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Aye, they're loving it. Enjoying basking in the sun and having good flights in between basking sessions. fairly perked them up after the recent depressing weather. :)

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naw there luvin it

 

Give it a few more days there will be plenty with young bird sickness

hows that m8 ?

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is there anyone in the uk finding the heat wave in the uk affecting there birds?

Aye they're looking great more the better

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Just found in extreme heat and when doos are working round the loft it seems to rear it's ugly head maybe wrong but i did see lots of panting doos today...my old yeens flew for 5 mins and went back in the loft

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They maybe don't exercise as well when it's very hot and humid but you can't beat heat for bringing on condition

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Not going to disagree with an old guy like yir self :emoticon-0136-giggle: . But my birds disappear for longer and exercise better when weather is good . Horses for courses old YIN. :emoticon-0136-giggle:

m8 of mine said that once ,,, birds were on roof 3 streets doon instead of 2 lol no saying your are though

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Just found in extreme heat and when doos are working round the loft it seems to rear it's ugly head maybe wrong but i did see lots of panting doos today...my old yeens flew for 5 mins and went back in the loft

Young bird sickness is not caused wae heat george

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From experience ive found when a heat spell does hit, some fanciers decide to basket there young birds for the first time, and instead of going very early morning or late evening, they decide to basket about an hour or two before lunch time. Generally on these first tosses the birds make mistakes and it isnt he case of out of the basket then home. This applied with the heat causes the birds stress and dehydration. Then young bird sickness rears its head, and thats been the case for many years in London and Essex area. The first thing people ask when they say they got young bird sickness is "you didnt train em on such a day in those temperatures did you?"

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Young bird sickness is not caused wae heat george

Yeah I know that mate but stress can bring it on...for instance I went training yesterday morning bt got a stinker they were coming in ones and twos all day...coupled with the heat and stress I will keep a very close eye on my ybs

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Toss 1 Monday 8.35 lib 9 miles. 50 sent 2 together after 2.10 mins dribbled in one next two days.48/50

Toss 2 Wednesday. 10.30 lib same 9 miles. 44 sent came into village on a batch of 200, two dropped out rest carried on. 41/44

 

Hate young uns

 

Yeah I know that mate but stress can bring it on...for instance I went training yesterday morning bt got a stinker they were coming in ones and twos all day...coupled with the heat and stress I will keep a very close eye on my ybs

Yer quite right to do so

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I think its mainly stress that brings on youngbird sickness.darkness ,training, feeding light picking arround the gutters and when the temps rise it rears its head......

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Any sort of stress can trigger y/b/s, that includes heat stress.

Was nudging 35C here yesterday and I wouldn't dream of exercising my youngsters in that sort of heat. Looked in at the youngsters a few times yesterday and you could tell by looking at them they were uncomfortable with it.

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Birds out the day didn't fly long sun is gone now 4.00 would liked to start training but oppressive heat thundry if you know what I mean ,don't like training in this weather ,hold fire me thinks !!!

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A mate of mine lost a few yesterday 19 I think,

went off roaming,one reported last night,he's been and collected it.(injured)

He usually lets his youngsters out around midday ..it was to hot I thought

4 or 5 back this morning one was a sticker mealy cock I bred him.

I've been letting my youngsters out first thing around 5.30 yesterday no training!

Today the same flew around for 40 mins,then a flock of trainers heading south.

Mine went with them, :) all arrived back in drips and drabs.last one back around 7.30

Saved me taking down the road ;)

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