Abandoned ybs

[brerjr17]

please can anybody tell why my yearlings have lost interest in feeding there ybs now that they are about 2 weeks old? is there anything i can do to stop the ybs going backwards other than locking them in the boxes with there parents, as i have never had this problem before.

[Guest shadow]

check for redmite infestation under nestbowls first

[Guest]

I would guess that it just looks that way.  

 

14 days is about right for the cock and hen to start going down again, looks for all the world that they have lost interest in the youngster, but it'll get fed still.

 

If there's a gallipot of food in there for ybs, they'll also start feeding on their own from that age..

[jimmy white]

check for redmite infestation under nestbowls first

plus put galley pot of maples in box and keep full,,,watch theres not another older pair chasing them out their box

 

 

[THE FIFER]

its always best if possible to pair a yearling with an older bird, yearlings can be lazy feeders also keen to mate again before youngsters are ready to feed themself.

[madmaxlofts]

do you leave corn in all the time

i find if you leave corn in its makes them lazy

feeding the young

[Chatrace]

Pump them with Wet Pellets