THE FEED AND FLYING

[westy]

DOES THE TYPE OF CORN YOU HAVE YOU PIGEONS ON EFFECT THE FLYING I HAVE MY YBS ON BREED AND WEAN THE ARE ALL FLYING VIA A FEW THEY WILL FLY FOR AROUND 30 MINS ON THIS CORN WILL THEY FLY LONGER WITH A DIFFERANT CORN.

[TheSaddler]

Some add barley or depurative to the feed (approx) 50% to get them to fly more - For me 30mins at this time of the year is ok.

 

You dont want them ranging too much yet.  The barley/depurative may reduce their weight hence the longer flight...

 

Does anyone else have any tips?

 

[Mike Lycett]

The heavier you feed the more they'll fly.

 

Stick 'em on beans & peas and you'll wait all day for 'em!!

[Marky5]

We feed our youngsters bucktons V.I.P mixture , its sound corn we mix in with it G10 Pellets from Gem supplements up till when they are training , we then progress to a racing mixture.

[carl]

my youngbirds are on beans and peas with a few pellets in there too,soon they will go onto 50% beans and peas 50% gerry plus .

[westy]

thanks all

[speedbird]

my ybs still on breed & wean pm with a light feed of of diet mix am & are let out at 10am  fly over an hour some do more

[Diamond dave]

My young birds are on a mix of mostly Tic beans with 25% Liege - and as Mike says they will fly all afternoon.

My theory is that if they do range and get themselves lost, they will have the "substance" to get themselves back.

Just my way.

Good luck Westy.

[westy]

thanks dave

[slatey]

mike/dave spot on beans beans and more beans for me at this time of the year up to 3 weeks before 1 st race then jun/uk sun/mon/tue morn/night  gerry plus wed/thus /fri  has you go down the road past 140mls 50% gerry/wid super diat sat.

tomo