Do You Handle Your Youngsters

[Ian McKay]

Do you handle your chicks between birth and ringing

[Kyleakin Lofts]

Yes, to check they are OK, then not until ringing unless I think they are not right.

[billt]

Not until ring time if all looks well

[ALF]

no they are only handled when ringing them

[alex young]

No.

[Wiley]

From ringing onwards everyday

[King billy 2]

Never desturbed nesting young birds until ringing you could make a perfect young bird out of balance with moving them about right hand or left handed cheers

[paddymac]

Yes but only when they are feathered and about 14 days old.

[buster151]

Only to ring

[PIGEON_MAN]

Not normally unless I can see a problem.

[philg50]

No,just when ringin.

[andy Burgess]

Do you handle your chicks between birth and ringing

 

no .

[greenlands]

No, but when rung checked for a couple of days to make sure the rings are still on after that daily to get them use with me.

[Roland]

Some time of course to, as Kyleakin Lofts  does. Other than that I don't.

I believe one must use one or the other of what they intend. Nice small compartment where they are easy to catch and become very tame ... A great belief, which I feel may well bear some merit, is that single birds will fly to the owner - Like a mate.

I know more probably have tame birds with great success... and able to spend time.

I, personally, don't, can't spend the time, so I feel catching and handling odd times does more harm via upsetting them... Even causing stress - especially after a time, via doing this.

So I have pretty wild birds. Another reason I always enter a compartment and move very quietly around when feeding etc. I will most days spend 10 minutes or so just 'Being There and allowing them to settle again.

Nind also on open loft ones' time is curtailed at to actual time that can be spent and handling them.

[KEVIN ELLIOTT]

Do you handle your chicks between birth and ringing

 

 

NO JUST WHEN THAY NEED A RING ON THAT IS IT

TILL THAY GET MOVED INTO THERE OWN LOFT