feeding young birds

[selfblue]

i am new to the sport and trying to get the feed right and still can not get it right i am feeding Gerry plus and buyers mixed  the to feed in as one  but here is the question i am trying to work out they will fly great round the house fly of come back then go again but now i am training them i have changed my feeding times this is were the fun begins you now when ppl say to you when you start training they will not land on the roof but mine am still doing it  they come well but the fist place they head for is the roof but i think i am part to blame as well plus i live in a built up arear were i have house all round me so it makes it hard for them to drop on the shed roof so comeing back to were i am part to blame is i am feeding to heavey my friend come down who has got pigeons and said to me i would not feed them when they go in when they came from a traineing chuck so i listened to him great but like you here ppl say they need to be feed to grow because they am still babes  can any one help please  

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

I wouldnt worry about them landing on the house roof mate mine do it but when racing trap fine nine times out of ten landing on the house roof first. I have found by feeding a light feed in the morning i use a diet mix about half ounce per bird fed untill 3 birds go for a drink then stop and remove food. I only let out in the evening and after they have flown get them in straight away dont let them sit out. I trap mine to  a trapping mix only a  small handfull when they get used to this you will find they all shoot in to try and get some of this mix the ones that dont get any will be first in the next day i asure u. Once they are all in they are then fed a higher protein mix 1 ounce per bird which i weigh out each day as y/b do there growing  at night. I have had some great advice from members on here regarding feeding y/b. This is what i have been doing for a while now and its working great but what works for me may not work for u its all about finding what suits you and your birds then sticking to it.

 

 

 

 

[selfblue]

what about a depurattive feed in the morning then  and then in the evening feed the mix i made up 1/2oz in the morning and 1oz in the night time feed i will try that see how that goes .

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

let us know how u get on with it

[selfblue]

will do

[selfblue]

going well m8t thanks for that

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

glad to hear it best of luck

[pjc]

when you are training is there somebody waiting to call them in when they get home?

If not the problem is the birds will beat you home and sit on the roof waiting for you!

In an ideal world cut the food back let somebody else take them training and the second the birds return call them in with food in the hopper waiting for them, when they get to know there is food waiting on there return they will go straight in on there own and not be interested in sitting on the roof.

[Newbie2020]

How hungry should the young birds be when the go on the training toss?

[pjc]

hungry enough that they trap straight away

[fred x]

Hi selfblue,  When ever you let them out at home , or when you are taking them for a training toss.

if their are no one to call them in, always have a reward waiting for them.  a small amount of food or a few peanuts (not to many), the one's that dont trap quick there is no reward left for them.

The only way to train YB's is with food & treats.

[fred x]

what about a depurattive feed in the morning then  and then in the evening feed the mix i made up 1/2oz in the morning and 1oz in the night time feed i will try that see how that goes .

 

You seem to be doing "OK" with this    It all takes time My freind