2023 Youngbirds Free

[Murray]

What are up and overs? Nest box fronts?

[Buster121]

What are up and overs? Nest box fronts?

Yes

[Trev]

Another 2 nests trashed today so another 4 babies gone

What on earth is going on there?
Never heard of such a thing. The odd bit of scrapping, yes, but this is terrible.
Are your pigeons homed in, Buster? Maybe they need some exercise to burn up some energy.

Inhave to say I do get the odd unfilled eggs but rarely get any broken !!
On your comment about the birds being "homed in", I take it you mean prisoners ??
I do have more unfilled eggs and greater losses of youngsters from the birds kept in my small shed as they are prisoners !! If you remember a couple of years ago I had some birds gifted to me from Rich (bryn from Wales) which were kept as prisoners, I bred from them two years and although most eggs were filled I lost nearly everything I bred from them. I have suspected that due to the birds being prisoners and the shed having no aviary that the birds just weren't fit enough to breed quality birds from which is partly why an keen to get these birds of Des Coulters out as soon as I can !! So far from them out of 3 rounds of eggs I have bred 11 babies (2 hatched today) out of 24 eggs.
I hope things get better for you Buster

[Murray]

No, Trev, I meant are the pigeons flying out and homing. Broken in might be another way of putting it.

[Andy]

I still find it hard to believe that it is fighting that is causing the problem. Especially as it is happening overnight when all should be quiet. I can’t help thinking that is must be something else disturbing them at night. Either inside or outside of the loft.

[Buster121]

I still find it hard to believe that it is fighting that is causing the problem. Especially as it is happening overnight when all should be quiet. I can’t help thinking that is must be something else disturbing them at night. Either inside or outside of the loft.

Not sure overnight Andy I just know ok when shut up sometimes have been shutting up early due to weather, and when I open again next morning damage is done

[Buster121]

Up to 8 babies at present had another 3 dud ones not hatch and couple on floor broken again

[Murray]

That's great news, Buster.
8 babies is better than none.
Hopefully as the days get lighter they will settle down.

[Buster121]

That's great news, Buster.
8 babies is better than none.
Hopefully as the days get lighter they will settle down.

There is 9 but 1 is one I was going to keep as is few days older than the others, only couple left to hatch now and that will be it for this year, need another 4 in next couple days to fulfill requirements

[Buster121]

OK so today I found a dead mouse in my aviary, this proves 2 things 1. I have mice and 2. the poison works