early breeding

lots more seem to breed more earlier now I for one do as the weather may be very cold are there any steps you take to help the birds I don't do anything different other than change the corn to breed and wean and give marmite in the water to ybs the other thing is I must have good feeders what do think is the most important thing to you other than good birds January is early breeding lol

As this is my first year back in the sport, The breeding part is the most important part of my loft, The future of my family foundation will be found. So its very important i prepare well over the next few weeks, I have been doing a lot of research on the breeding side of our sport, and there are many views of how breeding should be carried out. What is the best time of year many ask, The main thing is breeding should only take place, If the birds are fit enough to breed from. Every think must take its cause, after a stressful time of moulting, the birds then need to be prepared for breeding, so giving them time to recover from the moulting period is paramount. Only when we feel that has taken place, we can then move on too the next cycle, and that is the breeding. That is just my thoughts.

I was watching this, and thought some members might like to see.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjkunjTnjQk


Harry Geurts, gave me list of birds i should buy stock off, I have started on the list, so hope it gives me my family foundation, for the future.

are you early breeding George, or late breeding from this season..........you just never stopped.?

I have 2 latebreds in my loft with 2015 rings that is the only 2 ybs I have you bred long after me

the next ybs will have 2016 rings on in 2013 I kept one yb same in 2014 one yb I have promised ybs this again so have to breed early

the problem with early breeding for me is that i don't have a lot of time in the morning to have the yb out and its dark a tea time so i wait untill the clocks go forward and try to be weaning off around then

markevans wrote:

the problem with early breeding for me is that i don't have a lot of time in the morning to have the yb out and its dark a tea time so i wait untill the clocks go forward and try to be weaning off around then

yes that is a draw back mark most years of late the weathers been kind in winter prompting more to breed early we will be pairing boxing day this year we dont normaly pair till feb 20th time so what effects its going to have we dont know yet but we wont be racing the young cocks on darkness the last 3 years the hens have dominated so we see no point were gona give um a few races then let them mature