Making them fly

[pigeonman007]

Hi all,

Have been letting my ybs out for about a month now, all they do is fly for a couple of minutes then up on the house and just flying across the roof etc.

They get a teaspoon of redband for every 2 birds early am. They get verselaga junior UK mixed with barley of an evening 70%junior, 30%barley, given an ounce per bird. They trap quick enough, perhaps I'm just impatient and they need more time before they start flying properly??

[The Navigator]

I never worry about making young birds fly. Mine always go when they are ready.

[Okitsme]

Have you tried feeding them some corn before you let them out. I found that it took away the hunger pangs and the birds flew longer. If they are hungry they know the sooner they come down the sooner they can eat. Hope this helps.

[Guest shadow]

Hi all,

Have been letting my ybs out for about a month now, all they do is fly for a couple of minutes then up on the house and just flying across the roof etc.

They get a teaspoon of redband for every 2 birds early am. They get verselaga junior UK mixed with barley of an evening 70%junior, 30%barley, given an ounce per bird. They trap quick enough, perhaps I'm just impatient and they need more time before they start flying properly??

 

going by what you feed them would say they were hungry 1 oz per youngster is no enough

 

 

[just ask me]

Have you tried feeding them some corn before you let them out. I found that it took away the hunger pangs and the birds flew longer. If they are hungry they know the sooner they come down the sooner they can eat. Hope this helps.

 

good post just a little deputive will work

[pigeonman007]

Thank you for replies all, how much should I be giving them if ounce a day is not enough. Think I am perhaps being a bit to cautious on feeding. Had yb sickness symptoms in a couple of my older ybs and was told to cut right back on feeding to an ounce a day for ybs.

Will try the idea of feeding them a little before I let them out

[Tony C]

If they clear up that oz each evening keep feeding until they start leaving the barley.

[blackdog]

sounds like there hungry mate, i give mine quarter once red band morning and as much as they can eat, high protein y/bird no maze 2.45pm after they come in,this way they grow well

and exercise well.

[ritchie1]

allways make sure your birds are geting enough a once is not enough the birds wont fly if there not geting enough give them a once and a half at least when they come in and the birds will be better off never just give them a once because its not enough for young birds there just young birds and still growing

[chrisbonnie]

sorry to rob the thread lads

 

im kinda on the same tip, well, kinda

 

my dad and i got pigeons last week, he had them a s kid, my first venture

 

they`re only 5 weeks old, but flying onto the houses around the loft without any problem, i was just wondering, they dont seem to react to the can shaking to get them back in, they just alwasy come in when their ready, am i being paranoid this early, or is there something im missing?

[jimmy white]

sorry to rob the thread lads

 

im kinda on the same tip, well, kinda

 

my dad and i got pigeons last week, he had them a s kid, my first venture

 

they`re only 5 weeks old, but flying onto the houses around the loft without any problem, i was just wondering, they dont seem to react to the can shaking to get them back in, they just alwasy come in when their ready, am i being paranoid this early, or is there something im missing?

 

young birds at this age area little awkward , they do like exploring on other roofs etc,,  but with a little patience, they soon find out whats wanted of them,,they learn bad habits very easy,   best try and learn them the good habits,, reward  them with a little seed around the loft, when they hear  the sound that eventually they will ass, with food, [usualy rattle of tin and voice] , then get them in,, theres time enough to take things further after that

[jimmy white]

Hi all,

Have been letting my ybs out for about a month now, all they do is fly for a couple of minutes then up on the house and just flying across the roof etc.

They get a teaspoon of redband for every 2 birds early am. They get verselaga junior UK mixed with barley of an evening 70%junior, 30%barley, given an ounce per bird. They trap quick enough, perhaps I'm just impatient and they need more time before they start flying properly??

 

they will soon go when ready,, but hungry birds wont fly, maybe a tad more barley in their eving meal, might be worth a try,, letting them out and getting them in the same times often helps , they do get used to routine

[taffacre]

young birds should at least get an ounce and a quarter a day,quarter in the morning and an ounce in the evening,get yourself a small BELL,everytime you are about to feed them ring the bell,they will get use to this sound and even when they are not really hungry when you ring the bell they will respond and come in..  it works everytime for me.Dont use red band myself,personally its not for me.Dontb like giving youngbirds small seeds.

[chrisbonnie]

so an ounce and a quarter is about right for food, but try feed twice a day?

 

i just got another 8 pigeons from louella, they`re younger by about 2 weeks than my first 2, is it ok to feed them all the 1.5oz of feed per day?

[wilkins]

i feed half oz mix in the morning then at night full hopper of maples for 20 mins , from june this hopper will be barley with a little mix fed on trapping prior to this to get them going prior to training late june

[OLDYELLOW]

i wouldnt be worried at making them fly at all if they dont know there surroundings they are easily lost  

[pjc]

so an ounce and a quarter is about right for food, but try feed twice a day?

 

i just got another 8 pigeons from louella, they`re younger by about 2 weeks than my first 2, is it ok to feed them all the 1.5oz of feed per day?

 

I hope you have kept these new birds seperate from your others! You should keep new introduction quaranteened for at least a week.

[chrisbonnie]

 

I hope you have kept these new birds seperate from your others! You should keep new introduction quaranteened for at least a week.

 

only the first 2 days, diodnt know it had to be longer, whats the consequences?

 

[pigeonpete]

 

only the first 2 days, diodnt know it had to be longer, whats the consequences?

 

if your lucky they will be o.k, but can cause bother when you fetch y.bs in from various different sources, as all birds contain different bacteria, and when in contact with another y.b can make them sick. good luck with them im sure you will be fine, but try to keep em apart for at least a week why you treat the new batch for the normal, cocci,canker, worms. all the best