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we have found that young birds will eat straight away in the basket that is those nearest the feed trough the others have difficulty getting to it so we take out those that have eaten until all have eaten drinking is another matter we feed them in the loft and leave them without water for half an hour then we basket them with the water trough on and they drink almost straight away

i dont think there is a cure for ybs its a virus and cant be treated the products advertised are for help with ybs to stop secondry infection kicking in ei paratyphoid salmenella etc best natural product i have used is grapefruit seed extract from day one after weaning also if you use electrolites when they have ybs only use pure electrolites not the ones with added glucose as the virus feeds off the glucose perfectly all right to use electrolites with glucose on heathy birds

whats the point dont tempt fate

hi get an elastic band and wrap it round the flights on one wing this will stop the bird from getting airbourne after aweek release a few of the flights so it can fly on to the shed roof then after another few days when it is familiar with your loft and surroundings take the elastic band off you should have no trouble then

we usually move them around the 23 day mark but if you dont want the next round of eggs off the parents then move them at 17 days old along with thier mother they come on much faster because the mother isnt being pestered by its partner and just concentrates on feeding the youngsters you will see the difference

i agree with you peterpau we have only had a few pure whites over the years but have bred and raced brill bred out of the rapido busscherts but yes its true you can breed for colour but then again you can with blues also

can only say that we have used it for the last 2 seasons and had no yb sickness

too much hear say lets all be told about the possibility of french racing not just those on our web site

brill flying go for the hat trick and loose all your friends in the club

our fed and other feds around our area had a shocking race with many birds missing at nightfall the races wereall from cheltenham liberated at different times from 9 30 through to 11 00 many good fanciers over 30 mins behind for the 95 mile racewe were fortunate to win the race by over 40 yds per min but our next arrival was 35 mins after our first bird we sent 15 thats the kind of race it was for everyone

115 mins for 95miles very split for all members we went 35 mins between 1st and 2nd birds sent fiveteen some only had a handfull 1 hour after clocking must have got one almighty clash

macclesfield which is 15 miles south of manchester 8 15 cloud clearing starting to brighten up sun breaking through

YES I HAVE THE ODD ONE OR TWO WHITE RAPIDO BUSSCHAERTS I HAVE TOPPED THE FED WITH THEM AND ALSO BRED FED WINNERS FROM THEM ESPECIALLY THE COCKS DONT KNOW WHY BUT THEY ALWAYS SEEM A BIT SKITTIER THAN THE REST OF OUR TEAM

if your only having them out once a day in the afternoo then you can give them a light feed of diet mix in the morning then top them up after afternoon exercice they will soon learn to trap because they are going at least 8 hours beetween meals from morning and afternoon feeds and longer beetween afternoon and morning feed

well done lost all your friends now though you will have to sit in a corner of the club room now on your own

been on the darkness for several years with sucess doesnt affect them as yearlings the only drawback i se is that the feahters they are moulting now will stay with them as yearlings so maybe they are a bit weathered i know they moult a few unshed feathers at the end of the season but the magority have all been shed by end of june

i live in bollington and have been 100% satisfied with our depot for well over 10 years i know though that isnt the case everywhere

heinz 57

unfortunatly hyacinth border terriers cant jump on top of the loft

WAS PLAGUED BY CATS UNTIL I GOT ONE NOT SEEN A CAT SINCE

they are jan aarden based

hi pecked hen from what i have heard about the jan theelans they are distance birds the ones i handled were small to medium with a very supple wing ideal for the distancethe ones i handled were from mr strain from ireland

hi cloudview what are appleysand lience s

hi if you are starting up or an established fancier the motto is just the same QUALITY NOT QUANTITY obviouslly that is easier said than done when starting up go for the time tested formula of going to a top fancier not to far away from your own area and ask to buy some latebreds off him or her they normally will sell them you for a fraction of the price you could pay at a big stud also they will generally be off either thier best breeders or racers most top fanciers are proud of their birds and will want them to do well for you

well said mike but i think its definetly down for the baggies