered theres a couple of kestrel knoking about what a t*t I am and a black cat running around could this be the problem what can you do about a black pussie no daft answers lol. cheers lads terryp... ps do you think we should keep the youngins in for a while to calm down. my mate sais we should flag them don't think so ...

Terry i have known fanciers who have cats and the birds are fine with them if you have a tom cat they are the best thing because it you train them not to go for the pigeons they will keep away the other cats just like a dog can mate