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Rabbit hutch lol but I will say my boss uses hutch type system at home for pairs they seem happy lol
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Think they would live anywhere as long as there is food and water
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Well done Tony. Great start for you.
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Tony-P- wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2026 2:42 pm Well I have been and picked up 9 Y/Bs today and they are cracking birds very tame in the hand
mostly blue bar but there is one pied and two Grizzels which are next mates, they took my eye straight away
I fitted easy clean perches so they are in in and settled on the perches.
I have shown them the water dipping their beaks
The fella has told me at the moment only to do One feed a day when I get in from work and to sit in there and for me to feed and play with them so they get use to me
Feed them until the drink the water then stop feeding.
Great news sure they will settle ok and hope they do well for you and for the breeders
Sadies Lofts home of decent birds just a useless loft manager, and now a confirmed loser but proud :D :D
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Andy wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2026 8:55 pm Well done Tony. Great start for you.
Thanks Andy looking forward to the adventure
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Buster121 wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2026 8:57 pm
Tony-P- wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2026 2:42 pm Well I have been and picked up 9 Y/Bs today and they are cracking birds very tame in the hand
mostly blue bar but there is one pied and two Grizzels which are next mates, they took my eye straight away
I fitted easy clean perches so they are in in and settled on the perches.
I have shown them the water dipping their beaks
The fella has told me at the moment only to do One feed a day when I get in from work and to sit in there and for me to feed and play with them so they get use to me
Feed them until the drink the water then stop feeding.
Great news sure they will settle ok and hope they do well for you and for the breeders
Thanks Buster me to mate
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Thanks Jack, were very close to next-door and at the back so don't want to upset them to much I'll have to try the corn in a tin for no mate

Hi Tony i am not sure how good a pigeons hearing his but if it is has good has a dog get a silent dog whistle it will be quit-ter than shaking a tin of pigeon corn cheers jack
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jack walker wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2026 1:59 pm Thanks Jack, were very close to next-door and at the back so don't want to upset them to much I'll have to try the corn in a tin for no mate

Hi Tony i am not sure how good a pigeons hearing his but if it is has good has a dog get a silent dog whistle it will be quitter than shaking a tin of pigeon corn cheers jack
Yes that might be an idea (would anyone else know if this works) a silent dog whistle for the birds. Thanks Jack :D
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I have just been in to do my 1st scrape out / clean, this is my first of many.
With these Y/Bs and the feed, there are 9 birds in the loft if I am feeding them once a day, how much should I be feeding the birds.
Would you feed on the loft floor or in a trough if you could let me know people please.
They seem to be enjoying the grit and minerals and they know where the water is which is good.
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hi if you get a metal one which twists it alters the sound and pitch plus volume of the whistle. If once a day about 30-35 grams a day if twice split it more in the evening say 10 grams breakfast cheers jack
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