Breaking ybs

[westburylofts]

 

I have been able to get some yb's from a local fancier who has sadly passed away

they have not been raced or trained, but they have been flying out for a while.

 

How would you go about breaking them out to the new loft,

do not think i will be able to collect them from there old loft as they have gone.

 

any idears welcom

 

ray

[Dave A]

cut one wing down

[westburylofts]

 

Hi Mate

 

Have thought about doing that but i would like to race them next

season and they are nearly through the moult most only have

2/3 flights to go.

 

Ray

[Dave A]

could always remove the cut off flighs manually after they have settled and they will grow back

i have only done this once and it worked for me

but does cause a lot of stress to the pigeon by removing the flights

[Guest ian snaith]

soap them .............

[ACE LOFTS]

get some fairy liquid and soap there flights and let them walj around the garden and get them used to your call let them moult out slowly and ul find that u hopefully wont drop any.

[westburylofts]

 

Thanks  

I will give it some thought.

 

Ray

[Dave A]

thunk soaping is the better option

[westburylofts]

 

I know this might sound a little silly but would you have to soap

them every time you let them out

 

Ray

[NANCYVIEWLOFTS]

if you get an elastic band and loop it round one wing

after a week take out a couple of flights from inside the band a so on for the next couple of weeks the birds will have learned where they now live

because each week they can fly to the loft roof and then in the sky

this way there is no need to cut their wings

[jimmy white]

id be inclined to put them in a basket or wire crate on top ofthe loft every day give them a handfull of grub in it let them see all around then let them out hungry after your own birds have had their fly, late evening but wouldnt pull a flight out as this usualy grows in slightly shorter , or i would go along with ace,

[rockinrick]

id be inclined to put them in a basket or wire crate on top ofthe loft every day give them a handfull of grub in it let them see all around then let them out hungry after your own birds have had their fly, late evening but wouldnt pull a flight out as this usualy grows in slightly shorter , or i would go along with ace,

 

i go along with jimmy , along the lines of i would do similiar

[ACE LOFTS]

no u dont have to soap them every day 1's the soap is dryish it becomes sticky so u wont have to keep doing it let them moult it out.

[westy]

LET THEM SEE AROUND FOR 2-3 WEEKS THEN WHEN YBS DROP DOWN LET THEM WALK AROUND WITH THEM GIVE THEM A BATH DO THIS FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN KNOCK THEM UP I HAVE BROKE 3 YBS THIS YEAR THAT HAVE BBEN RACED AND LOFT FLYING AND ONE OF THEM IS IN THERE 3RD RACE TODAY.

[Guest speckled]

:-/ Well ray that what i am racing at the mo, broken y/bs.so if i can do it without soaping them up, sure ya can as well  ;D ;D ready to race them next year,its called a little patients & as long as thay hve settled in the loft ready for breeding next year,dont think ya have any worries. :-/ :-/ let them settle thay will soon know where there bread is buttered so to say..ok might mean that ya have to retrive them a few times (twicw with the 14 i had) think ya lucky ya got them as y/b & not as yearling.hope this helps its in the book. ;D ;D ;D Speck

[Guest]

wot ive always done is make sure the bird has plenty to see outside ur cot...in a flight would be best.

get them used to being in ur cot and when u go in there feed them small seeds to get used to u...peanuts would be better.after u see them behaving like the rest of ur birds then the day b4 u let them out keep their feed very light(so their hungry  but not starving).then when u let them out dont excite them in anyway, try to sit down and feed them small seeds...conditioner is ideal.

after they been out for a while put them back into the cot  and feed them a full feed.

peanuts can be very good for calming ur birds down when ur there with them.

after a few times out by the cot they will know that they will get a feed when they go back in....i always let new youngsters come out after 5pm at night till i get them under control.

 

[Wiley]

what ive always done to break pigeons out,is make sure they see alot around the loft,which i would basket them up and look around the area.Then i would try to get them down on a nest of eggs.and when you let them out make sure there hungry,and let them just walk outside the loft you dont want them flying straight out,just let them wonder if you have any nervous pigeons best of not letting them out with the pigeon/s that your breaking out cos they could get them up in the sky before ready to.weve always done this when breaking out pigeons and this year a cock we broke out flew lerwick where in the london north road combine only two were in racing time lol this pigeon was no were two weeks late lol