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George and Morgan wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 8:33 pm just put a post up but can't find it will try again posted were i had a pair that would come of the nest when i enter the loft in the end they would tip the nest bowl and eggs got broken fixed it so nest bowl would not tip and thought i'll check if eggs are ok sure there were 2 ybs in the nest will check again to-morrow

good news George, I know you were dissapointed when the first pair were broken so it's good to hear the second round has hatched.

Trev wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 8:18 pm

Murray wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 8:01 am I have a few veeery late babies, off the good pigeons, because I couldn't bring myself to throw the eggs away.

Lovely mealy off one of the red Thone's
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One off my good old racer
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And a couple off the Melbourne hen, the 600mile pigeon.010.JPG

I like to keep it clean and tidy. It comes from my early days in racing stables.
One piece of straw on the ground would get you a smack in the ear.

All looking very smart Muzza and some nice looking babies, never tried news paper in the boxes, I have an abundance so might try it out, it will certainly save on scraping. I will clean around the nest bowls regularly but won't replace the bowl unless it's really filthy. Like you I do like the loft to be neat and tidy but I'm certainly not a clean freak as I do like to encourage natural immunity.

I do like my loft to be clean and scrape out twice a day. I am pleased when breeding has finished and I can have a good clean out of the nest boxes but am happy to leave the boxes alone while the youngsters are being reared. I do handle the youngsters though while in the nest.
These are some of my youngsters between 12 & 15 days old
Not up to your clean standards Murray lol.

These will be weaned at around 24 days old.

looking good Andy what colour 5th one down going to be

George and Morgan wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 9:31 pm looking good Andy what colour 5th one down going to be

I think their a pair of blue Chequers George. They are out of the stock loft.

there are a pair off ybs in the nest can't see any egg shell on the floor got to be honest was really caught out on this pair by not writing down the date but did not want to disturb them so left them alone the dam is from Pete

I only take all the paper and everything out once per round. Scrape and sweep it all out with a brush, getting into the corners....
It is clean and tidy, but it certainly is not sterile. As Andy says, they need to live with germs, just like we do.
The immune system is strengthened by exposure to bugs and viruses.