Darkness Team

[philg50]

I am going to Darkness youngsters this year ,i have just rung some and i reckon i will be finished breeding my team by end of February,what i would like to know with your help !! when do i put them on darkness, what length of time do you darken them for each day, and when do you take them off ,I would be greatfull for your help.

[paddymac]

I put my Ybs on the darkness from the word go but I didn't wean them over until they were about 20-30 days old. I opened up the loft at 8:30 each morning and darkened it down again at 4:30pm in the afternoon. I kept them on this system until around 20th June and was able to fly the full programme with a select few.

[dal2]

Put them on when they perch....give them a min amount of weeks at your discretion then get then off by longest day

[greenlands]

Might something of interest in the link.Like Steve mine go on darkness once they are all perching but I take mine off sooner,usually the end of May.

 

Gave up with the link mate,type darkness in the search box,top right.

[leslie24williams49]

I am going to Darkness youngsters this year ,i have just rung some and i reckon i will be finished breeding my team by end of February,what i would like to know with your help !! when do i put them on darkness, what length of time do you darken them for each day, and when do you take them off ,I would be greatfull for your help.

make sure your hens are sitting and/or yb,s for the national races,they will hold the moult back well,otherwise you may have to have lights on until 10.30 every night after they come off darkness to limit the number of dark hours...motivation also... :drinking-coffee-200: