jimmy_84

aparantly it is hard to get hold of for another month i have just phoned a few of the local farms and they don't combine till next month what is a depurative i find it hard enough to get the corn i feed now which is mixed Maize, pea's and wheat i have been picking out the maize but it is a right pain in **** If anybody in manchester area know's of any where close to altrincham where i can get it from plz let me know Tipplerboy sorry to but in on your thread

I need to find a place in manchester but i can't find a supplier

cheers phil

i may be able to get 1 a pal of my old man's use to keep a hawk and use to catch mags in a trap to feed the hawk i think it was many years ago when i use to visit him will give him a ring

no whats a larson trap phil

i cant do that as i have a pair on egg's due to hatch in next couple of days and another have laid their 1st egg today i could try boarding the boxes up of these pairs and move the rest into my old rabbit hut for a few days only worry the hut is to small there will be 6 birds the hut is 2ft tall 2ft wide and 4ft long i am also going to use this when i split my cocks and hens

i have decided that my loft will remain closed for a week or so and everytime i see this magpie i will get out my BB gun and shoot at it hopefully it will do 1

will do

i will do how can i do it should my lad has a BB gun in the loft which i confascated will the get rid of it

hi guys been out in loft most of the morning and let my birds out for a fly while i cleaned out the loft. When they birds were up in the air a magpie turned up in my garden and started towards the loft entry landed on my landing board and i am sure it would have come into my loft if i wasn't in there i have found no evidence of a rodent been in the loft does anybody think my problem could be this magpie i will see if it returns again tomorrow while my birds are out flying

try a bag for life only trouble is we only have a co-op near us and there bags for life last all of 1 journey home lol

i am not sure what has happened in there i will be keeping a close eye on thing's been told maybe a rodent got in what should i do if this is the case how do i rid myself of this without causing any harm to my bird's dog and also my children as they play in the garden

is this a bad sign just been out to check on egg'a and there is blood all over bowl coming out of both egg's. The parents won't go in box fluttering like mad when i close them in so i have let them out in loft i am devastated as i presume that the blood is a bad sign

hi every1 just checked on the egg's and they are chipping out so the chicks must be ok

it can only have been about 2 hours from my last check to me bringing the hen back as i have been out checking he was sitting them all day so i will keep you all informed on what happens

Thank you jon will keep my fingers crossed and no birds will be flying out for a while now as i can't afford to loose any young as i haven't had them that long and want to breed some young before it is to late in the year but so far i have had no look with it i have had smashed egg's abandoned egg's and lost bird's Jimmy

Hi every1 i have a problem 1 of my hens went missing yesterday to her old loft when i picked her up today her cock wasn't sat on the egg's and they were cold to touch i have returned her today and she is sat back on them will the damage already be done they are due to hatch out in a few days couldn't get to pick her up yesterday and thought the cock would sit tight but not sure how long he has been off the egg's any advice plz guys and gal's

Good question i have a bird like this and i was wondering what it meant but i haven't worried about it till i seen this question

was just saying mine fly's ok but her's os growing back about inch long

i have a bird that fly's well with no tail feathers a roller and she fly's perfect without her tail

i did use to keep racers without racing thembut i didn't see the point as i found it unfare to the bird for what they were capable of doing so when the hawk attacked i thought about what i wanted to do with my birds and i decided that i would keep rollers and tumblers at the min i have 5 pairs of rollers and i have been looking at some more on the net i really enjoy them and advise any garden fancier to get a pair and see what you think they can get plenty of exercise a pleasure to watch where as racers need endurance and distance which i couldn't give them i could only take 10 mile or so' Rollers and fancy pigeons for me from now on Jimmy

i have tried many methods from advice of people some good some bad and in the end the method that worked for was tap but doesn't work for every1 i have pulled feathers, clipped, banded but tape worked best as it sticks and you can remove it with out any harm to bird and lessens the risk of attack. This may sound silly pete infact not sure if to ask but hey here goes Will my birds regrow same colour and marking's after their moult and when does it usually start and what is best to feed during the moult and supplements

yes my dog is supposed to do the cats but we used to have 1 so he doesn't attack them

PMSL i was supervising mine phone went blasted cat must have been watching me

will have to wait and see what happens i have been watching them again part of the day and they are just the hens switching boxes and sitting eggs gonna get 2 yearling cocks for them if i can get hold of any if anybody has any for sale or knows anybody who has some pm me plz