djw, thanks for your time mate, as no one is willing to collect these birds or meet me with them, they will be taken to the stray center one day, we have got some more but no one seems interested in getting them back for free :-/
thats your answer mate, mine have done the same, driving hens, they will just be keen on getting back in to loft, dont worry to much mate, mine done that 2 weeks ago, sent 18 to race, had 10 drop together.
get yourself some electrolytes and put in water when young are 10 days old but as owen said its best to feed 3 or 4 times a day, this way they dont just pick out what they want, i would also take away the black minerals as these contain a lot of salt.
come on lads, lets get these birds back to who they belong, lads are good enough to collect them up, i would even bring them as far as carlise myself if someone would meet me there
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here we go lads as promised, ring numbers of birds collected up---- su083405 su08a7749
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you can manage a small team of birds better, also its easier to keep an eye out for any ailments that may arise, mikey mate, what breed are them blues.