speedbird

maybe it was turkey pellets i heard wasnt very good

no point upsetting our selves lets se what our neighbors in europe do with there birds mostly pigeons

not that expensive mistifire just got 6from up there only coct just over £20

what are members fews on yb rearing pellets i used them b4 but didnt use em this year as i was told they were full of toxins. it use to realy bring on the ybs.

so with beens how the birds get the other goodnesss the so call need from all the small seeds in gerrie plus & widowhood mix?

ive got v perches how about a mah floor to stop em from pairing up??? or doos anyone lock em up i use to when i flew widowhood hens

what are members few on pairing leting em rearing 1yb then spliting em up then pepairing later would this help em keep there form? as i want to get ybs offf em & get them on the darkness

nice what ages bred done owt?

dead right jimmy

think you have alot to learn crebag lisen to the guys that ave been around more than 2seasons!!! thats one of the reasons you give em a light feed thats easy to digest they corge the food & surley they would prefer a rest & bath than flying

good point ms pigeon

yeah please let me know thanx

are beans best for distance though rose?

cheers shadow that realy helps

got the radio v perches are in ready now almost do you let hens into cocks before race or basket cocks first then let hen through so they can then see the bowl?

some interesting points raised so have we come to a outcome is it ok or not for em?

i remember 2blokes in our club bought sum birds 1bought sprint the other distance and the sprinters won at the channel races & distance birds won inland!!! i have a some karael hemans sprinters & some are no good a sprint races but have had some success on the channel with em think you have to find em out what they are good at

times do change my dad was a pro rugby player & use to eat steak on friday before match on sat now they eat steak earl on in the week & lighter food towards end of week!!!

are your best results at distance rose?

yeah your right billy times have sure changed

old birds have had em in the past & loved em

i did that this year with the hens with good results & a few years ago the first time i had widowhood hens my dad took up the road & single tossed em the one which did quickiest time i pooled up she came & topped the combine 200miles this year i showed cocks there hens before race with good results but heard that showing cocks there hens got them too excited hence using alot of nervous energy so in theory used alot of energy before race even started maybe causing em to be behind. so i tried you showing em bowl they did go to race alot calmer but sumthing got me thinking they wernt buzzing like when they see the hens. what do other members do before the race?

a friend of mine was buying food from the same place as me he was buying a mix which the farm owner mixed him self which was asgood as bags we buy but without the added cost. later this season he noticed his yb birds wasnt well he got the vet in & had there droppings tested he later found out there were traces of rat wee in them!! the vet said it was the food he was giving em. his old birds were fine even though on same food vet said yb imune system are not as strong as his old birds hence them to get sick. he changed there food big difference birds were ok within a week.

very interesting i remember when all the best food around was prince which contained alot of beans now the corn we buy has so much smallers seeds ive been giving my widow team gerrie plus with very good results think beans are ok but birds will need more goodness from other products ie things in water to give them the goodness they are not geting from just the beans. ive heard alot of distance racers to hopper feed beans woth good results i will be giving beens ago next year for my channel team.i sometimes feed different birds different food to see which is best result as all fed in seperate boxes. ybs fed on widow mix with gerrie plus added later in the week again with good results. does anyone use diet mix i use it for all racers on return from the race till monday evening

cheers maddy souds like hes near me