First Ever Young Birds

[geordie1234]

That's why i reminded you i handed my ets and manual clock in tonight

Cheers mate i will send him a txt tomorrow to get it to him

[geordie1234]

Quick questions guys 2 of my pairs on ybs have moved boxes and left the yb in the nest the ybs are about 20 days and 16 days this normal!

 

The 20 day old one i could probably wean but i dont want to move it over itself

[travis]

Geo, the parents will just be looking for a site for their next nest, they will still return to the original box to look after the YBs. Depending on the size of your nest boxes some people put two nest bowls in the original box or nest bowl stands so one is on a shelf over the other. Do you put a pot of food in the nest box? It encourages the YBs to peck watching the OBs, ATB

[geordie1234]

Geo, the parents will just be looking for a site for their next nest, they will still return to the original box to look after the YBs. Depending on the size of your nest boxes some people put two nest bowls in the original box or nest bowl stands so one is on a shelf over the other. Do you put a pot of food in the nest box? It encourages the YBs to peck watching the OBs, ATB

Yes ive got pots in there for them felt the yb crop and feels like there is plenty of food in it too will the return to the original box to lay

[travis]

If they start to nest somewhere else i doubt they would go back to 1st nest, (might go back for 3rd nest?) Ive known some pairs to leave the 1st nest site and move to a new site when the 1st YBs are weaned away, often a pair will have 1st nest in a nest box and then move to a corner on the floor. It depends on your loft and space that you have, when you've a full OB loft the 2nd nest bowl in the box may suit better

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

In future when you see the cock starting to look at the hen again put a second bowl in the other corner of the box.This usually stops them going somewhere else.Not always though