left alone

for this year I did not go near my ybs once I rung them you may ask are they ok got to say they are looking better than in previous years have one pair under the box on the floor and don't even know what colour they are when I go in the loft they do look more content just hope they look as good when I wean them do any other members leave the ybs in the nest alone

rainbow wrote:

for this year I did not go near my   ybs once I rung them  you may ask are they ok  got to say they are looking better  than in previous years have one pair under the box on the floor and don't even know what colour they are when I go in the loft they do look  more content just hope they look as good when I wean them do any other members leave the ybs in the nest alone

I would like to do it your way George etc. Too much in my face sadly everytime I go in the loft thou. Have one pair I only feed through the back of the cage they have & the youngsters are far wilder there than those in the main stock cage.

I always like to handle them a few times George see how they are progressing also like to get the young cocks to fight me but then I never breed that many so easy for me to spend the time ...I just think they are less wild when weaned

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.....

400 my god where does he put them all I bet its bedlam to walk into his loft I got 24 all race birds and want to get them down to 18 I am sure a season of racing will sort a few out

oldstrain wrote:

I always like to handle them a few times George see how they are progressing  also like to get the young cocks to fight me but then I never breed that many so easy for me to spend the time ...I just think they are less wild when weaned

I always liked to check the youngsters and make a fuss as this helps you to bond closer to your birds than just feeding them

understand Don but think I over done it in previous years got one pair just can't get down and lay on the to see them might stick the camera in lol

there fine grandson will get them out for weaning next week I have a open aviary so birds are not tame

they look content and well

16 days old to-day that's the first i've seen them lol

look nice and healthy George, looks like the cheq on the right is a tick eyed one maybe ........

two nice healthy mealies hal, are they around the same age as George`s ? whats the breeding of them....?

weres your photo`s gone hal............

Had duplicate.
Father and son.

Two more mealies.

Have a mix up with the downloads. Sorry about that!

nice ybs hal, like the little red cheq too.........all look healthy

I always wean at 21 days what age do other members wean

23 to 28 days I just go by the feathering

I wean when they are fully feathered under their wing

depends how they are covered under the wing, and if they are picking corn up and drinking (I feed in the nest box), but usually around 28 days for me......

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

Boosey wrote:

I wean when they are fully feathered under their wing

Same same .