FEEDING

[kev43]

do members take it in mind on how much they feed their birds,,,ie 1/2 oz 1/4 oz fliers down south and fliers up north,,i live in newcastle upon tyne and i tried mine on a 1/4 oz n morning and 1/2 n the evening and found they didnt want 2 fly and always hungry  :-/  

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

do members take it in mind on how much they feed their birds,,,ie 1/2 oz 1/4 oz fliers down south and fliers up north,,i live in newcastle upon tyne and i tried mine on a 1/4 oz n morning and 1/2 n the evening and found they didnt want 2 fly and always hungry  :-/  

 

are they old or young birds mate i personally feel u would be better with 1/4oz morning and an 1oz of an evening

[REDCHEQHEN]

do members take it in mind on how much they feed their birds,,,ie 1/2 oz 1/4 oz fliers down south and fliers up north,,i live in newcastle upon tyne and i tried mine on a 1/4 oz n morning and 1/2 n the evening and found they didnt want 2 fly and always hungry  :-/  

 

Its not enough - young or old birds

I know there are some good fliers who fly to the corn tin - and that's all they feed, and are also not bothered about how many youngsters they get home,

 

I feed my youngsters 1/2 oz morning and 3/4 ounce in the evening, and as much as they want Thursday - I may not win - but I get them home, as I want them as yearlings

[kev43]

for young and old birds red cheq...

[Guest JPH]

Hopper feed my old birds , young birds  get 1/2 oz in morning and as much as they want at night,  then feed lifted

[Guest JPH]

you developed a stutter on your finger ;D ;D

[kev43]

some 1,s playin tricks with me lol it,s happened agan but only doubled this time  :-/

[pigeonpete]

some 1,s playin tricks with me lol it,s happened agan but only doubled this time  :-/

 

do not press your refresh button mate, it will send the message again! just press forum at top :-) will correct it for you

 

[Guest JPH]

good you got rid of the rabbit :-/ :-/

[kev43]

na jph i nva but sum1 did unless was wor lass  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[kev43]

thx pete ur a gd un

[Guest bakes]

what would everyone give amount wise for 12 yb's been given them 1/4oz morning before there morning exercise and half oz around 5pm after they come back in from evening exercise my mate has 8 ybs he gives them the same as i give 12 is he feeding them to much or am i.

 

all the best.

[REDCHEQHEN]

what would everyone give amount wise for 12 yb's been given them 1/4oz morning before there morning exercise and half oz around 5pm after they come back in from evening exercise my mate has 8 ybs he gives them the same as i give 12 is he feeding them to much or am i.

 

all the best.

 

you're not feeding too much - you're feeding too little

[Guest bakes]

 

you're not feeding too much - you're feeding too little

 

how much would you recommend to feed morning and night

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

what would everyone give amount wise for 12 yb's been given them 1/4oz morning before there morning exercise and half oz around 5pm after they come back in from evening exercise my mate has 8 ybs he gives them the same as i give 12 is he feeding them to much or am i.

 

all the best.

 

they need to be getting at least an ounce each per day as there still growing i give around about 1 1/4oz per bird per day but some days they get more others a little less just depends on the weather and  them trapping etc

[kev43]

does it not make a difference about climates,,,? it is warmer south then it is up north where i am ????

[kev43]

does it not make a difference about climates,,,? it is warmer south then it is up north where i am ???? so wont they b needin more ????

[Guest bakes]

ive been measuring it wrong i measure it in a water jug was looking at pints they have two heaped desurt spoons per bird each day so 24 desurts spoons for 12 pigeons  

[Guest bakes]

 

they need to be getting at least an ounce each per day as there still growing i give around about 1 1/4oz per bird per day but some days they get more others a little less just depends on the weather and  them trapping etc

 

1 1/4 oz i give my birds two heaped desurt spoons each bird is this to little or two much still learning havent long started

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

 

1 1/4 oz i give my birds two heaped desurt spoons each bird is this to little or two much still learning havent long started

 

im also new mate feeding i just cant get my head around just stating what i have been told another way of doing things is to feed on the loft floor (cleaned first) a hand full at a time and when 2 or 3 birds go for a drink stop feeding. Not sure what 2 heaped dessert spoons would be so cant really say there are some cracking fanciers on here that will be able to shed more light on this subject im sure although i know alot want tell u anything about the way they feed.

[REDCHEQHEN]

I've got various measures

 

if you get some of those tiny jars of jam (like sample pots) or the likes of horseradish sauce (Morrisons sell them) - the small glass jars vary in size and hole between 3/4 and 1 1/4 ounces

 

The paste jars - like Shiphams (beef spread etc (yuk!!)  hold about 2 ounces

 

I also have a set of measuring spoons - and the 15 ml spoon (tablespoon) holds half an ounce

 

A dessertspoon - is generally 10ml - approx 10g  -  x 2 = 3/4 ounce (which is 21 grammes)

 

My youngsters get 1 scoop of 15 ml in the morning - and a scoop plus a bit in the evening

[Guest bakes]

thank you redcheqhen much apreciated.

[Guest triballofts]

hi i feed youngbirds 1/2 oz in the morning and 1oz at night remember that they are still growing so try and feed enough you can win on tight feeding but they wont be much good next year a youngbird is only a youngbird for 1 year and if started off right they could be with you for 5=6 years as race birds

[kev43]

am sure i posted this thread ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest Davy Fleming]

Many different types of ways to feed  and probably most  of them  are suitable for the fancier and the way they race , but if you feed approx 1/2 ounce in morning and 3/4 ounce at night you will

never be to far away then you need to adjust very marginally to suit your own ways during racing season of course. When they get heavy in the moult I feed the best and don't hold it back