Youngsters

[sapper756]

With the breeding season well and truly underway, it would be nice to hear how PB members breeding of their 2011 young bird team is progressing.

 

So, how many youngsters have you got weaned?

 

How many youngsters are in the nest?

 

What size of young bird team, do you intend to have?

 

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[DJWa]

With the breeding season well and truly underway, it would be nice to hear how PB members breeding of their 2011 young bird team is progressing.

 

 

Thank you in advance for the replies

 

So, how many youngsters have you got weaned? 0 got 13 gift birds

 

How many youngsters are in the nest? 16 and just rung the 1st 2 yesterday

 

What size of young bird team, do you intend to have? 40/50

 

14pr on eggs and about 20 other y/bs coming in

 

then ive some of these going out to breeder buyer h4h sales etc

[budgie]

Breeding going well.To date we have 23 weaned,15 to move at the weekend and another 32 just hatching from our chosen stock/ National Doos.By the last week in April all nests will be cleared and the pigeons will be put on roundabout up to the 1st Inland National then re-paired for their chosen race.

Good Luck to all 2011

Edited March 29, 2011 by budgie

[alec guinness]

have none at the moment,first hatch will be at the weekend and we hope to have 50-55 for racing. :)

[dal2]

Got aboot 40 wae another 20 tae move shortly.Will be cut back to 50 wae commitments and cull

[grizzal]

we have 20 weaned and 4 in the nest,and we have

bred 16 for other club members

[thomasd]

40 yb's not flying yet but i have let them out about 15 times they have got the hang of the trapping when called in food time all looking well no more breeding finsh few weeks now

[JohnQuinn]

None weaned yet but have rung 23 in the last 4 days most floated under foster parents from what i consider my best, with my second round eggs in the nest. Total will be 50 this year, i really MUST get my numbers down for next year.

[geordie1234]

9 in the nest 12 -14 days old another 4 to hatch hope to have a team on 20-25 ybs

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

20 just messing about on the hut roof and lander at the moment,30 in the nest and the stock doos are back on eggs due to hatch fairly soon so that'll be another 22 all goin to plan.

 

may take the odd summer or latebred youngster if something does well-fingers crossed

[kirky]

sold 30 kept 20 for myself another 40 to 50 in nests.

[BLACK W F]

got 50 and never bred a one yet

[dal2]

got 50 and never bred a one yet

 

You mus thave guid mates Alan or ye bin dippin the hoosekeepin

[BLACK W F]

You mus thave guid mates Alan or ye bin dippin the hoosekeepin

 

 

got plenty good mates and top men in their clubs /feds but why buy 4 wast of tim buy 10 or 12 and hammer them oot you,ll always get a deal

[yeboah]

None as yet will start to hatch next week onwards ,only going to keep 40 to race this year rest will be gifted to friends .

[gladiator lofts]

twelve weaned this week another twenty eight next week then will put on darkness these are to race will let some of stock go down again

[shweet]

38 young birds all flying and ranging well. Have them on darkness and feathers are dropping and growing really well. Chuffed to bits with them.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

none weaned as yet but there are about 32 in the nest, we only had 2 clear eggs and that was a pair that laid 5 days after being put together so we consider it an excellent hatch ,most are rung with only 6 more due to be rung tonight and that is all we are having and they should all be split the weekend of the first race and no more hatched after that

[lanarkshire lad]

Hope to have about 50ish for racing.8 split and a few in the nest,. any doubtfull ones are in the bin its hard enough to win with your very best never mind a dodgy one.No more mr nice guy back o the auld way if in doubt hit it a clout.

[Henrik]

15 weaned another 13 in nest n prob breed another 16 from stock birds, time yb racing comes around hope to have around the 30 to race but we,ll just have to wait and see.

[Guest Owen]

I have really gone over the top this year because I normally rear about 30 youngsters and settle for around 25 to race through. I expect to have about 16/17 left at the end of the year. This year I got carried away after a bad start with the stock birds breaking eggs and fighting like demons. I have 55 parted off and 20 something in the nest. Never mind because I have the space and I will just have to try them and select from there. I will not need many if any young hens for next year and the young cocks will be kept on the basis of which ones proove to be better that my current Widowhood Team. Bearing in mind that some of the adult cocks are preety good at their job the youngsters will have to get stuck in to have any hope of being selected.