slow ybs

[Guest chrisss]

i have 8 ybs at the moment [oh wow i hear you cry :D] 7 have weaned ok the last one seems a bit slow altough the same age as the others it appears to be behind in picking up food/drink should i return it to the parents ,leave it where it is [yb loft] or bin it [bearing in mind its only feb and my only racing will be ybs at the end of july] with more than 8 i hope :D :D

[sapper756]

Personally I would give it a chance, and return it to it,s parents for one more night, then wean it.

[Castleview]

If it has a nest mate and that has weaned, I would give it a day and wean it off. If it doesn't wean I would bin it to stop its offspring becoming late weaners.

[carlsberg]

if they aint got the brains to eat and drink they wont have the brains to race

[Wiley]

if they aint got the brains to eat and drink they wont have the brains to race

 

how wrong that statement is! I take notes and spend ages of time in my loft and take individual notes on each young bird, sounds like alot of work but i enjoy it. Even i was pleasantly suprised, as like you i believed that statement. It was the year of 2002, a chequer pied cock was born, last one to pick up, still dunking his head after 10 days till he got the idea, and would you believe how well that pigeon raced, this pigeon in that year kept my loft in the frame, lost him as a 2 yr old but he had 4 x1st to his name, and 2x2nds and 4x3rds. I like you sure was pleasantly surprised, but then again maybe an exception to the rule. :-/

[jimmy white]

i have 8 ybs at the moment [oh wow i hear you cry :D] 7 have weaned ok the last one seems a bit slow altough the same age as the others it appears to be behind in picking up food/drink should i return it to the parents ,leave it where it is [yb loft] or bin it [bearing in mind its only feb and my only racing will be ybs at the end of july] with more than 8 i hope :D :D

 

if its healthy ,,give it a go

[Guest chrisss]

yep he/she is healthy enough only picks the small seeds and squeak's like mad even when feeding or full up or when it sees me [the wife has nicknamed it dim whats the betting if it gets through basic its my first bird back :D :D ]