AGE TO RING

[oldguy]

Ive searched the various posts but cant find the one that will answer my question

 

at what age (days) is best to ring the young birds ?

 

kev

[chichichi]

when they are the right size,, sometimes it will be 5 days sometimes 7.. there is no definative day to do it,,

 

do it too early and the ring sometimes slips off

do it too late and you'll need fairy liquid..

 

so the answer is between 5 and 9 days..

 

goodluck

 

ant

[pjc]

Kev, it depends on the development of your young birds, I am ringing the racers at 5 days and the show racers at 10 days as they rings are different sizes.

Try at 5 days and if the ring slides back off easily then leave it another day and try again.

 

Phil

[Guest Vic]

EIGHT DAYS OLD. Impossible to lose a ring in the nest, and not imposible to get them on. If a ring does come off at 8 days old, Dispose of the weakling.  ALWAYS

carry a paper towel, and a small portion of vaseline, just in case you have the dates wrong yourself. The paper towel is to hold the ybs  front three  greasy toes, if you have miscalculated. But a good fancier can "feel" when they are ready for ringing.   

[pjc]

i wouldn't get rings on at 8 days without lube!

[Guest marksimpson]

Ive searched the various posts but cant find the one that will answer my question

 

at what age (days) is best to ring the young birds ?

 

kev

hi kev how long before you pick birds up as things is changing pretty rapidly here with aviary asap please kev

 

 

[Guest TAMMY_1]

Ive searched the various posts but cant find the one that will answer my question

 

at what age (days) is best to ring the young birds ?

 

kev

 

you just know by picking the birds up and holding them, I tend to do it a bit later than do it too early, have never rung a pigeon before 7 days old

[oldguy]

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thanks to all for the info re age to ring

 

kev

[bluey]

A good clue for me is when the young birds droppings appear on the edge and around the nest bowl. A sign that they have grown and developed to the right size for ringing.

[NANCYVIEWLOFTS]

years ago when breeding pellets first came out for racing pigeons i thought i would give them a try

the youngsters grew so quickly in the first week that if you did not ring them before 7 days old you struggled to get the ring on  but after 11 days old they seemed to level the rate of growth  off to a normal rate

did not see any great difference in size or quality  of youngsters at weaning time but there was no wastage of food as the old birds did not scatter it looking for certain grains

i alwats ring now about 7 days but i am always checking as it also gets the youngsters used to being handled at an early age

[Michael J Burden]

Can these show rings be put on racers and sent to a race?

[pjc]

show racer rings as with NPA rings are not recognised for racing

[chickadee]

We have done it at 5 days before and they tend to lose the rings so it's best to do it about 7 days.