full then empty nest

[George UK]

my yearlings always make a good nest well most of them

i always have a few nest bowls on stand by ie

put the straw in a bowl and a carrier bag of dirt to make it roundish

i normaly put a bit of chicken wire in size of a beer mat for youngsters to grip on

so there legs dont spread eagle

here is a few pics of my birds u will see with the camile cardon nest is full when young un hatch its empty

i will change the bowl of a night time

i have done this for many years with yearlins and the odd old uns

here is a few pics hope youe like them

 

[George UK]

oh by the way young girl is my daughter i am the old guy with the harley lol

[Guest Doade]

George how you doing mate ? still got the rollers ?

George

[George UK]

hi chatteres how u doing mate , you know me i am just starting up with pigeons lol

[George UK]

the last time i had rollers they nicked the lot

nearly packed up pigeons all together

its so heart breaking took me years to sort a good team out

[Guest Doade]

8)

[Guest Doade]

we have the same problems here George with the pouters  :-/

[George UK]

sorry to hear that bro

 

[cheeseman]

hi george, ive had this before its the cocks that ive found that pinch the straw from other nests, so i just put more straw on the bottom,and these birds seem to perform better on race days.

[George UK]

hi cheeseman i always keep my eyes on the birds when they hatching out

had a few over the years with stretched out legs its sutch a shame to dispose of them

i have learned a lot over the years am still learning

Doade pm me with your number i will phone you tommorow cheers mate )

[cheeseman]

ive used dandy nests and also belgian plastic nest pans in the past, but now only use clay nest pans,and the only time i had a problem was when i used the plastic pans,dont now why maybe some one else has had the same problem

[George UK]

when i had a problem with birds kicking ess out of the nest i used hyacinth bowl then transfer to normal nest bowl

[George UK]

i think plastic is shiny and slippy i may be wrong never used them

[Guest peter.j]

i use plastic dog bowls with no ill effects the problem could come from the straw itself being to light and as the birds are entering/leaving the nest its being blown/carried out........pete

[ritchie1]

nice bike

[pjc]

you'd be better of using a nest felt then the straw, a lot will either kick the straw out or just not bother building much of a nest so with a felt the young will keep warm and can't slip around on the empty clay bowl.

[VAGIN]

I have used tobbaco straws for a few years I let the birds pick it off the floor and build there own nests . I have never had any problems or lost any y/b in the nest

[Guest Owen]

I am with VAGIN. I use nest felts(not the black ones) and tabacco stalks. I scatter the stalks about the floor and the birds build their own nests. I have never had splay legs.

I would be curious to know how much, and what sort of minerals you use. I use liquid calcium, two grits, powdered mineral, black and pink, vitaminised mineral from Natural and clay blocks ad lib. Everything is changed after two days because I don't want it to get dirty. This probably sounds like I am going over the top, but I am convinced that the birds need the minerals and they know what they want better than me. It seems to work, especially with the breeders and the YBs. In the past I have had egg binding and lost hens through it. Since I took a serious interest in the minerals I have not had any problems with hens laying. No soreness or stiffness, nothing. My YBs are much better and I am sure that the ones on darkness moult out better.