young bird team

[simon9]

anybody got any ideas on number of y.bs to start next season with.i want a manageable amount that im going to train from hutches.but also enough to cope with losses.cheers

[little sam]

15 - 20

[simon9]

thanks little sam i was thinking 15ish

[Guest spin cycle]

thanks little sam i was thinking 15ish

 

have you any birds yet..or flying out. my only reason for asking is that come next year it'll help get youngsters in if you've something flying out that comes in to the corn tin...get a pair of fantails now perhaps. train them up to fly round and come in ..could save some grief next year. its something i wish i'd done

[simon9]

no not got birds yet spin cycle.thanks for the advice mate.i,ll go and get a pair of fantails going

[Ronnie]

depends how many you want to race as old birds.If you want a team of 12 w/h cocks for instance you would need 12 hens to go with them.So without losse's you would need 24 to start with.then take in losse's lets be genorous and say u lose 4 may be more maybe less so that puts us on 28 out of the 28 you will lose a few as yearlings say 5 so you will have to take that into account.Then you need to think if you are having stock birds or just breeding of racers.If i had to start again i would write everything down that ive said above and also leave a few percent for just bad birds.And would then work out the figures and space available.Remember youngbirds left at the end of the season will be breeding your future young birds so you need to make sure there is enough for that as well unless you want to keep bringing in new birds each year.