when to pair up

[sox]

hi bit of a dilema im moving house and birds in to a new loft im wanting to race young birds witch race in july when would you say is the best time to pair up im moving april2010 ! i usally pair early december thanks

[Guest frank dooman]

why not work out the right time to breed the y/b s just in time to put them into the new loft loc just work it back from your move date say apr 10th move y/bs say 25/30 days hatch middle of march should have laid near end of feb pair up end of 1st/2nd  week in feb or there abouts

[sox]

thanks frank it will be around early april so 1st week in feb would be right thanks again

[Guest frank dooman]

thanks frank it will be around early april so 1st week in feb would be right thanks again

 

good luck prob better to pair up the old birds and take a round of y/bs i think y/bs are better bred in the loft they will race too but needs must you are moving at an awkard time it will also help you break the old birds

[Guest]

last year i had to wait for permission to put up my loft ,finally got it in may ,fed up of waiting i had already bred and had 20 ybs flying out for 3 weeks. i moved them a week after new loft went up. kept in with small avairy on front for 3 days ... then let them out hungry (all after advice given by a member on here) my heart was in my mouth .... they all went up .... lost 2 .got rest in .repeated next day (when one of the 2 lost returned) i skipped the first race ,but they had the remaining 7 on the trot.                      andy.