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[wee ecky]

could members please give verdict on how dark it should be in young bird loft  also how long they need to be kept on it

[Guest cloudview]

ill answer you wee ecky

  the loft needs to be in a twilight type darkness not pitch black , just so you can make out perches and drinker

time wise a minimum of 8 weeks , so work back from around the middle june , or in other words any yb,s weaned middle april will be fine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kirky]

as said above it only neads to be twilight darkness so birds can still see to get a drink and get back to perches, i take mine off the dark 6 weeks before first yb race.

[jimmy white]

could members please give verdict on how dark it should be in young bird loft  also how long they need to be kept on it

 

as said above , twilight , or sem-dark,, yb,s need to fully body moult without casting flights [the odd one usually does] then put on normal daylight hours  on the longest day.

remember these yb,s have a second full moult after last race,

[Guest Owen]

Ofice hours of daylight. Not pitch dark. Twilight. The birds come into top form about ten weeks after being taken off. The bigest problem can be poor ventilation. Check for cocci because it can be a problem. Mine fly best by seperating the sexes. Slow to moult fights at the end of the year. But fly OK as yearlings.

I think that about sums it up.

[ryesway]

is ok to put two seperate rounds of yougster on the dark even tho there going to be diffrent  ages, as long as there weaned of buy the middle of april  as i dont no that much about darkerning off myself thanks ryan

[Guest Owen]

Yes you can add as many as you like. Be careful about the numbers of birds to a section. Don't forget they will not have the best of ventilation during the night. It is very easy to spoil your team by overstocking. The only down side is the fact that the later YBs will slow the others down when it comes to getting up and flying.