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PeteDerby wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 5:25 am 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.

NeilA wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 7:36 am

PeteDerby wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 5:25 am 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 do 2 in February 2 in March so then I can just keep on top of respo and have a monthly test , that’s just my way and not by any means correct

It would probably work out cheaper to have the tests done than constantly treat
and If you had a serious problem then there are other tests available at a higher
cost
Then you only need to worry about respo and the rest treat on advice
When you think 6 kits are £72 you’re only looking at £1.50 a week to have 6 kits
All I would say if you are 10 /15 min off the pace it could well be something a test would pick up and you could sort in a week rather than thinking it’s the pigeons or feeding or drag etc
Could be all them things but the test will give you a definite answer on one of the issues

PeteDerby wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 10:33 pm

NeilA wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 7:36 am

PeteDerby wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 5:25 am 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 do 2 in February 2 in March so then I can just keep on top of respo and have a monthly test , that’s just my way and not by any means correct

It would probably work out cheaper to have the tests done than constantly treat
and If you had a serious problem then there are other tests available at a higher
cost
Then you only need to worry about respo and the rest treat on advice
When you think 6 kits are £72 you’re only looking at £1.50 a week to have 6 kits
All I would say if you are 10 /15 min off the pace it could well be something a test would pick up and you could sort in a week rather than thinking it’s the pigeons or feeding or drag etc
Could be all them things but the test will give you a definite answer on one of the issues

Interesting Neil and something I’ll hopefully be in a position to delve into this time next year. At this stage all my focus is on getting the YBs settled and vaccinated. Next it’ll letting them out for the first few times and getting them to trap etc. Even educating and training seem a mile off at this stage even though it’s a matter of weeks away.

Bear in mind it’s over 50 years since I first had the experience of letting YBs out for the first time and I can STILL remember the anxiety. And that’s before birds of prey were ever the issue they are now!

MIL wrote: ↑Tue Mar 18, 2025 12:42 pm Worm is right Pete, don’t fanny about get them out

The more you delay the stronger they are getting

PeteDerby wrote: ↑Wed Mar 19, 2025 6:40 am

MIL wrote: ↑Tue Mar 18, 2025 12:42 pm 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 that I bought a big settling pen /aviary on wheels that fits over the front of the yb section. The idea being they can come out, flutter about then trap through the Universal traps. I’d feel more confident with getting them back in following being scattered by a hawk attack if they knew how to get in. It’s just arrived and the concrete pad it runs on was put down on Monday so still curing.

I’m probably being over-cautious, but bear in mind I have zero birds that have been out before to show the YB how to get on. It’s just prisoners and babies right now and I’m figuring another week or so whilst they trap-train isn’t going to make much difference?