kopetsa
350 posts
Mar 11, 2008
7:15 PM
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Is this normal?
When do your babies usually stop getting fed?
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Andrew
Last Edited by on Mar 11, 2008 7:15 PM
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Electric-man
1268 posts
Mar 11, 2008
7:47 PM
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At around 4 weeks, I pull them from the nest and put them on the floor of the loft! There is a 5 sided box on the floor that they always stay in to feel safe! I put the feeder and waterer in front of it so they can watch the adult birds eat and drink! They get about a week to learn, then they go in the young bird training box! I kkep a close eye on them for the first week to make sure they don't go lite on me!
Some breeders will feed their young as long as they still beg! I don't want them to, I want them to get busy and produce another round!
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Val
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gpigeonman
42 posts
Mar 11, 2008
8:06 PM
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To my short experience I've noticed that the cock will at times feed the young on the floor till about 40 days then he will stop and the young will come out when its feeding time and follow the cock around and will observe the feeding of the adult birds and attempt to eat.
I Wiesel every time when feeding it helps a lot!!
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Dooleys rollers
33 posts
Mar 11, 2008
8:12 PM
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my young just watch my cat that in my loft eat the feed and thats how they learn ,but some times they fly around and chase mice lol lol .
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Electric-man
1269 posts
Mar 12, 2008
12:19 PM
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I'm telling you, that cat is gonna get a taste of pigeon some day and its gonna all over! LOL
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Val
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Mount Airy Lofts
557 posts
Mar 12, 2008
3:14 PM
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Usually by 40 days old, they are all ready in the kit box and started taking short flights about outside. I move them from the nest to the ground as early as possible. Any where from 21-26 days. They are there for a couple of days just to learn how to fend for themselves. Once I noticed they are readily pecking at the grains and able to consume it with out the parent's help. They hit the kit box.
I suppose if you were to leave them in the stock loft for the rest of their lives, it would be normal for the parents to fend for their kids.
Thor
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LIL RIC
22 posts
Mar 12, 2008
3:53 PM
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FOR ME 25 DAYS THEN OFF TO THE KIT BOX. BUY 40 DAYS THAY ARE GOING ON SHORT FLYS. HOPE THAT HELP.
KEEP THEM FLYING
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sundance
549 posts
Mar 12, 2008
4:33 PM
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young`ins go on the floor when the tail feathers are about 1 inch. they are on the floor about 2 weeks till they will all eat on there own, then off to the kitbox.
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luis
706 posts
Mar 12, 2008
11:08 PM
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I pull them away from the parents and to the kitbox once the feathers under the wing open up and fill in.Sometimes earlier if i see them eating on their own.No way would i leave them in their for 40 days...TOO LONG!
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sippi
123 posts
Mar 13, 2008
5:34 PM
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I agree with Thor. I put mine on the floor of the loft or breeding cage when they have about two inches of tail feathers. Usually about three weeks old. When they are eating by themselves usually in a week its off to the kit box for trap training at five weeks it time to fly around a little. At six weeks it flying time.
sippi
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washington86
314 posts
Mar 14, 2008
9:14 AM
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as for my breeders, they beat the heck out of their kid when they are old enough to eat. everytime the babies tries to get back to the nest, the parent would just knock them down again. My guess is they don't want to deal with them anymore. LoL.
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Electric-man
1276 posts
Mar 14, 2008
10:40 AM
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Don't blame them, wished I could do the same! LOL
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Val
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