andy Burgess Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 ive noticed a few struggling with raising youngsters , suffering with watery droppings etc. what do you do to make sure that the youngsters you raise are big and healthy ??.
demolition man Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 Never found raising baby hard, I believe good food plenty of grit minrals and clay blocks, oils on the food and natraline in the water once a week job done
dal2 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 ive noticed a few struggling with raising youngsters , suffering with watery droppings etc. what do you do to make sure that the youngsters you raise are big and healthy ??.singles best, jag young and canker when spaned???Water the thing and the quicker the better!!! Feed something they feed on easy and change to wot ye are gan tae feed quickly! KILL WOT YE DINNY LIKE AND GET THE RING BACK ASAP!!!!
demolition man Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 singles best, jag young and canker when spaned???Water the thing and the quicker the better!!! Feed something they feed on easy and change to wot ye are gan tae feed quickly! KILL WOT YE DINNY LIKE AND GET THE RING BACK ASAP!!!! can i ask wot jag is plz. and why would you need to canker?
dal2 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 can i ask wot jag is plz. and why would you need to canker?JAg for typhoid in nest and myxo later. Canker cos have always done it even tho the parents are treated before pairing???Belt and braces but just feel it stops the babies going backwards?
cemetary Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 Good food, i like to use farm beans when rearing ybs, clean fresh water, plenty of minerals, i also like using pellets, had no problem with rearing a good yb.
andy Burgess Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Posted February 19, 2012 Good food, i like to use farm beans when rearing ybs, clean fresh water, plenty of minerals, i also like using pellets, had no problem with rearing a good yb. what pellets and how many ?? % of feed or in a seperate trough or pot .
billt Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 Mine is dead simple Andy, A good breeding mix, black minerals and grit and I don't breed youngsters that I don't like the look of, if I did I'd be looking at the parents
dwh Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 LIKE STEVE SAYS BIN WOT YER THINK WEAKLINGS PLENTY OF BEANS GOOD CLEAN FOOD CLEAN WATER
ALF Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 CHICKEN LAYER PELLETS FOR ME WHEN BREEDING I WILL GET THEM IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO NOT PAIRED YET SO NAE RUSH FOR THEM BUT I HAVE 10 BAGS OFF FARM BEANS THE NOO TAE FOR REARING
dal2 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 Mine is dead simple Andy, A good breeding mix, black minerals and grit and I don't breed youngsters that I don't like the look of, if I did I'd be looking at the parents Do ye get the required babies in hand always???
billt Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 Do ye get the required babies in hand always??? I don't single rear and all my youngsters are equal size in the nest
dal2 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 I don't single rear and all my youngsters are equal size in the nestI canny get that. I often get a hen sittin tight wae first egg and swap diffo size squabs frae nest tae nest? That wusnea wot i meant tho and really asked aboot whether ye culled wot ye didny like after spaning?(moving)
Henrik Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 Beans Andy, they rear braw y/bs on Beans
dwh Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 I don't single rear and all my youngsters are equal size in the nestNEVER HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE QUALITY OF OUR YBS BUT ALWAYS HAD THE ODD PAIR WHERE YER GET DIFFERENT SIZE YBSTHERE'S ALWAYS ONE WILL BE MORE DOMINANT IN THE NEST OR AN UNEVEN CHIP SINGLE REARED DEFFO THE BEST WAY TO GO [JMO]
billt Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 I canny get that. I often get a hen sittin tight wae first egg and swap diffo size squabs frae nest tae nest? That wusnea wot i meant tho and really asked aboot whether ye culled wot ye didny like after spaning?(moving) No I really don't get different sized young, and what is it you don't like about the cull ones when you've weaned?
cemetary Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 what pellets and how many ?? % of feed or in a seperate trough or pot . Andy when a make the pale up for all the birds i mix a handfull into the pale, mix through and feed the birds, i also give Hormoform as well mixed with the corn.
dal2 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 No I really don't get different sized young, and what is it you don't like about the cull ones when you've weaned? LOADS???Back is the most important for me!! Nae tails in air!!! Nae flighty bassas!!! Nae runts and nae massive cocks!!! Nae badly fooks and nae sittin doon as babies!!!! No a big fan of frills and quiffs and bent keels wae babies are for the bin!!! Dinny like squeakin and gruntin after a week spaned and anything that sits on roofs constantly is gone!!! Harsh?
geordie1234 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 How can you judge what's not good in the nest to be able to know when to get rid? Droppings? Size?
alec guinness Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 LOADS???Back is the most important for me!! Nae tails in air!!! Nae flighty bassas!!! Nae runts and nae massive cocks!!! Nae badly fooks and nae sittin doon as babies!!!! No a big fan of frills and quiffs and bent keels wae babies are for the bin!!! Dinny like squeakin and gruntin after a week spaned and anything that sits on roofs constantly is gone!!! Harsh? not too harsh m8,do see a lot of the above annoying me aswell. ;)
geordie1234 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 What about youbg yeens clicking? Have been told thats normally the cocks
billt Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 LOADS???Back is the most important for me!! Nae tails in air!!! Nae flighty bassas!!! Nae runts and nae massive cocks!!! Nae badly fooks and nae sittin doon as babies!!!! No a big fan of frills and quiffs and bent keels wae babies are for the bin!!! Dinny like squeakin and gruntin after a week spaned and anything that sits on roofs constantly is gone!!! Harsh? You're a hard man For me if it's fit and healthy It'll make the race team along with the rest, you might have binned a bucketful of winners, as they say, they win in all shapes and sizes
dal2 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 not too harsh m8,do see a lot of the above annoying me aswell. ;)I am delighted that the info drummed intae me John by two old men(old boy and uncle Jim) isnae just a Dalgliesh theory :emoticon-0123-party:
dal2 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 You're a hard man For me if it's fit and healthy It'll make the race team along with the rest, you might have binned a bucketful of winners, as they say, they win in all shapes and sizesDefo Bill but I huvnae handled many winners that I didny like in my hand!!!!!We killed a cock for sittin on loft roof and his nestmate, also a cock, scored twice in gold cup!!!!!
billt Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 What about youbg yeens clicking? Have been told thats normally the cocks Yes, I love that George
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