Moved House - How Do I Break My Birds

[Guest C Visser]

I moved house after the racing season. Im only about 1/4 mile away, but i know i will have trouble to settle them. What is the best way of doing this.

Thanks Colum

[kirky]

should not be a problem thats less than 500 yards.

[geordie1234]

should not be a problem thats less than 500 yards.

how would you go about it if it was further like half a mile as im moving in 3 weeks and taking my doos with me ?

[ALF]

IF THE DOOS ARE GOING BACK INTO THE SAME LOFT THEN THAT IS HALF THE BATTLE AS THEY WILL SETTLE A LOT QUICKER BUT GET A CAGE/AVIARY UP ON THE LOFT AND LET THEM SEE ABOUT BUT IF IT WAS ME AND I HAD ONLY MOVED MY BIRDS A 1/4 MILE JUST AFTER RACING I WOULD HAVE HAD THEM OUT WITHIN A WEEK TO A FORTNIGHT THE SAME AS I DID WHEN I MOVED MY LOFT 7 YRS AGO

[kirky]

how would you go about it if it was further like half a mile as im moving in 3 weeks and taking my doos with me ?

i moved 4 mls what i did is i took all my birds in baskets to new address and let them go for 2 weeks before i moved once loft was up i let all the cocks out half was back the same night rest was on loft next morning left cocks flying out a few days then let them out with hens all settled within 2 days, but still had problems when racing as some went to old address first,

[demolition man]

how would you go about it if it was further like half a mile as im moving in 3 weeks and taking my doos with me ?

 

Go to the place your moving to and toss the birds every day for the 3 weeks, then pair the birds in the new loft once you moved in, allow the birds to view the front of the loft for a couple of days then let one sex out break them then break the oppersite sex, by tossing the birds from where your moving to helps them to find there way back, believe me this works.

 

Regards

 

i moved 4 mls what i did is i took all my birds in baskets to new address and let them go for 2 weeks before i moved once loft was up i let all the cocks out half was back the same night rest was on loft next morning left cocks flying out a few days then let them out with hens all settled within 2 days, but still had problems when racing as some went to old address first,

 

 

Whoops you got there before me

[geordie1234]

IF THE DOOS ARE GOING BACK INTO THE SAME LOFT THEN THAT IS HALF THE BATTLE AS THEY WILL SETTLE A LOT QUICKER BUT GET A CAGE/AVIARY UP ON THE LOFT AND LET THEM SEE ABOUT BUT IF IT WAS ME AND I HAD ONLY MOVED MY BIRDS A 1/4 MILE JUST AFTER RACING I WOULD HAVE HAD THEM OUT WITHIN A WEEK TO A FORTNIGHT THE SAME AS I DID WHEN I MOVED MY LOFT 7 YRS AGO

see adont think i will have much trouble as i only got mine july august and none have ever raced to me

 

Alf the second 2 ybs you gave me have turned out belters

[Guest C Visser]

Go to the place your moving to and toss the birds every day for the 3 weeks, then pair the birds in the new loft once you moved in, allow the birds to view the front of the loft for a couple of days then let one sex out break them then break the oppersite sex, by tossing the birds from where your moving to helps them to find there way back, believe me this works.

 

Regards

 

 

 

 

Whoops you got there before me

 

A friend told me as long as they are in the same lofts, this will help them settle them and after i have them paired up to let them out as this should help them to stay. Well i hope. I wont be looking forward to it, either way

 

Go to the place your moving to and toss the birds every day for the 3 weeks, then pair the birds in the new loft once you moved in, allow the birds to view the front of the loft for a couple of days then let one sex out break them then break the oppersite sex, by tossing the birds from where your moving to helps them to find there way back, believe me this works.

 

Regards

 

 

 

 

Whoops you got there before me

 

A friend told me as long as they are in the same lofts, this will help them settle them and after i have them paired up to let them out as this should help them to stay. Well i hope. I wont be looking forward to it, either way

[geordie1234]

i wont be taking my loft as its sh*t im going to be building a brand new loft canny wait

[kirky]

i wont be taking my loft as its sh*t im going to be building a brand new loft canny wait

would be better to settle them to old loft first at new address then you can take you time building new loft.

[geordie1234]

would be better to settle them to old loft first at new address then you can take you time building new loft.

A wish a could mate but a built it in such a daft way you couldn't take it dowm and put it up lol

[marmite]

when i moved 6 yr ago i moved 20ml up the coast put new loft up then paired up broke cocks within ten days of moving them driving hens then broke hens sitting whole race team broke within a mnth of moving in dec birds that went bk to old address i collected only once then tryed them again left them sitting at old address for the rest of time they soon made there way bk when they got really hungry that season racing broken birds that had to fly over old loft location to get home won chanel avgs and was runner up inland avgs and got 5 wins in ob season i reckon it was all the free training i was getting with birds doing 40ml round trip to visit old location before start of season birds where well fit but it can be done quickly as long as they have been kept seperated a good while before move by the way i lost 2 of the 50 i rehomed trying to break them hope this hlps atb clive. ps u must be a bit hard hearted and not keep going to get them from old address leave them sitting there they get fed up