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When you wean your young birds to there own loft what preparations do you make for them ???? what feed do you wean them on and at what stage do you lighten there feed or does your feeding remain the same ??

Prior to breeding your young birds do you give your breeding stock any special treatment and what feed do you feed your breeders , also what is a must to breed healthy robust young birds ????

When do you expect them to lay , and at what age do you remove the young birds ????

here's another thread for you : http://forum.pigeonbasics.org/topic/52356-xmas-race/page__pid__707939__st__0entry707939

I started a bit of a question and answer session with Laurent Sauvage , and asked him if he would be as kind to part take in a fresh one , of which he agreed . Laurent lives in the French speaking part of Belgium called Awirs and was 3rd young bird champion , he only specialises in Young bird flying , in my opinion we here pair up far too early , so in order to get a good comparison Laurent and I will have a question and answer session , I will try to squeeze as much information as I can to help both novices and old hands alike . Below is some results for Laurent in 2011 3rd young bird champion Awirs http://www.star-pigeons.com/Colombophiles/Sauvage%20Laurent/2011-%20Laurent%20Sauvage.htm In July 2011, his young pigeons realize great benefits. 02-07 Nanteuil: Alliance of Six: 680 young people: 2, 3, 34, 37, 39, 40, 45, 61 , 100, 107, 115, 132 , 136, 203, 204, 206 (16 prices 22 committed) 09-07 Melun: Alliance of Six: 471 young people: 2, 8, 17, 27, 40, 47 , 62, 93, 106, 126 (10 prices 19 committed) --- 4th of 1398 youth in Independent 16-07 Angerville: Alliance of Six: 244 young people: 4, 11 , 33, 52, 58 (5 price 14 committed) --- 30th 1539 Provincial Youth 16-07 Mariembourg: Alliance of Six: 460 Youth: 1, 2, 3, 14 (4 price of 4 committed) 21-07 Compiegne Alliance of Six: 126 young people: 2, 8, 12 , 15, 16, 28 ( 6 price of 10 committed) --- 6th 1011 Provincial Youth 23-07 Chateauroux: Alliance of Six: 108 Youth: 24, 31 (2 price of 4 committed) 23-07 Chimay: Alliance of Six: 601 young people: 2, 3,5,8,30 , 92142142 (8 of 9 price involved) or 51 82 incurred cost including 28 by 10 The 6117421/2011 (see photo) (Wellens Itegem purchased from Link) is the star of the colony with seven awards, including: Momignies 8 / 702, 40/680 Nanteuil, Melun 18/1398, Mariembourg 3 / 460, Compiègne 6 / 1011, Chimay 3 / 601 Welcome to Pigeon Basics Laurent Sauvage Here's my first question Q.When do you put your breeders together to raise young birds ????

Bumped for Laurent

Keep them in keep them safe starve bops , once through moult knock there food back Rearing should keep there weight off once reared then start letting them out , no problem with over weight birds if you feed correctly

Happy Birthday guys have a good un :emoticon-0123-party: :emoticon-0123-party:

Fanciers usually train with clubs just not members of clubs , so they in effect send them as trainers but aren't able to win club prizes

now saying 4 dead

2 Killed an 10 injured currently on news channel ...........

Now open for voting thank you to the entrants some fine birds yet again :emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Hen Harriers numbers down is that a smoke screen to release yet more into the population it sure makes you think that way !!!!

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Well done to all involved :emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping:

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stopped watching it ages ago

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oh well will have to go with the majority vote :emoticon-0136-giggle: :emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping:

3 birds for £30 that's £10 each a bargain for someone indeed like the hen as well

Welcome Back Blackdog

Been raining all day here :emoticon-0156-rain: :emoticon-0156-rain:

was only on for a wee while last night was out Christmas shopping all day thankfully all done now

Glad yer back on , some will do anything for a few quid but work and like you say if someone needed emergency services they'd be knackered