sparko Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 ive only got 8 birds so have to breed from these when they are ready but they are treading the hens and all are very keen with there partners so just waiting for the hens when they are ready now so hopefully i might get a couple to put in a race or two this season
cemetary Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 Best owe luck, they look well enough and content.
paddymac Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 Birds looking well sparko, best of luck with them breeding
sparko Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Posted February 18, 2015 thanks ,im having problems uploading them all ,oh well at least i got a couple up ATB Nick
Valiant Fifer Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 Keep at it you'll get there sparko!
Bryngwynt Lofts Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 Birds looking great mate,good luck with the breeding.Pleanty of time yet.to breed yourself. Team.
andy Burgess Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 loft looks very neat & tidy Nick . best of luck with the birds
sparko Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Posted February 18, 2015 loft looks very neat & tidy Nick . best of luck with the birds Thanks Andy ive moved them into the hens section so just put the breeding boxes up for now instead of v perches and the young will go in the cocks section with the pipo boxes so that will give me some time this season to get them there own breeding loft up i think its a bit late now anyway to separate the young for sliding door system so these breeders should be fine in the hens section for now i think.just got to keep myself patient for now as im dying to have some birds flying out especially for my son who goes down there every day cleaning out etc in all weather so i am going to give him the job of whistling the birds in on race and training days i think he will enjoy that .
William Reid Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 Thanks Andy ive moved them into the hens section so just put the breeding boxes up for now instead of v perches and the young will go in the cocks section with the pipo boxes so that will give me some time this season to get them there own breeding loft up i think its a bit late now anyway to separate the young for sliding door system so these breeders should be fine in the hens section for now i think.just got to keep myself patient for now as im dying to have some birds flying out especially for my son who goes down there every day cleaning out etc in all weather so i am going to give him the job of whistling the birds in on race and training days i think he will enjoy that .Birds and set up looking really good nick, just make sure your boy has a pocket of peanuts to give to the birds
geordie1234 Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 Do you have any pics of outside the loft and the scenery?
William Reid Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 Do you have any pics of outside the loft and the scenery?Nick has posted some pics of location before George .
sparko Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Posted February 19, 2015 Do you have any pics of outside the loft and the scenery?and this is the cocks section for young birds
sparko Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Posted February 19, 2015 Looks class m8Thanks m8 ,ive made a couple of alterations to the ventilation since these pics and its working alot better now probably be next year when im set up properly with a breeding loft too and have a bigger team of birds to breed with but im not going big just 9 or 10 pair will do me as im planning on having 36 ish birds total come race time in this loft 18 cocks and 18 hens and maybe 1 or 2 without a box to keep them on there toes oh and ive got to get a solar panel up too as we have no electric at this site given to us by the town thanks again and im very happy with the loft being my first project what my son and i built all by hand saw
ovy1255 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 Been having a look at you position on google earth --whats the weather like where you are and is there many fanciers there?
sparko Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Posted February 19, 2015 Been having a look at you position on google earth --whats the weather like where you are and is there many fanciers there?well the winters are bleak but not terribly cold because of the gulf stream but it can get to minus 10 ish on a bad day and the summer is 24hr daylight and mainly dry with temps up into 20s on good days but the wind chill factor keeps it down to mainly 15 ish i noticed the lofts the other year and thats how i got going and apparently they have raced them since 1989 i think and this year i think there is 23 members racing and getting bigger the last 2 or 3 years and the furthest we can race is 400km alb Nick
walterboswell59 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 birds and loft looking good sparko the only problem with latebred hens is some of them can go through all the motions breeding nesting but not lay for months so dont be to worried its just that there bodies are not mature enough the will all lay in time but only when there body clock tells them to good luck with them m8 hope you get what you want off them they look in great condition anyway
sparko Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Posted February 19, 2015 birds and loft looking good sparko the only problem with latebred hens is some of them can go through all the motions breeding nesting but not lay for months so dont be to worried its just that there bodies are not mature enough the will all lay in time but only when there body clock tells them to good luck with them m8 hope you get what you want off them they look in great condition anywayThanks Walter i do understand it could be a while with the hens but they are happy enough and im sure i can wait a couple more months,the first thing i was told when i got these eggs in england was be patient with them atb Nick
walterboswell59 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 Thanks Walter i do understand it could be a while with the hens but they are happy enough and im sure i can wait a couple more months,the first thing i was told when i got these eggs in england was be patient with them atb Nickgood advice pal
walterboswell59 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 the other thing you may have in your favour is the allmost 24 hours of daylight might help latebreds mature sooner who knows
sparko Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Posted February 19, 2015 yes that may help also they did moult last year but not the flights so maybe that could bring them on a bit too ?
walterboswell59 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 yes that may help also they did moult last year but not the flights so maybe that could bring them on a bit too ?hope it all works out pal
gulkie Posted February 20, 2015 Report Posted February 20, 2015 Hi nick How many hour,s day light will there be when your old birds Are Racing .?
sparko Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Posted February 20, 2015 Hi nick How many hour,s day light will there be when your old birds Are Racing .?we have 24hr daylight come mid june.
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