Splitting Sexes

[geordie1234]

What point in the year do you separate the sexes??

 

Probably more for natural fanciers

[Wiley]

are you on about young birds?

[geordie1234]

are you on about young birds?

both

[Wiley]

young birds are usually split once they are start perching, and then ran together every friday all day before basketing. They are put together then 4 weeks before the combine, and then seperated the last race of the year. However due to time restraints havent been able to do that this year.

[geordie1234]

Thanks for your reply wiley

[adam owen]

my ybs get split after two races then they go on the roundabout and seperated after last race old birds cum off roundabout after last race rair a yb sit about 3 weeks on pot eggs then parted untill pairing following year stock get parted as soon as ive had wat ybs i want from them this year they bin parted since end april dnt wan them laying for no reason

[Guest IB]

I tend to leave splitting the sexes until after the last YB race in September as the hens' end is the YB end.

[william]

i split young cocks when going proud open hatch 30mins before basketing on friday let them run all day when they come home from race then split again sunday after exercise

[Guest stb-]

I split my racers up the day after they went to arras ,, they are now starting to go into a light body moult and are resting now that were yb racing

[geordie1234]

I now intend to start splitting my youngsters and put the old birds and ybs together once split how long do you think i should keep them in before letting them out there new loft

[geordie1234]

I have got my young cocks in the old birds loft with the rest of the cocks now there is 16 boxes 15 cocks but 2 of the young cocks have decided to share a box anyone seen this before! DEFO 2 cocks

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

I have got my young cocks in the old birds loft with the rest of the cocks now there is 16 boxes 15 cocks but 2 of the young cocks have decided to share a box anyone seen this before! DEFO 2 cocks

 

A had a pair ae flamers in a bowl on the floor under a board this year,they sat on boiled eggs fer aboot 2 months

 

If they're still quite young they might no take a box,see what happens in the coming months

[Guest IB]

I have got my young cocks in the old birds loft with the rest of the cocks now there is 16 boxes 15 cocks but 2 of the young cocks have decided to share a box anyone seen this before! DEFO 2 cocks

 

Think I've had 3 pairs of paired young cocks, I found they raced well too.

 

1 pair did remain paired together during winter months, was a wee bit worried on that one, but as soon as hens were introduced, well that was it all over.

[just ask me]

stock still together not paired or anything racers separated

[Guest Owen]

I do not like to have the birds in pairs for any longer than I have to do. I part the youngsters well before the first race and most of my widowhood cocks race unpaired. They are shown a hen as normal but they are not mated. I am a bit more lenient with the stock birds but I like to split them around April. The hens spend their time in an aviary and the cocks have the nest boxes and an aviary. This way I can get them moulted out early so that they are ready to breed again to give me early youngsters for the next year.

I do not want late youngsters from the stock birds and I see no reason why I would want to pair the widowhood cocks. Mine definitely race much better unpaired.

When it comes to exercise my birds will fly for hours on end because they are not distracted by family duties.