Rearing young birds

[ritchie1]

just give them blue peas mate they eat it all no waiste and the youngsters thrife on it in the nest

[LOUD AND PROUD]

bean and more beans + agood breeding mix once a day

 

CANT BEAT THEM ,  NEVER ANY WASTE A YOUNGBIRDS ARE OK TO  

[holmsidelofts]

 

beg to differ on this one jimmy. i did not waste grub this season and hopper fed right through  with food in hopper 24 7.

 

i had the same issues jimmy with hopper feeding, i had grilled floors in the stock loft at the time and when i lifted them to clean them out after 6 months i probably had the equivalent of 2 full 20kg bags of corn under there where they had been throwing it around. i do believe little and often is better. I use gem breeding which contains gem pellets, I add calf colostrum to the corn 3 times a week. Matrix grit available 24 - 7, 1 month before pairing i add osteocare calcium liquid to the water twice a week ( available from any good health shop) got this tip from john halstead and the quality of the eggs laid are second to none, very smooth. and thats it, for got to add i also extend the daylight early in the morning so as they can get more feeds in to the young i extend morning and not at night time as i like them to naturally go to roost when its dark youngsters are parted at around 25 days old  or when they are fully feathered under the wing. should add also that when the birds have laid and are sitting we re introduce barley back into the feed 50/50 this is to keep the weight down on the stock who get no exercise.

 

Jas

[wings]

There seems a lot of good advice given here i will trawl through it and try to pick the best of it all. many thanks