wondering

[Guest]

hi im wondering if this would be ok or if anybody has tryed it im making a new loft  for roundabout but i wnting to build an extra end so the cocks will not be in their nest boxes during a racing week and i put them in on a thu or friday just the same as hens idea being little bit more motavation on a friday  they will have all winter in their nest boxes eggs  babies etcc thanks scott

[Guest]

another member posted (cant remember which thread) how he cocked - up by having the cocks on perches part the season because he had mis-understood the system. when he discovered his mistake and put the cocks back in boxed section all went well ? think the post was about genuine mistakes made this season .                    andy.

[Guest southern and mason]

hi im wondering if this would be ok or if anybody has tryed it im making a new loft  for roundabout but i wnting to build an extra end so the cocks will not be in their nest boxes during a racing week and i put them in on a thu or friday just the same as hens idea being little bit more motavation on a friday  they will have all winter in their nest boxes eggs  babies etcc thanks scott

 

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[Guest Owen]

NO. Don't do it. Cocks need to be in with their boxes. Whether they are loose in the parting or locked up, is a matter of choice.

[vanlink]

This may work once for some cocks but can equally de-motivate some. I have tried this method and found it a complete disaster. I have come to the conclusion that cocks naturally need a nest site. They can quite easily manage without a hen but not having a nest site (territory) is a worry to them. I would reserve it for a cock that was not performing, take him out early in the week and put him back in a couple of days before basketing not on basketing or else he will be too wound up. I have found that it is better to keep yearling cocks in a section with perches before they have had any nests and then introduce them to the main racing loft during the season when a box becomes free. They will love this and take to it right away. Just put them some where quiet with the hen of the box first for a couple of hours then into the loft and they will follow the hen to the box then later take the hen away and they will adopt it. Its then theirs and they will race well to it, sometimes better than a cock that has been allowed to breed because they are so chuffed to find a nest site. Remember widowhood works on the principle of what may happen not what has happened before. Do you get excited about what you are going to do or what you have done in the past?  

[Guest valiant]

motavation is the key to win.

[chickadee]

motavation is the key to win.

 

And you should know as you have a brilliant year and last year as well topping the club and the fed on many occasions