hints tips and tricks

[oldguy]

after reading a tip on another thread regarding putting a brick in the breeding box for the hen to get out of the way of an aggressive cock bird i wondered how many other simple tips and tricks the members use.

 

kev

[ALF]

after reading a tip on another thread regarding putting a brick in the breeding box for the hen to get out of the way of an aggressive cock bird i wondered how many other simple tips and tricks the members use.

 

kev

 

i've found it's better to use a half brick mate so that the hen can get up out the way of the cock.

With a full brick he can get up on it aswell to have a go at her

[oldguy]

come on guys lets be hearing about your tips that help to run your lofts with less problems,

 

it could even be if you have discovered that your best time saving tip is to pay the 6 year kid old next door 20p to clean the loft

[tommy d]

come on guys lets be hearing about your tips that help to run your lofts with less problems,

 

it could even be if you have discovered that your best time saving tip is to pay the 6 year kid old next door 20p to clean the loft

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you can tell your a old guy 20p kidds wont do anything for less than a £1 these days  ;D ;D ;D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Geraint Parry]

when the birds are moulting , get a carboard box cut a hole in one side, place it in the loft, and all the feathers will gather in the box (this is correct i think as I haven't done this myself but have heard of others doing it!)

[THE FIFER]

when the birds are moulting , get a carboard box cut a hole in one side, place it in the loft, and all the feathers will gather in the box (this is correct i think as I haven't done this myself but have heard of others doing it!)

 

 

i have nestboxes on the floor which i just use for storing, but during the moult they collect all the feathers,

 

 

[oldguy]

when the birds are moulting , get a carboard box cut a hole in one side, place it in the loft, and all the feathers will gather in the box (this is correct i think as I haven't done this myself but have heard of others doing it!)

 

 

 

now if this was April the 1st... i would be thinking mmmmm ?

 

[Geraint Parry]

 

 

 

now if this was April the 1st... i would be thinking mmmmm ?

 

hmmm, why?? ever tried it? give it a go, all the feathers get drawn into the box, thus leaving your loft a little cleaner  

 

 

[oldguy]

 

hmmm, why?? ever tried it? give it a go, all the feathers get drawn into the box, thus leaving your loft a little cleaner  

 

 

i will be trying the tip of using the box with the hole to catch the feathers during the moult, even if it is one of those tips that sounds like when i got sent to the corner shop for a pint of pigeon milk when i was a kid as it would taste better on my breakfast.......... I actually went and stood in a queue and asked for it

 

 

[Geraint Parry]

 

i will be trying the tip of using the box with the hole to catch the feathers during the moult, even if it is one of those tips that sounds like when i got sent to the corner shop for a pint of pigeon milk when i was a kid as it would taste better on my breakfast.......... I actually went and stood in a queue and asked for it

 

 

lol, nice one give it a go, and report back to me

 

 

[rembrant2coo]

its not april the 1st  kev all the feathers as they say when moulting tend to go in the corners  or in a nestbox on the floor so give it try i have 2 nestboxs in my young bird end and its true the feathers go there

[bewted]

or even lean a board against the back of the loft works too !!!!

[carlsberg]

just dont lean a board up in hens section they have a tendency to go behind it and lay

[speedbird]

pair up well before you intend having young this way all the fighting gets out of the way & normally all lay together enableing you to move eggs to foster & all your ybs will be ready within a couple of days

[Guest]

When I am going to a show I put plenty of feed and baths out in the averies for all the birds staying at home so that when the show birds get home tired they can get peace from the others to feed,drink and bathe without having to fight their way through,this could be applied to racing.

[DJ]

keep the tips coming  especially u old hands   what do u treat for?  what corn and supplements do u use? any training tips?  

                          debbie

[jimmy white]

training tips, beware of cold east winds in april,, a few trainers in these ,, birds wont last the season [when the wind is in the east , its neither good for man nor beast ],,,,,,,,,a true  saying

[jimmy white]

beware of sending a yearling cock  driving hard to nest  

[jimmy white]

simple well known trick is ,,,when a flight feather is bent,, hold the flight over hot steam [boiling kettle]  flight will straighten out in front of your eyes

[Wiley]

simple well known trick is ,,,when a flight feather is bent,, hold the flight over hot steam [boiling kettle]  flight will straighten out in front of your eyes

 

 

funny you mention that jimmy had to do that to 3 cocks this morning.

Heres a tip on basketing put widowers in a darkened down basket, as it will keep them calm and relaxed and will stop there race being won in the basket

[Tony C]

When you have y/birds in the nest this time of year dont put freezing cold water in the drinkers, add a bit of hot water to it just to take the chill of.

 

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You cant stop smashed eggs from occurring but if you add a dummy egg to each nest (especially if you have the odd troublesome yearling) you can at least salvage their nesting condition, they'll carry on sitting the dummy and you can give them a baby when they were due to hatch.

[jimmy white]

another tip is ,, make sure your hens are not too fat prior to pairing [difficulty in getting them to lay ]

[jimmy white]

when the birds are feeding youngsters ive found it advantagious [big word for me ;D] to put a spoonfull of babies milk in their water now and again along with some hormoform ,,,[in a galley pot ;D]  prooved well for me [calcium in babies milk too]

[Guest speckled]

;D ;D ya listened that night then jimmy  at blackpool,  the calcuim lol pmsl :P :P ;D ;D Speck

[jimmy white]

if a bird has broken one of its last six flights , find an exact match , cut the broken flight clean, poke a light sowing needle with super glue down the stump, half way  the carefully poke the  new flight with super glue on to the top half of the needle ,,,,a very delicate job and needs to be a perfect match