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Simeon Turner wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 9:52 pm Race birds paired last Monday (19/01/2026) 17 pairs - All nicely settled and busy making nests.

Stock birds paired today (Saturday 24/01/2026) - 12 Pairs - All seen OK will start letting them out in the next day or so.

Best of luck with the breeding season Simeon
Good to see you posting

Stock birds will be paired 8th Feb (when I can get time off work ) and the race birds will be end of Feb or first week in March

Royc wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 8:19 am Stock birds will be paired 8th Feb (when I can get time off work ) and the race birds will be end of Feb or first week in March

Same time I’m looking at much easier like you saiy with a couple of days off to get it done

Welcome to the Forum Roy

Welcome Roy

Thanks, this site has picked up the last few months or so with good info from knowledgeable people

Simeon Turner wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 9:52 pm Race birds paired last Monday (19/01/2026) 17 pairs - All nicely settled and busy making nests.

Stock birds paired today (Saturday 24/01/2026) - 12 Pairs - All seen OK will start letting them out in the next day or so.

Welcome Simeon

Good to see you here

Royc wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 10:16 am Thanks, this site has picked up the last few months or so with good info from knowledgeable people

Yes, we're transitioning to a better place now than before

I usually pair up when the hens become troublesome.
Racing the distance I prefer to pair as late as poss.
I can cope with 1 or 2 of the hens pairing together because I can keep them seperate but when 3 or 4 pair together its much harder to keep them all apart so thats when I decide to pair up.
Not sure if this has any benefit or not but defo not looking for early youngbirds.

The Syndicate birds still serving you well I see Simeon