WEANING

[jimmy white]

when the ybs are hatched i put galley pots in each box and keep topped up with  maples and tic beans and a few peanuts [wich are eaten first ] i feed all birds with a mixture on the floor [ they dont eat much maize anyway whilst feeding young,] i also put babies milk powder in the water, i find this way the ybs see the old birds eating and are eating themselves quite young, which doesnt take as much out the ob,s, but still leave them with parents until at least 21 days old, sometimes later depending when i separate a few, at the one time , i also find the ybs have more confidence in you at an early age , when putting your hand in a few times a day to fill the pots , i continue to feed a high protein diet , if i were keen to win yb races i would lighten the mix,