Hi all. Had the YBs out 4 times now and, fingers crossed, so far so good. One thing that has struck in is some of the birds have been bombing around then landing in trees. I’m quite lucky in that I’ve got no buildings or houses near my loft, but there are a load of trees. Is this common that the yo...

Pete If you feed handful to 6 or 7 morning and ounce at night but include 40/50 percent barley They should fly well in the morning and trap well to your call as Murray says Are you feeding a bit heavy or lots of peas in your mix as that will stop them wanting to get up and fly Depurative once a day...

Hi all. Had the YBs out 4 times now and, fingers crossed, so far so good. One thing that has struck in is some of the birds have been bombing around then landing in trees. I’m quite lucky in that I’ve got no buildings or houses near my loft, but there are a load of trees. Is this common that the yo...

Hi all. Had the YBs out 4 times now and, fingers crossed, so far so good. One thing that has struck in is some of the birds have been bombing around then landing in trees. I’m quite lucky in that I’ve got no buildings or houses near my loft, but there are a load of trees. Is this common that the you...

This guy has been helping me get start and seems to talk a fair amount of sense. Anyway, here’s his views of Yellow Drops https://youtu.be/9uui1e3cLDQ?si=w6z2yxgSdNMtn2GR

Worm is right Pete, don’t fanny about get them out The more you delay the stronger they are getting Interesting one this. I’m told a lot that the sparrow hawks are very active at the moment but it starts to calm down in 3 or 4 weeks so I should wait? The main reason they’re not out yet though is th...

I can tell it’s a bloody minefield I’ve walked into and the only way forward is considered step by considered step. I really appreciate the insights, thank you. I think if you don’t want to blind treat pre season Pete just go with regular tests I just prefer to blind treat for the regular 4 things ...

I can tell it’s a bloody minefield I’ve walked into and the only way forward is considered step by considered step. I really appreciate the insights, thank you.

I haven’t watched the video Pete What are you particularly concerned about From what I understand, each loft colony has its own tolerance or immunities to whatever ailments due to exposure to them, therefore they carry ‘things’ but show no symptoms. Mixing birds from multiple colonies as I’m doing ...

Its that time of the year, youngsters looking healthy. It is all about keeping them healthy, so here is a small video for some it may help. https://youtu.be/I05ROQ_AqM4?si=SF2SnSugujKFEyFq Thank you for sharing. Back in the 70’s in my final season my YBs went down with some mystery illness that nob...