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well over week end round the alloments as been like cloudy with y/b and guys with the sad faces asking if u get this in there mine or mine . and then there is a newbie from day one of moveing y/b over to section ive had doors open and getting them out on the platform looking walking round and everyone said what am i doing but they had theres locked up and open doors they took off ..well i only had 6 gifted and 4 of my own and today i let them out with a few old birds .. where sound walking around then i was sat haveing a cuppa then 8 y/b where up and around every loft .... and it was little philip first time there watching them ... take off his face was a picture wish i had a camra ...
and got everyone back in ....

nervous times when they first start flying but great to see

Lol glad u got them all back in little phil will be awake all night now dreaming of his first young birds taking a flight lol
Ken

had my first ybs out this morning for a look around, worrying times at the moment............

my first youngsters might go out the weekend if its sunny.

Phil they have to come out at some time but don't worry mate, you'll keep some and you will lose some mate

Phil always remember when i was very young, one sunday afternoon when my dad came from the pub, he went down to the loft counted the youngbirds and let them out left the dog in the garden and locked the gate had his dinner and went to bed for a sleep

When he woke up went to the loft youngbird all over the place, dad called them in counted them then feed them and turned round and said to me well thats a good start none lost, shall keep to that method and i had a good sleep also my dad said HA

just remember to keep control of them of them phill ,thats the hardest bit

peel bros wrote:

just remember to keep control of them of them phill ,thats the hardest bit

yes will agree with ray, i find it hard to get control of ybs and to get them into a routine.......i always try to get them to know the sound of the corn tin tattling so thery associate it with food,

I agree with you there Ray

ray quite easy to get youngbirds in routine dont let them get any bad habits as this will be hard to get out of them as yearlings

Ray the best thing for youngbirds is a whistle everytime you feed them use it and they won't mess about

tried whistle last year but couldnt get it right with the ybs, seemed to unnerve them and scare them more than anything so i went back to the tin which worked ok i suppose........i know a lot of fanciers use the whistle and are successful but i just cant seem to get it right.....

you might have been using too much lung power

maybe so steve, would prefer to just whistle to them but since re-starting last year ive realised i cant whistle any more..... never realise for the 20 years ive been away from pigeons.....

got a stainless steel belgium type whistle coming today only 5-49 off net

Steve if you are going to use the whistle, not telling you to suck eggs, the best way for me to use it would be, when you feed your birds if you feed early start or mid afternoon there feed use the whistle for about a week everytime you feed them

Then the following week extend the time by 30 mins longer for there feeding time so if you feed at 2.00pm make it 2.30pm and use the whistle everytime for a week, then the following week extend the time to 3.00pm/3.15pm then start feeding them use the whistle then start to let them out lets say 2.00pm let them have a fly, come 3.15pm come from your house start walking to the loft using the whistle.

The pigeons with the brains will be in no messing about as they know whistle means feeding time, but the ones which don't come in then they miss there food same again the next day bet the ones which missed there food will not mess about the next dayand so on

Hope this helps

wow how did you manage this told me you couldnt write more than one liners amazing keep it up chanco

That is because it is from my folder

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Don Webb wrote:

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our member malcolme.........

Yes, forgot as we have not heard from him for a long time

Don Webb wrote:

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P.M.S.L.......... no he hasnt been on for quite a while has he, maybe when the racing seasons started he might come back on to let us know how he is doing..............

Remember now him saying he was having kymo during the year hope he is doing well

yes i hope so, altho i have seen him about on the internet now and again........so we know hes not too badly at least.

maybe if we reply/post on his topic he will get an email telling him he has a reply, i know it does to my topics with an email......