Beware - Basket Drinkers

[REDCHEQHEN]

As is usual, the youngsters start their basket training on a Saturday morning, they go in the basket early on a Saturday morning weather permitting and sit in the basket until the early evening with the drinkers on.

 

One of the youngsters has some terrible injuries from the wire on one of those blue drinkers. The wire got down the life ring, pierced the youngsters legs and at some point it has been thrashing about and the wing looks like it's been hawked, feathers missing etc. The leg was pouring with blood

 

Perhaps we need to shorten the wires on the drinkers but wonder if that would be even more dangerous

 

Has anybody else has any accidents or injuries with these blue drinkers?

[THE FIFER]

stick a bit rubber or something on the ends of them, i have drinkers on the cages which are on the landing boards for youngsters getting a look around etc,

[REDCHEQHEN]

stick a bit rubber or something on the ends of them, i have drinkers on the cages which are on the landing boards for youngsters getting a look around etc,

 

 

Good idea (I don't think my brain works anymore!)

[andy Burgess]

hope the bird makes a good recovery

[Kyleakin Lofts]

Thanks for the warning and solution. Hope the youngster recovers quickly.

[eastcoaster]

Had same thing last year I now put tape around the end ,thick enough so it can't go down the birds ring .

[buster151]

Had same thing last year I now put tape around the end ,thick enough so it can't go down the birds ring .

Would a piece of cork off wine bottle or something similar be good enough

[paddymac]

I had the same experience a few seasons back when basket training my Ybs also, I now use cork bottle tops that I have tapered so their not too bulky that has solved the problem.

[THE FIFER]

I had the same experience a few seasons back when basket training my Ybs also, I now use cork bottle tops that I have tapered so their not too bulky that has solved the problem.

 

[REDCHEQHEN]

It just so happens I bought a bag of corks to cover the screws coming through the roof and walls in the loft when dafta*se used ones that were too long!

 

hope the bird makes a good recovery

 

So do I Andy - it's going to take a while to get it right - it's a little chequer hen