Nesting material

[Frazer]

Hi what does everybody find is the best thing to use for nesting material and do i put the bowl in straight away or after my pairs have been locked up for a day any advice would be good thanks frazer.

[Guest frank dooman]

taboco stalks wait till the hen is covering the bowl put in a hand full of shavings then let the birds build there own byscattering them about the loft & garden

[Guest stevie-b]

nest felts and tobacco stalks

[sox]

best thing to use is news paper and coconut felts as any fluid will go through the felt keeping the nest warm and dry

[Guest IB]

You do not need to put a nest bowl in until 5th / 6th day, or when you see the cock carrying stuff to the box. At this time of year reckon hen will lay 8/10 days after pairing.

 

Nesting material will depend on type of bowl you are using, plastic ones are usually quite shallow, usually straw is enough for them, but earthenware ones are quite deep and these need a base of something like a handful of wood shavings, then straw on top of that..

 

I use plastic ones with a mesh base that need a nest felt. I give them a nest felt with the bowl, and let them build on top of that themselves, pine twigs etc from garden.

[friendsloft]

best thing to use is news paper and coconut felts as any fluid will go through the felt keeping the nest warm and dry

 

I also put a handful of shavings in between paper and nest felt, then let them build nest using tobbaco stalks cut to about 4 inches in lenght

Ken

 

 

[Frazer]

Thanks for replys got earthenware bowls last year used shavings with straw on top worked well but being new was interested to see what other people did.

[blackdog]

put a hand full of sand and sawdust mixed together in the pan after been together for 3 days then use tobacco stalks and a bit of good dry straw in to let them build with but make sure it is good quality, no dampness

[JAS]

put a hand full of sand and sawdust mixed together in the pan after been together for 3 days then use tobacco stalks and a bit of good dry straw in to let them build with but make sure it is good quality, no dampness

 

Thats what we use blackdog only diference is we put a beer mate soaked in cresote keeps any creepy crawleys away.

[DOVEScot]

Tobacco stalks if you have lads of money, heather stalks if you live in Scotland and Lavender stalks if you like your loft nice and scented. All deter the bugs along with a pub table coaster soaked in creosote and left to dry placed under the bowl

The ones that are in the dove cotes do not get a nest bowl but get the above and twigs cut up for them, I have found cable ties, string and even a wire nail in one of the cotes :-/

[jimmy white]

Hi what does everybody find is the best thing to use for nesting material and do i put the bowl in straight away or after my pairs have been locked up for a day any advice would be good thanks frazer.

 

tobacco stalks,,,, straw can become damp and  produce fungus, these fungi spores can cause aspergilliosis,,

[Guest bigbok]

nest felts and prepacked straw with insecticide added

[Guest bigbok]

changed every nest of youngsters

[Guest youngzimmy]

stevie-b has the answer nest felts and tobacco stalks  would not use anything other than them no creapy crawlys at all with this nest set up

[Babybird]

Do you take the nest out to clean under it everyday or just leave it alone? I have mine sitting on plastic box grills with palstic nests and felt with tabacco stalks but there are a load of droppings underneath, should I remove them daily?

[pjc]

Do you take the nest out to clean under it everyday or just leave it alone? I have mine sitting on plastic box grills with palstic nests and felt with tabacco stalks but there are a load of droppings underneath, should I remove them daily?

 

some clean everyday some only between nests, it is realy upto you but what you don't want to do is disturb the birds from the eggs or young chicks!

[Babybird]

 

some clean everyday some only between nests, it is realy upto you but what you don't want to do is disturb the birds from the eggs or young chicks!

 

Thanks, that is what I thought so have only done it once when they got a wee bit bigger

[grizzal]

yes nest felts and tobacco stalks,and scrape around bowl between nests

[kev43]

nest felts and tobacco stalks and nva touch around bowl until yb,s are weaned ova  

[Diamond dave]

I use plastic nest bowls with nest felts super glued (3 spots). A couple of handfuls of long cut barley straw put in a plastic bag and a couple of squirts of duramitex and well shaken then thrown in the loft. When they,ve used it all I throw in some more.

I dont disturb the birds until the youngsters are about 12 days old.

D.D

[Guest frank dooman]

nest felts and tobacco stalks and nva touch around bowl until yb,s are weaned ova  

 

i think you have a camara in my loft kev??????????????