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So when is the best time for last fed on race marking day for say a short race

It is the same with peanuts, feed them the day before basketing not the night of !

We load at 7pm I feed between 4 - 5 pm and try to give 30 minutes before I load I give the feed that I want then I go back 20 - 30 minutes after this initial feeding and I give ALL the safflower or sunflower hearts they will eat  then I load

I adjust my feed for long or short races ( what I am feeding ) but I always do this sam routine

I belive that if you are giving weak feed during the week then try to make it up on basketing day you are wasting your time, instead of trying to replenish your birds on return try to load them up so they are not as depleted when the return you will be able to race them more often and will not see late season deteriaton nearly as bad

I belive that if you are giving weak feed during the week then try to make it up on basketing day you are wasting your time, instead of trying to replenish your birds on return try to load them up so they are not as depleted when the return you will be able to race them more often and will not see late season deteriaton nearly as bad

how does 1 & 1/2 ounce compare to a spoonfull? how many spoonfulls per feed for each bird

i use a mouth wash cup  to measure out the grains

the little plastic cup on the top of the bottle,

1 cup full per 4 pigeons..

a healthy bird sent to the marking station and just been fed should the next day of liberation have an empty crop, and more so on arriving home,

System I guess... Hopper fed and open loft of course takes all the beating. Some take away before basketing... I never bothered. If a bird has put it's all into getting home, then trapping is no problem of course. If it's keen to home then it's keen to trap. Likewise, mostly - is the odd exception granted - that when a bird arrives back and sits out it is usually way behind. I just feed at mo after in, as much as they like... when one or two move away, I get ready to take feed away. Thought I'd try his because the y/b's are just knitting and flying as a kit, so will give them a couple of tosses soon and then hopefully a couple of races or two.

P.s don't feed too many peanuts. 2/3  3/4 days before basketing is best, then just two or three after the race. Careful of protein toxins. Peanuts are of course rich in that sauce...

does anyone else use spoons to measure food? i am i over feeding by giving table spoon morn & eve?

my birds couldnt eat 1oz each if they tried why i dont no but really never seem to be hungry there not light if anything there quite big pigeons think it has something to do with fitness only thing i can think of

how does 1oz compare to a spoonful? maybe i need to get my self some scales

Quoted from speedbird

how does 1oz compare to a spoonful? maybe i need to get my self some scales

if they fly well then stick to how you do it now if it ain't broke don't fix it