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Walter roof slopes back and front,no leaks even refelted to be sure, I really dont think they are overfed as even when bits food, seems to be the smaller seeds barley etc in troughs, next morning they are always after more They do upto 2hours am and 1 hour pm, but I dont always let out twice every day for that reason

Tommy the loft is South/East facing, roof is wood and felt and rests on concrete blocks

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Terrible news again, why do they keep doing these mindless acts

Walter how would the plank work with the fixed vents already in place, would I need to cover them? They do fly over 1 hour mornings and about an hour afternoon when let out twice daily, training is started at 20 miles on there own 5/6 tosses then on the training truck twice a week around 35 miles, as I race midweek as well, and dont train basketting days

The loft is in the open and in full light/sun all day

Some very interesting and I think valid points there, for which I thank you all for taking the time to read and reply to questions

The young get raced same as old natural, I have put a humidity monitor in and its usually off the clock this time of year, even in summer sometimes its high as in +70ish

Pat I'm not in any of the club clicks yet so people dont tend to speak except to say hello, I would like to compete at all distances

The loft is around a foot off the ground at one end and about4 inches the other, I blocked the vents advice from another flyer, who said there may be to much air coming through causing the wetness

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7/ any type of medication given ,whatever it maybe ? PMV/POX vaccination and worm all birds before racing starts, I dont normally give anything else, excepting a Spartrix if any night out I do use Naturaline and Orego Stim in water on regular basis, and occassionally Apple Cider Vinegar 8/ do you have a routine at all ? Summer time Birds are all scraped twice daily then race team out for exercise and bath mornings only, I only let them out when Im out with them as like most people we have plenty bop here also plenty of cats, all birds fed twice daily no rations they eat what they want, I have found if when I go in loft and there is say a handfull of seed in trough they seem to fly much better and longer than when its empty Winter usually scrape out once a day still fed twice daily as much as they want again Once a month I give what I call a deep clean where all loft is scrubbed top to bottom including perches then either blow torch dry or left to dry naturally depends on weather then sprayed with Smite Stardrops disinfectant is sprayed all over every other week Diamataceous earth is put in all boxes, over perches and in all corners weekly 9/ what in your opinion is holding you back from achieving wins when racing ?? Must say it has to be myself, as even though I know, lets say basics, I dont know how to put it all into practice as a system, so that I can be competitive in the races, i.e feeding etc Andy Thank You for allowing me to participate in this Q&A

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4/ what systems do you fly , old & young ? I fly natural for both old and young on open door 5/ tell us about your loft , closed in , avairy attached , dowel fronts, doors or sputniks , and any problems with it ?? My loft is a standard 18 x 6 feet 3 section, air vent at bottom of each section, dowel trap at top of each section, sliding outer doors with glass panels for windows in door and each section, one section has a 4x4 aviary attached as these birds dont fly out the only problem Im aware of with it is this time of year I just cant keep the floor dry no matter what I try, have covered bottom vents over so the only air going in is from the 2 inch gap at front and back top, but still makes no difference 6 / what feed do you use regularly for, breeding , racing, old & young birds. also what supplements if any ? I use an all rounder all year normally, but this year I tried a widowhood during racing in my opinion made no difference at all The only supplements I add are multi vits in water about once per month for 2 or 3 days mainly for prisoners but all get it

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Hi Andy and Thank You for the opportunity 1 Steve , how long have you kept racing pigeons I got my first birds in 2011 and started racing with the young in 2012 2 what families of birds do you keep ? I have a variety of strains, Marcellis, Janssen, Beveredam, Staff Van Reet,and Jan Aarden are the main ones but I do have some other strains 3 what distances do you fly ,start to finish in your club/fed.? First race is Bath around 83 miles and last is Messac around 330 miles

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