MOVE 1 YOUNG BIRD WITH HEN

[mark proctor]

afternoon lads,,,just wonderd if any of you lot move 1 young bird with the hen at say 15 ..16 days old before the hen gets eggy again so both parents have got 1 each to bring up,,thanks mark...? :) :)

[OLDYELLOW]

have done that in past if all down same time the cock and hen in each pair favour feeding one ybs its the one they like feeding i leave them it to feed

[pjc]

why do you want to do this?

[pigeonpete]

afternoon lads,,,just wonderd if any of you lot move 1 young bird with the hen at say 15 ..16 days old before the hen gets eggy again so both parents have got 1 each to bring up,,thanks mark...? :) :)

 

Deffo not in this cold weather i would not mate  

[steve d]

I have in past but am going to try something different this year, I was a little late pairing and by now my youngsters are usually weaned and my cocks exercising however I only just rung the ybs, right this is what im gonna do when my young are 14 days old I am gonna remove the hens along the corridor into the empty yb loft, I will leave the 2 young with the cocks to feed and exercise the cocks 2 times a day whilst they are out (I would have fed the hens previous) I will let hens along the corridor into the widow section to feed the youngsters.....this way the ybs will be fed well and also it will not put to much pressure on cocks....they will also bond better to the loft.........thats the plan anyway, I just hope it works :)

[pjc]

how old are the youngsters steve?

[steve d]

At the momet about 8 days Phil, I will give them another week before trying what I wrote.

[pjc]

leave them 10 days steve and move all the young with the hens. Put deep litter and straw on the section floor and all the hens will feed all the youngsters, leaving the cocks to recover and excercise.

[steve d]

Thats my usual method m8 and have reared excellent ybs that way hens will feed each others ybs. :) :)

[grizzal]

leave them 10 days steve and move all the young with the hens. Put deep litter and straw on the section floor and all the hens will feed all the youngsters, leaving the cocks to recover and excercise.

 

this is what we did this year it work well,the hens fed what ever cried at them  

[pjc]

i'd stick with it for the sake of a couple of days and still plenty of time to get cocks ready for racing.

[mark proctor]

cheers lads,,,i ask this because im racing cocks and hens to different lofts,,,double widowhood,,,i just thought 1 young bird each cock and hen would take alot of stress of each other,,uselly on wodowhood i just take the hens away leaving both young birds with the cock,,,the hens stress out,,they might not this way plus the parents have only got 1 young bird each to feed,,,,just a thought thats all,,,,thanks mark...

[Tony C]

I do this myself. I find the babies taken away with the hens thrive, in fact they're more forward than those left with the cocks. The added bonus doing it this way is the cocks exercise much better.

[mark proctor]

I do this myself. I find the babies taken away with the hens thrive, in fact they're more forward than those left with the cocks. The added bonus doing it this way is the cocks exercise much better.

 

nice one cheers tony....

[Wizzer]

I do this every year mate.

The younsgters are 21 days, and both youngsters are removed leaving the cock to relax for a bit on his own.

 

Try different methods, its the only way you will find out what works.

 

Good luck

[mark proctor]

I do this every year mate.

The younsgters are 21 days, and both youngsters are removed leaving the cock to relax for a bit on his own.

 

Try different methods, its the only way you will find out what works.

 

Good luck

 

cheers matey,,but wouldnt the hens be eggy by the time 21 days come,,,,?mine are already chaseing and treading and some are only 12 days old....cheers mark...